What is the story about?
On Monday, Tom and I asked your thoughts about the Jays’ most exciting and most concerning moves (or non-moves) of the winter. Now, how do you think they did overall?
I’m sure the vibes would have been better on this question 48 hours ago, before we knew that Anthony Santander was out for most of the season and that Shane Bieber had the dreaded forearm tightness. But then it makes the Cody Ponce signing and the decision not to try to trade Nathan Lukes both look pretty wise.
I’m happy overall. The pitching is better and deeper, and while they didn’t get a big bat, Kazuma Okamoto has interesting upside and fits into the roster. On paper they’re better than the team that came within a run of winning the World Series in November. Of course, a lot had to break right for them to get that far, and would have to do so again. That’s kind of always the case. But I don’t see a roster in the American League that’s better than theirs.
What do you think? Did they do enough? Or are there holes that they’ll regret not addressing?
I’m sure the vibes would have been better on this question 48 hours ago, before we knew that Anthony Santander was out for most of the season and that Shane Bieber had the dreaded forearm tightness. But then it makes the Cody Ponce signing and the decision not to try to trade Nathan Lukes both look pretty wise.
I’m happy overall. The pitching is better and deeper, and while they didn’t get a big bat, Kazuma Okamoto has interesting upside and fits into the roster. On paper they’re better than the team that came within a run of winning the World Series in November. Of course, a lot had to break right for them to get that far, and would have to do so again. That’s kind of always the case. But I don’t see a roster in the American League that’s better than theirs.
What do you think? Did they do enough? Or are there holes that they’ll regret not addressing?
