It appears that the Toronto Blue Jays are unlikely to sign Ervin Santana or any free agent starter, ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark reported Wednesday.

However, the Blue Jays continue exploring possible upgrades and would add a starting pitcher at the right price.

Stark reports that the Blue Jays seem unwilling to outbid other teams for Santana. Instead, he reports, they prefer to see if the right-hander might “fall in their lap.” Stark adds that the overwhelming feeling in the industry is that the Blue Jays are content to rely on less experienced arms such as Drew Hutchison, Kyle Drabek and Esmil Rogers.

“We’d love to add a starter to maintain that depth,” Anthopoulos told Stark. “But we’re comfortable with what we have. If the right guy were to come along at the right price, we’re definitely open-minded to the idea of adding one more starting pitcher.

“But again, we’re comfortable with our internal options.”

Santana is undisputably the top starter available after Matt Garza and Ubaldo Jimenez completed $50 million deals with the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles, respectively.

Like Jimenez, Santana is tied to draft pick compensation. The Blue Jays would have to surrender their second round selection (49th overall) to complete a deal for the Dominican righty.