Dec 23. 2022 was the day Daulton Varsho joined the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a deal that had just as many fans as it did detractors when it was originally announced as the Blue Jays were coming off a playoff appearance that ended in utter disappointment, a Wild Card series sweep at home at the hands of the Seattle Mariners.
The Blue Jays had already dealt fan favorite Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners for relief pitcher Erik Swanson and then shipped off another fan favorite, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and top prospect Gabriel Moreno, to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Varsho.