Chris Bassitt blames Blue Jays 700 million Shohei Ohtani pursuit for failed season

While Chris Ba sitt didnt want to go into too much detail about the Blue Jays i sues this season, he was willing to divulge one i sue that seemed to hurt Toronto this year. Ba sitt placed some of the blame on the lack of planning by the Blue Jays for if they didnt Warming Bernabel Jersey land Shohei Ohtani. The one thing I will say about the Blue Jays for this year, we put and didnt get him, Ba sitt told Rose during the interview. That was the reality and I think we really didnt have a pivot to, like, another elite player. Blue Jays pitcher Chris Ba sitt (40) reacts after giving up a walk to the Baltimore Orioles. AP Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) hits a solo home run against the St. Louis Cardinals. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con The Jays pitcher continued that teams need multiple superstars in order to be succe sful. Explore More In todays baseball, you need three or four superstars, he said. Look at the really good teams. They are not doing it with one superstar, theyre legit doing it with three or four superstars. Thats just the nature of this game now, the way that pitching is, the way that bullpens are set up. If you have , you literally cannot be good, no matter how great the player is. I dont think its po sible. The Blue Jays have struggled this season mightily, sitting in last place in the American League East going into their Monday game against the Reds. Ba sitt has also had a tough year individually going 9-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 25 starts. Chris Ba sitt on the Chris Rose Rotation podcast. Chris Rose Rotation podcast/YouTube The righty said that the Blue Jays need more hitting in order to protect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and that the pitching has to be a lot better. Theres so many things that you could talk about, Ba sitt said. I can literally talk for 45 minutes on this, on things that didnt go great, but I just dont think saying those things publicly is what is best for this organization. Ba sitt that his comments on The Chris Rose Rotation about not landing Ohtani werent meant as a knock against the Blue Jays. Justin Lawrence Jersey