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The Toronto Blue Jays plan on making more changes to their starting rotation
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The Toronto Blue Jays have a very good starting rotation as of right now but it looks like they might be looking to make even more changes.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reported on the idea of having an even deeper rotation for the Blue Jays.
On paper the rotation is strong, but it's still unknown how good Yesavage will be in a full season, same with Bieber who only started playing again in September of last year after a full season away.
"Underscoring the need for starting pitching depth, consider how the 12 playoff teams reached the post-season in 2025. Ten of those teams had six different pitchers make at least 10 regular-season starts, while the other two - the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers - had seven pitchers start 10 or more times. The point being: every successful team needs more than five trusted starters."-Smith
On the bright side the Blue Jays still have Eric Lauer who could be in that 6th starter slot if need, while also being a good option in the bullpen but the Dodgers clearly showed they were levels above the Blue Jays in the pitching department, and it's quite honestly the one thing that truly separated the two teams.
"Before acquiring Bieber last summer, the Blue Jays checked on Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan and Washington Nationals hurler MacKenzie Gore, so they could circle back to assess prices there once again. Mind you, the ask will surely be high on pitchers of that calibre, so sometimes it's simplest just to keep your prospects and spend."-Smith
The Blue Jays only have a few small gaps in to fill in, to become an even better team that last season. If they can manage to improve upon the prior year, they won't even go 7 games with the Dodgers, it'll take much less than that to win the World Series.
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