Blue Jays: Five goals for the Winter Meetings

It seems like this nearly every offseason, but the Blue Jays have a delicate and intricate winter ahead of them. They’ll need to be clever and efficient if they want to stay on schedule, so what should they do to keep the rebuild moving forward?

This offseason is primed to be an eventful one for the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans. With a new manager, a largely new coaching staff (most of which has yet to be announced), and the inevitable promotion of a generational prospect, the team needs to add complementary pieces in order to ensure that next year isn’t a complete lost cause.

So what should they do? And perhaps more importantly, when should they do it? The Winter Meetings, an annual event in which general managers and executives meet to discuss trades and signings (among other things), is the perfect place to start. On December 9, the most powerful baseball minds in the world will be in one place all trying to improve their team in time for Spring Training.

At this point, it’s unlikely that the team will make any monumental transactions. Massive free agent signings, blockbuster trades or spontaneous designations are unlikely to take place over the next four weeks, but that doesn’t mean that impactful moves can’t be made. Minor-league free agent signings, prospect trades, and various other transactions could happen in the next two weeks.

With that being said, here are five realistic goals the Blue Jays front office should have for the upcoming Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada.