The Toronto Blue Jays are hopeful of building on a wildly successful 2025 season with an impactful offseason that extends their competitive window. The franchise was similarly optimistic about improving the roster a year ago following a bitterly disappointing ’24 campaign, but not all the moves they made worked out.
Anthony Santander
After the Blue Jays swung and missed on the likes of Juan Soto, Max Fried, and Pete Alonso, they pivoted to one of the more desirable bats remaining of that year’s free-agent class, Anthony Santander. The switch-hitting slugger was coming off a career-high 44 home run season with the Baltimore Orioles and seemed like a natural fit on a club that needed a power boost.