The non-tender deadline has come and gone, and the free agent class of the 2025/2026 offseason just got a bit deeper. Some established names, such as Jonah Heim (Texas Rangers), Adolis Garcia (Rangers), and Mark Leiter Jr. (Yankees), are now free agents and can sign with any Major League team. The Blue Jays tendered contracts to all eligible players, mostly because they did their heavy lifting earlier this winter.
2025 was a strange year for Nathaniel Lowe. He was coming off 4 straight years averaging 2.8 bWAR per season with a .274/.359./.432 batting line. He was joining a new team - the Washington Nationals - who many believed to be something of a sleeper in the National League with young stars James Wood and CJ Abrams. Lowe was positioned to be a key veteran presence with playoff and World Series experience.