#toronto-blue-jays

#toronto-blue-jays

Late on Saturday evening, Jeff Passan reported that the Chicago Cubs have signed Alex Bregman to a five-year deal worth $175 million, featuring no opt-outs and a no-trade clause. Bregman is the first of the four big bats to come off the board, as we still wait for Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, and Cody Bellinger to sign. The good news with this signing is that Bregman has departed to Toronto Blue Jays ' American League East rivals, the Boston Red Sox.

If the 2026 season started today, the Toronto Blue Jays would be well-positioned to compete for a World Series title - but adding another reliever would certainly help. The 2025 squad came within two outs of winning it all before Jeff Hoffman blew the save in the ninth inning of Game 7. Most of the biggest bumps on the road to that point were also bullpen-related, usually in the form of a costly home run in a big spot.

With the Toronto Blue Jays being one of the more active teams this offseason, they have been able to make various moves to bolster their roster ahead of the 2026 MLB season. So far, the Blue Jays have added notable players in Kazuma Okamoto, Cody Ponce, Tyler Rogers, and of course rotation stalwart Dylan Cease and many believe that they are not done just yet.

The past three months have seen the front office make sizeable additions to the roster in Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, Tyler Rogers, and, most recently, Kazuma Okamoto. While names such as Bo Bichette, Seranthony Dominguez, Yariel Rodriguez, Nick Sandlin, Justin Bruihl, and recently DFA'd Paxton Schultz are no longer with the organization or off the 40-man, it makes you wonder what's next for the team.

The Blue Jays could not have gotten off to a better start against the Yankees on July 2. Toronto racked up five runs before recording an out, thanks to an RBI double from Alejandro Kirk and a three-run home run from Addison Barger. Later in the first inning, Davis Schneider hit a two-run home run, the first of two homers for Schneider in the game.

We can't ignore what the Blue Jays have done this winter, making splashes with starting pitchers Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce and high-leverage reliever Tyler Rogers. We're still waiting to see if they can reunite with free agent Bo Bichette, sign Alex Bregman, or really go big by signing Kyle Tucker. Blue Jays will have to watch their back with Orioles preparing to make waves in AL East in 2026

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic condensing the season, fans didn't get to see much of Shaw in a Jays uniform. He would be the Jays' Opening Day third baseman that season. Across his lone campaign with Toronto, which was spent entirely south of the border due to the pandemic, Shaw crafted a .239/.306/.411 slash line with six home runs, 17 RBIs, and 10 doubles to the tune of a .717 OPS.

Jimenez initially signed with the Blue Jays in 2017 out of Panama, slowly working his way up the organizational ladder. He has been featured among the Blue Jays' top prospect lists in each of his professional seasons, topping out as the 5th-ranked prospect (per MLB Pipeline) in 2022. Known more for his shortstop defence than his offensive game, the right-handed hitter reached the big leagues in 2024, slashing .229/.329/.358 in a 63-game sample.