The 2020 Blue Jays refuse to be boring, and it was
“When I got here, we had \\[José\\] Bautista, \\[Josh\\] Donaldson, \\[Russell\\] Martin, \\[Troy\\] Tulowitzki, \\[Justin\\] Smoak -- all of those big guys,” Hernández said. “When I got traded, I got excited because I was going to a team that competes every time. As soon as I got here, everybody was going out; they were trading every guy. It’s been a tough time, but we’re here.”\n\nThere’s room for the Blue Jays to add to this lineup still, especially on the left side of the infield or with another depth bat. But the majority of Toronto’s focus is on pitching.
Roark now owns a 5.33 ERA, with his 15 walks over 27 innings being particularly uncharacteristic. He’ll have every opportunity to get back on track through September, and the Blue Jays will need it. Toronto got immediate results with their first splash on the pitching market via
Perhaps it doesn’t need to be a traditional starter, either. Kay and Hatch have nailed their roles this season, and if the Blue Jays find an arm they like over two-to-three-inning stints, there are plenty of ways to deploy that. “Run prevention” is the broad term that Atkins put on his club’s priorities at this Deadline, which extends to bench depth, too, but it leaves plenty of room for Toronto to target quality innings and outs over traditional starter and reliever roles.\n\n• Loss to 'pen may be fixed by another's return\n\n