Last offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays were the butt of many baseball fans' jokes after they swung-and-missed on a number of premier free agents, including Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki. Anthony Santander was their biggest signing in years, and he had a disastrous maiden campaign in Toronto. It appeared the Blue Jays were having trouble convincing players to come to Canada to play for a would-be contender.
Then, they re-signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and came within an inning of winning the 2025 World Series. All of a sudden, Toronto is a more attractive baseball destination than ever, and fans should expect the team to be in the mix for a number of big-fish free agents yet again this winter.