"The Jays came so close to winning it all in 2025 and all signs point to them being aggressive in reloading for 2026. From the General Managers Meetings in Las Vegas, Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet as well as Mitch Bannon of The Athletic report that all signs point to the Jays being strongly involved in various markets, including starting pitchers, relievers and position players."
"That's not surprising framing. The Jays have been one of the more active clubs in recent winters, which has included pursuits of big names like Shohei Ohtani, and others. Though they missed on those guys, they have signed seven different free agents to deals of at least three years in length over the past five years. Those were George Springer, Anthony Santander, Kevin Gausman, Yariel Rodríguez, Jeff Hoffman, Yusei Kikuchi and Chris Bassitt."
"Adding to the bullpen would be a logical move, as Toronto's relief corps was middling this year. The club's relievers had a collective 3.98 earned run average, which placed them 16th out of the 30 major league teams. They added Seranthony Domínguez and Louis Varland at the deadline but Domínguez is now a free agent. The closer, Hoffman, posted a 4.37 ERA and could be open to moving to a setup role."
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to be active in the 2026 offseason, pursuing starting pitchers, relievers and position players. The club has repeatedly pursued high-end talent in recent winters and has signed multiple multi-year free-agent contracts over the past five years. A deep 2025 playoff run likely provided additional payroll flexibility to reinvest in the roster. Toronto's bullpen underperformed with a 3.98 collective ERA, ranking 16th, despite deadline additions Seranthony Domínguez and Louis Varland. Potential targets include established relievers such as Pete Fairbanks as teams address bullpen weaknesses leaguewide.
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