"On the bullpen side, the team signed Tyler Rogers to give the relief core a different look with his submarine delivery. Still, the age-old adage stands: you can never have enough relievers and looking back at 2025, the Jays could have used a few more arms down in the bullpen to provide some stability when things were going off the rails."
"Relievers are volatile due to the nature of relief pitching. With only a few innings to pitch, relief pitchers can be excellent in one game while tanking others at times. This logic applies to managing different seasons; some good relievers can have a stellar season and then have their worst year. No teams are immune to this rule, and the Blue Jays aren't either."
Toronto added high-profile arms Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce and signed submarine reliever Tyler Rogers to diversify the staff. Relievers exhibit high year-to-year volatility because they work only a few innings, making performance hard to predict across seasons. Pitching injuries further complicate depth, as seen when strikeout reliever Yimi Garcia and key setup man Nick Sandlin missed significant time, forcing roster creativity. Any reliever injury can set a team back for several games and potentially threaten playoff positioning. The club relied on young relievers last season, highlighting the need for additional bullpen depth as insurance.
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