For at least the last six years the Blue Jays have had a starting rotation that leaned heavily on a veteran presence, and that’s going to change in 2019.
Whether it was grizzled vets like R.A. Dickey or Mark Buehrle, or more recently from guys like J.A. Happ and Marco Estrada, the Blue Jays have had the benefit of experience in their rotation. This offseason Ross Atkins went out and acquired Matt Shoemaker as a free agent and traded for Clayton Richard, but both are expected to round out the rotation, not lead the way.