It was an up and down first half of the season for the Blue Jays, and one that we can thankfully turn the page on and look ahead to a brighter future with this franchise.
One of the biggest problems for the struggling team has been with their starting rotation, which has been decimated by injuries. Matt Shoemaker started the campaign looking like a borderline ace before being lost for the year to knee surgery. Clayton Richard and Clay Buchholz have been mostly unavailable (although the latter was healthy and pitched fairly well before the break), and Ryan Borucki has yet to make a big league start, although he’s looked good in his rehab outings as well.