DUNEDIN, Fla. -- General manager Ross Atkins believes the Blue Jays have completed their offseason shopping, following the recent additions of Clay Buchholz and Bud Norris.

Atkins signed the veteran right-handers to one-year contracts earlier this week. The expectation is that those two signings will be the final moves of any significance before the start of the regular season.

Buchholz is expected to land a spot in the starting rotation, while Norris is competing for a setup role in front of closer Ken Giles. If additional moves are made before the end of camp, they are likely to be pretty minor.

"At this point, we feel as though it’s going to come from within," Atkins said, when asked if he was still looking for upgrades before Opening Day. "More likely if an acquisition occurs, it will not be free agency, it’ll be a trade. Doesn’t mean it’s not going to occur, but I think the most likely addition will be a trade at this point."

Toronto's notable additions since the end of 2018 include Elvis Luciano, David Phelps, John Axford, Clayton Richard, Matt Shoemaker, Freddy Galvis, Norris and Buchholz. The notable departures include Marco Estrada, Aledmys Diaz, Yangervis Solarte, Russell Martin and Troy Tulowitzki.

Atkins touched on a lot of other issues surrounding the Blue Jays during his weekly media availability with local reporters. Here are some of the top excerpts:

On the most pleasant surprise so far in camp ...
Atkins: "Our pitching has been really encouraging. We’re striking out a ton of guys. Guys are throwing the ball over the plate. Everyone, really, has had at least one good outing and several of our young pitchers have really impressed us. I think that’s been the most encouraging ... just to see how well some of our Double-A and Triple-A arms have performed thus far. ... Ten days [into the season], it’s all about depth, and it’s all about how many options you have and who, quite frankly -- as it relates to pitching -- who’s throwing the ball well. Having guys with options and having depth is crucial."

On the battle for playing time in left field between Teoscar Hernandez and Billy McKinney ...
Atkins: "The biggest thing with Teo is how good his at-bats have been; not trying to do too much. He had an incredible at-bat [Thursday] on a 1-2 count where he fought off a fastball and got it into the gap, then he shot a fastball the other way in a crucial situation with runners in scoring position. You can’t speak to how much of that is physical and how much is mental, but it’s been very encouraging thus far. McKinney is just another guy that everyone just loves to watch play, easy to pull for and plays as hard as any young player you’ll see."

On the difficulties of evaluating Hernandez's defensive improvement in a Spring Training environment ...
Atkins: "It would be early for us to say he’s back to being the average defender or plus defender that we thought he was going to be. ... It’s a process, it’s not just instincts, so what is his process in preparing for each pitch as a defender? That seems to have improved."

On whether Buchholz has enough time to get ready as a starter by Opening Day or whether he will need more time in Florida ...
Atkins: "We’ll see. It certainly would be a good outcome, but at the same time we need to be cautious and make sure that he is ready for that. The ‘pen could be an option. We’ll just see where he is a week from now, or two weeks from now."

On whether Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s play is putting any more pressure on the organization to promote him to the Majors ...
Atkins: "It’s early to make any decisions, especially for someone that’s just now turning 20. The development curve and the learning curve is so steep for someone that age. For us, until we have to make a decision, we don’t. We’ll continue to focus on how we can help him get better. It’s not just play. It’s everything around his game. It’s everything in how he prepares and how he recovers. He’s done an exceptional job, to date, given how young he is and how quickly he’s moved through this process already."