MLB Rumors: George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a contract, pending a physical, per multiple reports. Other reports are calling the Jays the frontrunner for Springer, with a deal not yet done, but either way, indications are that Springer to Toronto is close to happening.
Springer, 31, was a first round pick of the Houston Astros out of the University of Connecticut in 2011, but didn’t make it to the major leagues until the middle of 2014, as the tanking Astros went to pains to ensure that he would be under team control for as long as possible.