CLEARWATER, Fla. — If the Toronto Blue Jays are going to meet expectations this season, it’ll likely have to be the rotation leading the way once again.

The backbone of the club from start to finish in 2023, Chris Bassitt believes it’s a group that’s just scratching the surface of its potential and is only going to get better.

“We’re not just trying to have another year like last year — we’re trying to be a lot better than last year,” Bassitt said as pitchers and catchers went through their work at the club’s player development complex in Dunedin, Fla., ahead of main camp starting officially on Tuesday. “With that in mind, I think we all came into camp ready to do that physically and mentally.”

“Obviously, a lot of people made a big deal about how good our rotation was last year, but I think we’re a lot better this year. The confidence of Jose Berrios to start the year. Last year, there were a lot of talks about how good are Berrios and [Yusei] Kikuchi? Now, we know they’re really good and now their confidence coming into camp is sky high and [Alek] Manoah is hopefully........

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