As it stands, 10 players have signed a contract so far, one of which (Nick Robertson) accepted his qualifying offer from the Cincinnati Reds. There are a whole lot more free agents, including 34 former Blue Jays.
We won’t look at every single former Blue Jays’ season, but we’ll highlight the relievers to keep an eye on this postseason. Let’s go position by position.
Relievers
As you can imagine, there are a ton of former Blue Jay relievers as the position is so volatile. There are 15 former Blue Jays relievers available in free agency, with several of them pitching for the 2024 Blue Jays.
Yimi García was traded to the Seattle Mariners before the trade deadline and is available to be signed. Last season, he had a 3.46 ERA and a 3.73 FIP in 39 innings pitched, but only pitched nine innings with the Mariners. Joining him from the 2024 team in free agency are Trevor Richards, Génesis Cabrera, and Ryan Yarbrough, the latter being Toronto’s only free agent.
OFFICIAL: We’ve acquired OF Jonatan Clase and C Jacob Sharp from the Mariners in exchange for RHP Yimi García.
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Jeff Hoffman is arguably the best reliever available. He was involved in the 2015 trade that brought Troy Tulowitzki to the Jays and finally broke out in his 30s. Last season with the Philadelphia Phillies, the 31-year-old had a 2.17 ERA and a 2.52 FIP in 66.1 innings pitched with a 33.6 K% and a 6 BB%.
Kirby Yates, Ryan Borucki, Jesse Chavez, Carl Edwards Jr., Jacob Barnes, Miguel Castro (also involved in the Tulowitzski deal), Kendall Graveman, Jay Jackson, Adam Cimber, and Dominic Leon are the other former Blue Jay relievers on the market.
Starting pitchers
There are five former Blue Jays starting pitchers available. Of course, Yusei Kikuchi is the most noteworthy, as the left-handed pitcher had a 4.05 ERA and a 3.46 FIP in 175.2 innings pitched with the Jays and Houston Astros.
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