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Toronto Blue Jays: Team preview and prediction for 2020 season

By Sean Basile

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 27: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays grounds out against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 27, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 27: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays grounds out against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on September 27, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /
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The Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen is a little shaky as it sits now. Ken Giles had a huge 2019 and got himself back on track, but is he the answer at the closer role, or is he just going to bring in heavy trade offers? If the Jays over-perform and are still in the playoff hunt, Giles stays, but if they start to tail off at the right time, I think we’ll see him be dealt away; and that’ll be the case with the rest of the trade-able pieces of this team.

They have some nice arms in this bullpen, but what I think is going to happen is they will use a ton of starters in those bullpen roles. They’ve used a bunch of these guys in bullpen spots already this spring, so I would say with the rotation as full as it is, don’t be surprised if they call up these young kids and stick them into reliever roles.

TJ Zeuch and Sean Reid-Foley have already had time coming out of the bullpen in the Majors, and guys like Shun Yamaguchi, Anthony Kay, Ryan Borucki, and Jacob Waguespack all fit the mold to slide into those roles as well.

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