When healthy, Bastardo has a very advanced changeup for his age, potentially his best offering. That was one of the Blue Jays’ main attractions to Bastardo, on top of a heater that sat 93-95 mph while touching 97. His breaking balls are closer to average, but there’s clearly a starter’s arsenal in there, and if that doesn’t work down the road, the Blue Jays could try to max out his arm talent as a reliever. The rehab will slow any process, of course, but Bastardo got up to 119 1/3 innings in 2023.
