The Toronto Blue Jays relied heavily on Andres Gimenez to fill the shortstop role when Bo Bichette went down injured this past season.

Gimenez filled the role and helped lead the Blue Jays to the World Series, but it left a hole at second base when he slid over to the other side of the infield.

Now, with the offseason fully underway, Toronto is preparing for any possible combination of middle infielders to happen next year. General manager Ross Atkins made it clear the organization doesn't want to leave any major holes in the roster.

“He’s preparing as if he could play both,” Atkins told Mitch Bannon of The Athletic . “Which means, from a mindset standpoint, he’s thinking more about shortstop at this point. But we’re going to stay in touch with him on a weekly basis.”

Of course, th

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