Here's why Seiya should make Toronto his next home

Whether there’s a spark, that’s for the coming weeks and months to decide, but Suzuki represents everything the Blue Jays are looking for in free agency -- a star-caliber outfielder with the potential to hit 30-plus home runs on top of excellent defense.

This feels like George Springer all over again, such an obvious fit between player, team and need. Prior to 2021, Springer represented the big splash alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and the young core, a new star to power a team on the rise. Suzuki’s fit is just as obvious, but the Blue Jays have already arrived … and fallen again. All of the flaws exposed in ’26 can so clearly be helped by Suzuki.

Can this work, then, or are we…