"The baseball off-season is notoriously slow. After Nov. 21's trade deadline came and went, the next notable event this off-season is the Winter Meetings, which start on Dec. 7. Usually, that's when things start to pick up for the Toronto Blue Jays and the other 29 Major League Baseball clubs. Using the last three seasons as a template, let's take a look at when the Blue Jays start to make transactions."
"It's around this time last year that the Blue Jays signed a few minor league deals, bringing back Braydon Fisher after his contract ended (a great decision) and signing Wilfredo Coredo. Both moves came in mid-November. Michael Stefanic and Kevin Gowdy also signed minor league deals in late-November/early-December. The same was the case on Dec. 1, 2023, when the Jays signed Andrew Bechtold."
"Minor league deals tend to be sprinkled in throughout the off-season. Last off-season, the Jays signed Ali Sánchez, Eric Lauer, and Eric Pardinho a few days before Christmas. Payton Henry signed in early December 2023, while Paolo Espino was signed shortly before the holidays. The same case happened in 2022 as well. The most notable minor league signing in recent times came all the way in March, when the Jays signed Ernie Clement."
The Blue Jays typically make non-tender decisions around the deadline, occasionally non-tendering and then re-signing players, as with Jordan Romano and Tate in 2024 and Cimber in 2023. Minor-league deals are commonly signed from mid-November through December and sometimes as late as March, with examples including Braydon Fisher, Wilfredo Coredo, Michael Stefanic, Kevin Gowdy, Andrew Bechtold, Ali Sánchez, Eric Lauer, Eric Pardinho, Payton Henry, Paolo Espino and Ernie Clement. The Winter Meetings around Dec. 7 often mark the start of higher-profile trades and major-league signings, though minor moves are expected beforehand.
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