The Blue Jays appear to be moving on from their pursuit of Alex Bregman

There have been plenty of different chapters in the Blue Jays' prusit of Alex Bregman this offseason. The latest chapter might be the final one.

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins spoke to the media Friday, where he said that any additions to the team would "most likely" come via trade, per MLB.com's Keegan Matheson. Bregman, a former Astro, is a free agent.

And while that comment appears to put a damper on the Blue Jays' pursuit of Bregman, that doesn't mean that Atkins is done with roster construction.

"We'll never stop on that front if there's a way to do it," Atkins said, per Sportsnets' Arden Zwelling. "If there's a way to upgrade any aspect (of our roster,) whether it's run prevention, run scoring to our bullpen. It'd be hard to add to the rotation at this point unless it's just depth. On the position player group, if there's a way to increase our depth, we'll look to do that. I think at this point it would require a trade for us to add to the team. It doesn't have to. But it most likely would be the case."

Atkins' comments are interesting for a variety of reasons. One, it doesn't seem like Toronto is done adding, which makes sense. There are still some uncertainties on the roster, and you can never have too much depth.

If Toronto does ineed end up attacking the trade market, it wouldn't be suprising to see them go after a relief arm and/or a depth arm for their bullpen.

Almost every team has to make some kind of cut to their bullpen as roster sizes shrink down, which means there could be an opportunity for Toronto to buy low on an arm with some depth.

Same thing for the middle infield market. If Toronto sees an infielder who's avaible that like they more than one of their internal options, it wouldn't be suprising to see them swing a deal.

Free agency has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Blue Jays this season. While they were able to sign free agents like Anthony Santander, Max Scherzer and Jeff Hoffman, they were finalists for nearly every big name free agent, and could find themselves in the same position with Bregman.

That said, a pursuit of Bregman could end up being costly, as he's reportedly looking for a six-to-seven year contract that would be anywhere between $150 to $200 million. Plus, the Blue Jays are one of at least three teams (along with the Tigers and Red Sox) bidding for Bregman's services.

Who knows how much interest Atkins and the rest of Toronto's front office has in getting in a bidding war at this point in the offseason?

While you can never say never, it appears that Bregman to the Blue Jays may be going their separate ways.