Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was busy this week, executing a flurry of roster moves. By Saturday afternoon, 13 changes had been made to the Jays roster as the GM looks to improve his club.

Feeling the pressure to shake up the team after another disappointing season for the Jays, AA made significant changes to the bullpen, at first base and made some smaller decisions at catcher.

Let's take a look at the roster changes so far for the Blue Jays early in the offseason:

As per John Lott at the National Post, these moves will save the Toronto Blue Jays approximately $23 million next season. This financial flexibility will be key as the Jays look to address a variety of roster issues, particularly a permanent solution at second base.

Brian Blanco/Getty Images

Interestingly, Anthopoulos was able to save a significant amount of cash without creating any major roster holes:

McGowan, Morrow and Santos did not pitch significant innings for the Jays last season.

Edwin Encarnacion is expected to start at first base full time, though Smoak can cover the innings played by Lind, if needed.

Rasmus had lost the center field job and was benched through September.

Rumours are already swirling that Aaron Sanchez may be groomed to take over the closer role.

Entering a pivotal offseason, Anthopoulos has given the team (and himself) a chance at making this team better by adding some cash to spend in free agency while creating some roster fluidity.

So far, so good, AA. So far, so good.