The Toronto Blue Jays front office has had a recent history of gambling on under-performing pitchers such as Jason Grilli and Joaquin Benoit in 2016. In the off-season, they continued that trend with the signings of Joe Smith and J.P. Howell. They also took a chance on Francisco Liriano last season and the results were good. Though the sample size was small, it bodes well for the Blue Jays going into 2017, where they may have the MLB’s best 5th starter.
Expect good things in 2017 from Francisco Liriano
