"The Blue Jays had "at least preliminary interest" in Ryan Helsley before the right-hander signed with the Orioles, The Athletic's Mitch Bannon reports. Toronto has shown past interest (both last offseason and at the trade deadline) in trading for Helsley when he was still a member of the Cardinals, so it tracks that the Jays would've again considered Helsley in free agency."
"Of course, the Jays' biggest winter moves to date have come in the rotation, not the bullpen. Shane Bieber made the first move himself when he decided against opting out of the final year of his contract, and then the Jays made the priciest free agent signing in franchise history by inking Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210MM contract. Within less than a month after the end of the World Series, the Blue Jays rotation suddenly went from a question mark to all but settled."
Blue Jays expressed at least preliminary interest in Ryan Helsley before he signed with the Orioles, leaving Toronto to continue its bullpen search. Toronto pursued Helsley previously via trade talks and considered him in free agency. Several relievers, including Raisel Iglesias and Pete Fairbanks, were linked to the Jays, and multiple top bullpen targets have already signed elsewhere. Toronto's front office has contacted most top relievers, considering roles from set-up men to proven closers, and has discussed shifting Jeff Hoffman into a set-up role. The Jays concentrated major moves on the rotation, signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210MM deal and retaining Shane Bieber.
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