""The Blue Jays were the first team to reach out on the first day of free agency," Rogers said via Zoom on Friday. "I had a Zoom meeting with [manager] John Schneider and [general manager] Ross Atkins and the whole crew pretty early on. It leaves an impression when the first team contacts you.""
""They seemed pretty aggressive, more aggressive than anybody.""
""When the American League champs give you a phone call, you kind of perk up and get excited about that," Rogers said. "[They were] a team that was really close to winning the World Series, so that right there is a great start.""
Tyler Rogers accepted a three-year, $37 million contract with a 2029 vesting option to join the Toronto Blue Jays after more than a month of free agency. Rogers, a submarine right-hander, and his wife have two children who will be one and four next season. The Blue Jays were the first team to contact him and conducted an early Zoom meeting with manager John Schneider and GM Ross Atkins. Multiple clubs showed interest, but Toronto’s immediate and aggressive recruitment stood out. Rogers attended junior college in Garden City, Kansas, then Austin Peay, was drafted in the 10th round in 2013, debuted six years later, and spent six-plus seasons in San Francisco before a trade to Queens.
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