How Blue Jays figure to be show stoppers at baseball's Winter Meetings

ORLANDO, Fla. — As a product of the mammoth Disney marketing machine, Orlando is often proclaimed as “the happiest place on earth.” Article content

If happiness is defined by overcrowded, sprawling amusement parks, perhaps it is. Article content Article content

But will the central Florida city bring more joy to the Blue Jays and their fans this week when baseball’s annual Winter Meetings get underway on Monday?

Perhaps it will.

With Toronto general manager Ross Atkins actively shopping and the Jays essentially emerging as the talk of the sport, Toronto will be front and centre here over the next three days.

The buzz from the team’s spirited run through the post season hasn’t waned – in reality, it’s arguably grown louder. The fact that Atkins has been the most active GM of the of