Toronto Blue Jays Rumors: Club expected to be out on star free agents, per report

Several current free agents available are still rumored to be on the Toronto Blue Jays' radar. However, the Blue Jays have been relatively quiet during the offseason.

The team’s general manager Ross Atkins said that any additions at this point may involve getting rid of other players and it might not make sense for the Blue Jays to do that.

“At this point, additions that would be of significance would mean some level of subtraction,” Atkins said (via Jays Journal). “Now it makes more sense, operationally for us if we consider an addition, that should be subtracting.”

The Blue Jays were thought to have a good chance of signing Cody Bellinger, especially after missing out on Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. But till now no developments have been seen between the two parties.

The team already has three outfielders and with Atkins’ recent statements, it seems highly unlikely that there will be a Blue Jays-Bellinger deal.

If the free agents’ asking price goes down there might be a chance that Bellingers’ former team, the Chicago Cubs may sign him considering the players’ performance with the team.

It is important to note that despite several top tier players available in the market no team has been willing to sign them mainly due to their high prices.

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“It’s a bit of a black eye on baseball” - Blue Jays’ Justin Turner on current free agency situation

On Jan. 31, Toronto Blue Jays infielder and designated hitter Justin Turner signed a one-year contract worth $13 million with the team. The 39-year-old recently talked about the current situation of free agency where the remaining players are finding it hard to land in a team.

“It’s a bit of a black eye on baseball. You have all these guys that are Cy Young (winners), batting titles, rookie of the year guys, on the free agent market,” said Turner (via Toronto Sun). “And they are having a hard time finding a job. I don’t think it’s a good look.”

Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Matt Chapman, and Cody Bellinger continue to remain available in the free agency because their high prices are making it difficult for teams to fit them into their budgets.