The Toronto Blue Jays are facing a challenging off-season after finishing last in the American League East. With key players potentially leaving via free agency, a depleted bullpen and injuries to contend with, GM Ross Atkins has much work to do.
TORONTO — A late-season Blue Jays news release in 2023 trumpeted the team's push to the post-season and release of playoff ticket info ahead of the final homestand.
The main hook of this year's offering was instead promotional in nature. It focused on the possibility of fans breaking a stadium record for most one-dollar hotdogs consumed in a season.The Blue Jays, who made the playoffs in three of the last four years, have been under the .500 mark since April 30 and are a good bet to finish last in the American League East.That won't change entering an off-season loaded with challenges for general manager Ross Atkins.
Guerrero and Bichette are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents after the 2025 campaign. The future plans of the franchise will become much clearer if they put pen to paper on contract extensions. Guerrero has rediscovered the form that saw him finish second in American League MVP voting in 2021. Bichette, who led the AL in hits in '21 and '22, struggled through an injury-plagued year.A bullpen that had a variety of weapons last year was gutted this season due to trades, injuries and underperformance.A solid core is in place in the team's starting rotation but more depth -- particularly a quality left-hander -- would be welcomed.
Atkins has been on the job as GM for almost nine years. The Blue Jays' only playoff victories in that time came in 2016 when they reached the ALCS with a squad largely assembled by predecessor Alex Anthopoulos.Big bats are desperately needed for an offence that sagged all season. It would also prove to the fanbase and the baseball world that the Blue Jays are ready to make a major push to be contenders again.
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