It’s been a busy off-season for the Toronto Blue Jays and the front office team led by Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro. So much so that a few of the moves they’ve made have almost slipped under the radar.
In case you’ve forgotten, the Blue Jays signed Japanese right-hander Shun Yamaguchi to a two-year pact a few weeks ago. At the time many of us (myself include) viewed Yamaguchi’s signing as a back-up plan in case the Jays missed out on the rest of the free agent pursuits, but they’ve since landed the big fish they were after by agreeing with Hyun-Jin Ryu, who has mostly stolen the spotlight.