By: Scott Mitchell TORONTO — When we’re sitting here three years from now dissecting the Vladdy and Bo discount era and all the opportunity to build a championship roster that came along with it, the investments made on the pitching side by the Toronto Blue Jays front office are going to be a major storyline.
Did they identify the right starting pitchers on the free-agent market? Were they able to uncover arms that become assets via trades?
And, ultimately, were those pitchers able to stay healthy and perform up to — or even exceed — expectations? The core of position players currently in place gives them a baseline to start from each year.
How they piece the pitching together from season to season, however, is going to be the deciding factor between really good teams that are postseason contenders, and legitimate World Series threats.