LAS VEGAS — A short walk from the fountains of the Bellagio, the half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and the largest spherical building in the world, there are constant reminders of baseball.

At the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, big-league all-stars walk the halls in street clothes, agents debrief with free agent clients from the gym’s stationary bikes while team executives mull lunch options above a smoky casino.

And somewhere in the 61-storey hotel, the reigning American League champions are laying the initial groundwork for their next moves.

While various predictions and reports continue linking the Toronto Blue Jays to free agent position players like Kyle Tucker and the incumbent Bo Bichette, the one area they absolutely must bolster is pitching.

That’s not to say the Blue Jays do

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