The Blue Jays believe they can be next season's Orioles, coming from almost nowhere to compete with the behemoths of the American League East.

Toronto has young stars in J.P. Arencibia, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus, but they appear to lack depth and veteran leadership.

They plan to shop aggressively this offseason, looking for solutions at second, in left field and most of all in their starting rotation. Alex Anthopoulos has spent the last three years collecting draft picks and trading for other team’s problems.