This year we’ve watched the Blue Jays flip the switch from contender into rebuilding mode, and with that decision has come a lot of decisions.
Gone are plenty of veteran faces, traded to contenders before their current contracts expired. The majority of the seats at the Rogers Centre are pretty empty these days as well, and you can hardly blame the fans for losing interest in a year that the team is now just 70-83. One thing that hasn’t changed yet is John Gibbons‘ presence, and his influence on his young team.
One of the worst kept secrets in baseball is that Gibbons will be done his second tenure in Toronto at the conclusion of the regular season.