The Toronto Blue Jays could be the clear winners of the offseason.
Toronto has already added pitchers Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce to the rotation and Tyler Rogers to the bullpen. However, the Blue Jays haven’t added a bat yet. But Toronto remains interested in Bo Bichette, Kyle Tucker, and even Alex Bregman, whose name has come up as a potential fit for the Blue Jays.
Blue Jays insider Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reported on Friday that Toronto remains engaged with Bichette and Tucker.
“They remain engaged on Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker and have kept their options open across that front, buoyed by a returning group that’s both capable and positionally versatile,” Davidi wrote.
If the Blue Jays can land either Bichette or Tucker, it would be a major get for Toronto. Davidi reports that the Blue Jays are well-positioned to land one of them.
“And though the Blue Jays tried to manage expectations at the winter meetings, where GM Ross Atkins said adding both impact to the bullpen and “another position player will be very difficult to do,” they’re positioned well in a market segment yet to really move. A destination top free agents are likely to check in with, at least, before acting,” Davidi added.
Blue Jays Could Land Multiple Bats
Top MLB insider Jeff Passan of ESPN expects the Blue Jays to land one of those three, and potentially multiple of them.
“I don’t think the Blue Jays are done,” Passan said to Michael Kay. “I think they’re gonna get a big bat. Not sure if that’s Kyle Tucker or Alex Bregman or Bo Bichette or maybe multiple of them. The Blue Jays right now are in a position where they are willing to spend, they feel like they have a window here, and they are going to take advantage of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s prime years.”
If Toronto does land two of Tucker, Bichette, and Bregman, it would be a major offseason for Toronto. And, it would make them one of the World Series favorites.
With Tucker and Bichette unsigned, perhaps the Blue Jays offer them both short-term high AAV deals to get both of them done.
Toronto Building a World Series Contender
The Blue Jays lost in Game 7 of the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the team is looking to build on that.
Toronto has been active this offseason, and Blue Jays owner Edward Rogers said the team wants to remain competitive.
“I’d say what we saw through the playoffs was that Bo performed well through the World Series run,” Rogers said to Toronto Star’s Gregor Chisholm. “But so many of our players came up, and I find teams that have deep Butds. Obviously, the stars shine. but a lot of other people need to shine to be a competitive team. And we have amazing depth.”
Toronto has done a good job this offseason building a true contender. But, adding a bat appears to be the next big focus, and Toronto could land multiple bats.
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