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On Jun. 7, the Blue Jays designated Cavan Biggio for assignment, but were able to trade him to the Dodgers for Fisher. After the trade, Fisher posted a 2.76 ERA and 2.83 FIP in 16.1 innings pitched in Double-A, but struggled in Triple-A, posting an ERA above 6, just like he did for the Dodgers' Triple-A team. Fisher had a strong showing in Spring Training, striking out Aaron Judge in his final game.

Unlike the 2024 season, where nearly everything went wrong, a whole lot went right in 2025. For the first time in a while, a young relief pitcher came out of nowhere and contributed significantly, as Braydon Fisher was involved in a minor trade in 2024 to an important piece of the bullpen last season. Moreover, Mason Fluharty had some massive moments for the team in 2025.

#BlueJays have signed 1B/OF Jorge Burgos to a minor-league deal, per the transaction log. The 23 y/o played 98 games at AA last season, slashing .206/.295/.386 with 14 HR, 73 RBI & 101 wRC+. Current Cleveland #Guardians minor league players who are now free agents for the 2026 season. INF Christian Cairo INF Yordys Valdes 1B/OF Jorge Burgos RHP Trey Benton RHP Bradley Hanner RHP Allan Hernandez RHP Carlos Hernandez RHP Triston Mckenzie LHP Parker Mushinski RHP

Thankfully the emergence of Daulton Varsho as an elite defensive centre fielder and a power bat has temporarily put to rest the yearly referendum on whether trading for him made sense. On December 23, 2022, the Blue Jays pulled off a surprise move by dealing outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and catching prospect Gabriel Moreno for Varsho. This transaction was the first of many in an organizational shift towards acquiring or signing defensive-minded players in the vein of promoting run prevention over run creation.

During last season's Spring Training, the left-handed reliever signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays, earning a call-up to the big league team in mid-June. Over the span of a few stints with the big league team, the 28-year-old left-handed pitcher had a 5.27 ERA and 4.16 FIP in 13.2 innings pitched, with a 27.7 K% and 10.8 BB%. Bruihl had a better time with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, authoring a 3.43 ERA and 3.38 FIP in 42 innings pitched, with a 27.8 K% and 9.1 BB%.

The current Toronto Blue Jays offseason appears to be centered around whether the Blue Jays can re-sign Bo Bichette, or if they can trade for Ketel Marte to address their infield heading into the 2026 season. After all, there aren't too many infielders that could produce at such an elite rate as both players have done throughout their careers. But what happens if the Blue Jays fails to get Bichette or Marte this offseason?

Astros 40-man roster move incoming: The Astros are reportedly signing right-hander to a major league deal, bringing him over from the Korea Baseball Organization. The Astros have a full 40-man roster, so they'll need to make a move in order to accommodate their new signing. The most common way to accomplish that is simply by designating a player for assignment, but it's also possible Houston could look to work out a trade that clears 40-man roster space instead.

While it may seem a bit odd, December typically is one of the most exciting months on the baseball calendar. The Winter Meetings is typically the peak of off-season activity, and we are just a week away from the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings starting. This does not mean that moves will stop until then, but the main takeaway is that activity should continue to pick for the Braves and other teams.

For a pair of teams who share the same division and have represented the American League in the World Series a combined eight times over the last 40 years, the relationship between the Blue Jays and Red Sox has been remarkably tame. There's no signature clash, no recent season where one stood in the doorway and blocked the other, and no real palpable animosity between the fanbases.

I was talking to a couple of teams, and I was really interested. I was a really signable guy,

That's the day all 30 MLB teams have to submit their 40-man rosters and there are some interesting names currently on the table that the Blue Jays have to make a big decision on. The players that aren't on the 40-man will be left exposed to the Rule 5 Draft in December and Toronto General Manager Ross Atkins will have to weigh which ones he is comfortable losing and which ones he feels he can't let slip away.

Scherzer admitted to debating retirement while rehabbing his thumb injury earlier in the year, stating that he could barely grip the ball and felt ineffective on the mound for the first time in his life. When he did return, he got lit up and allowed 17 runs in 15 innings in September.

Recreating the magic of a run to Game 7 of the World Series is never easy, but this is the task Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins faces this offseason. How do you improve a roster that came within two outs of winning it all? How do you build a team incrementally better to secure those final precious outs of the season? With plenty of players coming and going this offseason, it's an uphill battle for the Blue Jays to defend their honour as American League Champions, but they're hoping they can pull a 2014 Kansas City Royals and run it right back to the World Series after also losing in Game 7.

When a team loses Game 7 of the World Series in extra innings there is bound to be some second guessing. In the case of the Toronto Blue Jas 5-4 loss to the LA Dodgers, the failure to score both the insurance runs they needed and the winning runs when the game was on the line, will forever sting in the hearts of the teams' fans.

The dust has barely settled on the World Series, but one benefit of being a team like the Blue Jays is that there isn't much downtime between the end of the season and the offseason. Once the Game 7 confetti was swept up off the turf at Rogers Centre, it was go time for the Blue Jays front office. MLB free agency opens up on Thursday, and the Blue Jays have some heavy lifting to do.

Right-hander Shane Bieber made the surprising call to exercise his $16MM player option with the Blue Jays rather than take a $4MM buyout and head into free agency yesterday. It's a move that leaves the Toronto rotation in much better shape than previously anticipated headed into free agency, as Bieber will now join Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, and Jose Berrios in the club's 2026 rotation.