Optimistic: Kevin Kiermaier. That man is a beast and is a great fit for Toronto.. although maybe he may wish to have more than 1 year and is that something the BJ's can afford?

Dreaming but highly unlikely: Jays take a 1 year $22 mil contract for Joey Votto. He plays DH and covers first for Vladdy every now and then.

Pitchers: Hyun Jin Ryu walks, gets a deal elsewhere but doesn't pitch as effectively has he did when he started with us. We see if Manoah can cut it to work his way up, but waiting in the wings is Ricky Tiedmann, mid season call up.. You still have Gaus, Bassit, Berrios, Kikuchi, and one of the two to keep at it.

Barger gets the start at 3rd, Chappy gets paid well elsewhere. Biggio patrols any open spots as Davis Schneider gets better at 2nd.

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That all sounds fair. Would absolutely love to have Votto, and I think he would be a great mentor to Vladdy.

There’s also a slight chance that Atkins gets fired and the new guy comes in and wants to shake things up.

If that’s the case, anything is on the table I think. But it’s still unlikely we see any “swing for the fences” deals as Shapiro doesn’t sign off on those.