Doesn’t Anybody Want The Blue Jays Money?

Elliott Price | 30/12/2024
Doesn't Anybody Want The Blue Jays Money?

The Blue Jays have seemingly been in on every major free agent so far this off season. Players signed? Zero. And so here we were again, this time it was Corbin Burnes who ended up a Diamondback.

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So not only didn’t Burnes take the Jays cash, he took less to sign on with Arizona. It’s been a painful occurance that has been repeated over and over. Teoscar Hernandez was on their radar. He after all initially made his name in Toronto.

It’s becoming a never ending list. Former Yankee Gleyber Torres signed this week with Detroit. Toronto eventually found their second baseman in Andrés Giménez after a trade with Cleveland, but before that they were reportedly interested in Torres.

Of course the Jays were knee deep in hopes of landing the jewel of this year’s free agent class in Juan Soto. The former National, Padre and Yankee took the Mets money.

The Ohtani fiasco

A situation similar to last year when the Jays were after Shohei Ohtani. It was not as painful however with Soto as last year when Blue Jay fans were duped into thinking Ohtani had agreed to a contract and was flying in to Toronto:

There’s still hope of course. Anthony Santander is still out there, coming off a powerful forty-four homer season. Guess what? The Blue Jays are rumoured to be interested.

There are free agent relief pitchers that can help the Blue Jays bullpen which was awful last season. Former Jays closer Jordan Romano is not one of them as they non tendered the Markham Ontario native. The Phillies gladly brought him aboard.

You can’t lose Vlad

Doesn't Anybody Want The Blue Jays Money?
Sep 24, 2024; Toronto, On, CAN; Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images

The biggest fan worry now about a player not taking the Jays money is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The team’s last offer for the superstar was in the neighborhood of $340 million. Junior?

“Not even close to what we are looking for,”

And that was after he turned his nose up at $150 million after his 2021 season when he placed second in MVP voting and like this season won a silver slugger award. He also reportedly stated that he’ll cut off negotiations on opening day. The clock is ticking…

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Elliott

Elliott Price

Elliott spent more than 40 years in sports broadcasting. He hosted sports morning shows in both Montreal and Toronto. Elliott handled play by play duties in a multitude of sports. Most notably as the voice of the Montreal Expos. Also CFL football, NHL hockey, OHL and QMJHL junior hockey, boxing, soccer, swimming and more. He currently is senior baseball writer for 'The Sports Rush'

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