The Toronto Blue Jays are 9-7 to begin the season, which puts them at the top of the American League East.

Being only two games over .500 and at the top of the division is not something that will last. The American League East is one of the best divisions in the MLB, and there is going to be a team or two that will inevitably finish with 90-plus wins.

With that in mind, the Blue Jays are playing well enough right now, but they need to get a lot better.

They are coming off a season in which they won just 74 games. That came a year after Toronto won 89 games, but lost in the American League Wild Card series.

Those two seasons came under manager John Schneider. Schneider also led the team to the playoffs in 2022 after taking over for Charlie Montoyo halfway through the year.

Considering the outcomes of the two-and-a-half seasons Schneider has led, he has not been a bad manager.

Still, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription required) believes Schneider could be in danger of losing his job at the end the year.

Now, the job loss is not 100% the fault of the skipper. Toronto has been unhappy with their team president and general manager recently.

Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins are both at the discretion of the team at the end of the year. Their contracts are up, and Rosenthal mentions that the team has to make the playoffs if these two are going to retain their jobs.