"Last offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays were the butt of many baseball fans' jokes after they swung-and-missed on a number of premier free agents, including Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki. Anthony Santander was their biggest signing in years, and he had a disastrous maiden campaign in Toronto. It appeared the Blue Jays were having trouble convincing players to come to Canada to play for a would-be contender."
"It checks out. After hitting .311/.357/.483 in the regular season, he made a heroic comeback from injury in the World Series and hit a crucial home run to (sadly) temporarily give the Blue Jays the lead in Game 7. At this point it almost feels like it's the Blue Jays against the field, even if Bleacher Report projects his contract to land at a whopping $30 million AAV (seven years, $210 million)."
The Blue Jays missed on several premier free agents last offseason and their largest signing, Anthony Santander, struggled in his first Toronto season. The team re-signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and nearly won the 2025 World Series, boosting Toronto's appeal to top players. Bleacher Report projects Toronto as a suitor likely to sign two top-10 free agents this winter. Bo Bichette hit .311/.357/.483, returned from injury with a key Game 7 homer, and could command about $30 million AAV. Ranger Suárez posted a 3.20 ERA, 3.21 FIP, and elite contact-management metrics, fitting rotation needs.
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