Daulton Varsho has given the jersey No. 25 to the Toronto Blue Jays' recent free agent signing, Anthony Santander, picking No. 5 as his replacement.
Keith Law of The Athletic says that the Jays overpaid for Santander after a string of failures in free agency.
The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent on Monday, agreeing to a $92.5 million, five-year contract with Anthony Santander. The agreement includes an opt out and a 2030 team option with escalators that could increase the value to $110 million over six seasons,
The Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement with free agent outfielder Anthony Santander, pending a physical, according to multiple reports.
MLB insider Jon Morosi indicated that the Toronto Blue Jays might not be done after signing Anthony Santander.
The addition of Santander, who hit 44 home runs with the Baltimore Orioles last season, follows the deep-pocketed Jays’ failed pursuits of Shohei Ohtani last offseason and of Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Roki Sasaki this winter.
Two things are instantly made abundantly clear when looking at this Blue Jays lineup. First, the Jays will miss Daulton Varsho, who is slated to begin the 2025 season on the IL after undergoing shoulder surgery. Second, this team needs to continue to add bats if they want to seriously compete.
TORONTO (AP) — General manager Ross Atkins said a Toronto Blue Jays jersey with Anthony Santander’s name on it was “floating around our office” throughout the offseason. The outfielder put it on Tuesday when he was introduced by the Blue Jays during a Zoom news conference, a day after finalizing a $92.5 million, five-year contract.
The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent, adding Anthony Santander to their powerful lineup.
Santander gives instant additional credibility to the Jays lineup, as he'll pair with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette to make one of the better lineup trios in the American
Former Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a five-year deal worth more than $92.5 million on Monday, per MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan that the deal,