The Blue Jays may soon add some minor league rotation depth. General manager Ross Atkins told reporters (including Mitch Bannon of The Athletic) that the Jays “have a couple of things in the works there that are more on the depth front … via free agency.”
Toronto has not had a defined fifth starter since Max Scherzer went on the injured list. Easton Lucas got the first look and made four starts. He pitched well through two outings but was hit hard in the next two appearances and optioned to Triple-A. An off day allowed them to operate with a four-man rotation comprising Kevin Gausman, José Berríos, Chris Bassitt and Bowden Francis for one turn. They selected Eric Lauer onto the big league roster on Wednesday. He…