TORONTO — Andrés Giménez popped up at home plate, rising from a cloud of dust to hug George Springer. The shortstop, looking down, laughed. His belt was broken, the buckle exploded during a dramatic slide home to score Toronto’s fifth run in Sunday’s sixth inning.The comeback secured a 6-4 victory and series win. It was the sort of win, aided by a controversial call, that defined this Jays team a year ago. That relentless nature, never out of a game, became their 2025 identity.The Jays, this year, have been searching for their own identity. That quest, as much as the search for wins, has hung over the team. They haven’t found it yet, Ernie Clement admitted on Sunday, but the infielder claimed the Jays are honing in.“We’re still figuring it out,” Clement said. “We’re a really good team. We have a chance to be a great team. It’s just about kind of nailing things down.”Eventually, they’ll find out what this team is. They hope it’s a good one. Here are some more notes from Toronto’s recent week of roster moves and rehab stints:Why the Jays acquired Simeon Woods RichardsonIn the last two weeks, the Jays have cycled through Chase Lee, Connor Seabold, Hayden Juenger, Austin Voth and Chad Dallas in the bullpen. With many injured hurlers, they just need arms. That, likely above all else, is why Toronto jumped the waiver line and acquired Simeon Woods Richardson for cash last week from the Minnesota Twins.“You need another arm too for the time being,” manager John Schneider said, “and hopefully you get him back to being a pretty reliable major league arm.”Woods Richardson has a 7.74 ERA in 12 appearances this year, leading the American League with seven losses. There’s a reason a 25-year-old, who the Jays originally sent to Minnesota in the 2021 José Berríos trade, was designated for assignment and available for cash. But the Jays do have ideas on how to get Woods Richardson back to being effective.While Woods Richardson hasn’t yet pitched for Toronto, the obvious move is scrapping the splitter, which has been the worst pitch in baseball this year, according to Baseball Savant’s pitching run value (minus-13). Maybe, Schneider said, Woods Richardson could bring back the change-up he flashed when he first broke into the big leagues.It seems like a simple fix, considering he used to throw his change-up 39 percent of the time, and it was a solid offering. But Woods Richardson got rid of the change entirely this year, part of declining pitch usage that stems back to an altered arm slot ahead of the 2024 season. Perhaps when he dropped his arm slot from 67 degrees to 47 degrees (a massive switch), he lost feel for the change.Woods Richardson hasn’t yet pitched for Toronto, but if he does, we’ll see if the change-up returns. At this point, with three Cy Young finalist starters in Triple A, the former Twins pitcher may not even last a week with the Jays. If he does survive, though, we’ll see if Toronto can get him right.The rotation went to WorcesterThe Buffalo Bisons rolled out three Cy Young finalists this week, with Dylan Cease, Max Scherzer and Shane Bieber joining Toronto’s Triple-A team on rehab assignment. The Bisons’ rotation, at least for a few days against the Worcester Red Sox, might’ve been just as talented as Toronto’s big league options. At the very least, the reinforcements are close.Cease, who allowed five runs in four innings and reached 75 pitches on Thursday, may be able to rejoin Toronto’s rotation on Tuesday. Scherzer, who got up to 70 pitches on Friday, could be back on Wednesday. Bieber, taking his lengthy build-up to Triple A for the first time, likely needs a couple more starts before he’s an option for Toronto.The returns will erase, at least, one bullpen day for Toronto moving forward. If both Scherzer and Cease are back and effective, it likely means season-saviour Spencer Miles moves back to the bullpen, too. He’ll do whatever the Jays need, the right-hander said on Saturday.Despite all the injuries, Toronto’s pitching staff hasn’t really been the issue. The club’s team ERA ranks seventh in baseball, just behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. But heavy bullpen usage and endless spot starts aren’t sustainable. Toronto’s back-end relievers have pitched more often than any other team, and it’s hard to count on brilliance from Patrick Corbin, Chad Dallas and bullpen days all summer long.Once Cease, Scherzer and Bieber are back, the Jays’ starting staff will appear more ready for the long haul. Then attention can turn back to the offence.A weird, walk-filled Triple-A stint for Davis SchneiderWhen the Jays optioned Davis Schneider to Triple A on May 25, the message was direct.“Go hit,” John Schneider said.The utility man, who struggled in 38 games with the Jays this year, has put up a respectable .754 OPS through 12 games with Buffalo. But he’s doing it in one of the most bizarre ways possible — by not hitting. Schneider, in 56 plate appearances, has walked 23 times. He’s struck out just three times but has only five hits. It’s one of the most unbelievable stat lines you’ll see: .143/.571/.143.Pitching command isn’t the same in Triple A, John Schneider said, and it’s unfair to ask Davis Schneider to swing at bad pitches simply for the sake of swinging. But the infielder/outfielder’s passive approach wasn’t working in MLB this year. The Jays need him to pair that patience with power.“We know you can walk here,” John Schneider said. “We know you can walk basically anywhere. So maybe I gotta tell (Bisons manager) Casey (Candaele) to put the hit-and-run on with him or something. But yeah, definitely want to just see the batted ball in the zone.”Davis Schneider’s eye isn’t going anywhere. But if the 27-year-old is going to earn his way back to the big leagues, he’ll need to do it with swings.