Bassitt to Toronto, per reports

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty ImagesChris Bassitt and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a three year, $63 million deal, per reports.

Bassitt, who turns 34 in February, was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox, and was sent to the Oakland A’s in 2014 for Jeff Samardzija in the same trade that sent Marcus Semien to Oakland. He didn’t become a regular in a major league rotation until 2019, but has been solid during that time. He was acquired by the New York Mets prior to the 2022 season for J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller, and put up a 3.2 bWAR/2.7 fWAR.

Bassitt received the qualifying offer, and I thought that might put a damper on his market, but that’s apparently not the case. The…