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#toronto-blue-jays

That means the Jays won't select until pick #39, coming after the Prospect Promotion Incentive picks (#26 through #28) and Competitive Balance Round A (#29 through #37). Toronto will also not pick in Round 2 as compensation for signing Dylan Cease, who declined the Padres' Qualifying Offer this winter. This means that Pick #39 will be pretty important for the Jays, as they currently hold just 19 picks in the upcoming draft and could lose another if they sign Kyle Tucker this offseason.

It's safe to say that the Jays exceeded expectations last year, finishing in a tie for the division lead, which they won due to holding the tiebreaker over the Yankees. The club utilized their strengths in the lineup under new hitting coach David Popkins to keep passing the baton down the order, whittling down opposing starters and bullpen options while the pitching staff was striking out opposing bats regularly.

Donovan won't fill the power void, but an Anthony Santander bounce-back could be the answer to increasing power production. Over Donovan's four-year career, he's hit 40 home runs and knocked in 202 runs. Donovan has averaged a .772 OPS, a 0.67 walk-to-strikeout ratio, and his lowest wRC+ is 115. The 28-year-old has been great at getting on base and has been relatively healthy, playing in at least 115 games in three of his four big league seasons.

Major League Baseball revealed its 2025 post-season bonus pool for players on Thursday, with the back-to-back World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers earning 36 per cent ($46.15 million) of the total $128.2 million pool, per Sportico's report. The Toronto Blue Jays, who were dealt a heartbreaking loss in Game 7 of the World Series at Rogers Centre last month, received 24 per cent ($30.76 million) of the post-season bonus pool.

The Toronto Blue Jays resoundingly took care of business in the 2025 ALDS against the New York Yankees. They took the first two games at home before finishing off the series in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays outscored the Yankees 34-19 over the four games and just looked like a more well polished team, despite them both finishing the season with 94-68 records.

Atkins got the offseason started with a bang, signing starting pitcher Dylan Cease to a seven-year $210 million deal. This came off the news that Shane Bieber had chosen to take the option in his contract and stick around with Toronto in 2026 for $16 million. With the rotation already boosted, Atkins then signed Cody Ponce, the MVP from the Korean Baseball Organization for a three-year $30 million deal.

A couple of Toronto Blue Jays have taken to social media in an attempt to try and recruit a superstar to come north. First, Myles Straw sent Tucker a funny message about baby sitting his child, after Tucker and his wife announced they were expecting. Now, it's Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s turn to get the rumor mill rolling again after he posted on Tucker's feed a few days ago. The post, an emoji and not an actual message, was more than enough to cause some excitement.

A trade and a signing all came together for the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday evening. Both moves give the Blue Jays some bullpen upgrades, which was a focus for them at the on-set of the 2025 offseason. While neither guy is considered a "closer" by trade, the Blue Jays have acquired two hurlers who are going to keep opposing batters off balance.