The Toronto Blue Jays are on the edge of falling off a cliff this offseason. Toronto was heavily in on the free agency sweepstakes of Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Juan Soto, and a few other top stars. But the Blue Jays have left each of these sweepstakes empty-handed.
Now, they can tuck their tails, enter a rebuild, and struggle. Or they can go out and acquire talent among the players remaining in free agency and on the trade market.
R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports predicts Toronto to choose the latter. Anderson recently predicted the Blue Jays to sign Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander in free agency, stealing him from the hated American League East rival.
"Santander's market seems a little too quiet for a 30-year-old switch-hitter coming off a 44-homer season. Such is life anymore for non-elite corner bats," Anderson wrote. "I'm penciling in the Blue Jays here because they've been connected to several top free agents this winter, suggesting they're at least somewhat open to making further additions. Plus, Toronto could certainly use an upgrade in the corner outfield or at DH."
Santander would be a huge upgrade for Toronto, especially after the franchise missed out on Teoscar Hernández and Soto.
Santander smashed 44 home runs last season as he was one of the better power hitters in baseball. Jon Heyman of the New York Post projects the switch hitter to sign for $100 million, which is well within the Blue Jays' budget.
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