2021 will be an addition of talent year. I think you will see the sox add some talent, spend some money, but I doubt they try or even come close to the Yanks, Jays or Rays in the division. I think some of that will be by design. I would anticipate Bloom will further sell off some short term assets and deepen the pool of talent in the system. Some of that should grow into starting roles by 2022, when I would expect more money to fall off the table and more dead weight to be cut. THAT is the time you will see Bloom pounce. As by then, the Yanks will have some difficult decisions to make, the Rays will have dealt away a lot of their now talent and the Jays will be coming into their own. That is the year to target, and one I think Henry is targeting as well. I highly, highly doubt the sox are even playoff contenders next year. Trust the process here. Bloom is the right guy
Hal sucks
Until the Jays get some sort of pitching rotation, they'll be closer to .500 over the course of 162 games. Right now, their rotation is Ryu, Roark (yuck), Anderson (go back to the Brewers) and nobody (if Pearson doesn't pan out). They need to sign 2 FA starters. Maybe they splurge for Bauer or bring Stroman back?
This year, TOR's OPS+ was 108, Sox were 107 (with dreadful years for Beni, Devers, JD). I think these two teams are closer than you think.
Blue Jays offense also won't consistently rake like that over a 162 game season
We don't know what limits Henry has placed on future spending. For all we know, Bloom not be able to go over the tax line, again, this year or be limited to not going more than $20M over.
If the plan is to start being serious contenders in 2022 and beyond, it might make sense to make 2022 year one of the tax and "splurge" next winter not this one.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
He had to start somewhere with such a limited budget, and our 40 man roster was only about 18 players deep, when he took over.
Let's see what he does with the larger spending budget, this winter.
BTW, with all the trades and free agents to be, we're still only about 18 deep on our 40 man. Further deeping our 40 man roster might be the main task for this winter, while improving quality might be next winter's main task.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
I think that splurge is coming, but on a star position player or two. Here's why: the top starting pitchers slated for free agency after next season are Noah Syndergaard, Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke... the first one is coming off major surgery and the others can't be trusted by anyone who grew up in the 1960s.
Cavan, Gurriel, Bo, and Vlad are really, really good and a hell of a building block for the future. Ryu is a good #2. I definitely, 100% think the Jays are the dark horse for Bauer. They are a starter and a closer away from making some real noise
Hal sucks