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Toronto Blue Jays: Assessing the team’s current pitching situation

By David Morassutti

Sean Reid-Foley #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays is pulled from the game by Manager Charlie Montoyo in the fourth inning during a MLB game against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre on August 14, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Sean Reid-Foley #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays is pulled from the game by Manager Charlie Montoyo in the fourth inning during a MLB game against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre on August 14, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 20: Justin Smoak #14 of the Toronto Blue Jays is congratulated by teammates at home plate after hitting a game-winning solo home run in the ninth inning during MLB game action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rogers Centre on September 20, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the audition process with their pitching rotation but who has a realistic shot to be in the mix going forward.

It has been an exciting past couple of weeks for the Toronto Blue Jays largely because of the arrival of Bo Bichette which has sparked the offence but questions still surround the team’s pitching.

At the moment, the team’s rotation has seen two starters traded at the MLB trade deadline then lose many to season-ending injuries including Ryan Borucki, Matt Shoemaker and Clay Bucholz. This means young starters have a chance to showcase what they have to offer since they are most likely going to be competing for jobs next season.

Of course, there is a lot of intrigue with the pitching prospects after Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins made the bold claim that the team has many young pitchers that project to be MLB players. Most fans are under the “I’ll believe it until I see it” when it comes to believing anything the front office and they have a right to be considering the team doesn’t exactly have an elite pitcher on the team at the moment.

While most people might not be excited by what the team has in the rotation, you wonder if there are any players that can seriously be in the conversation going. So here is a look at the starters currently pitching on the team and where they could project in the conversation going forward.

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