The Toronto Blue Jays are getting some heavy buzz out of the general manager meetings.
Toronto went from worst to first in 2025 and pushed the Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of elimination in the World Series, although it came up just short. Now, the expectation seems to be that the Blue Jays are going to try to do something big this offseason.
The New York Post’s Jon Heyman threw some fuel onto the fire of the rumors around the Blue Jays on Wednesday while hosting a livestream for Bleacher Report and while addressing the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes, said that he believes the Dodgers and Blue Jays are the top two teams for the superstar slugger.
“Kyle Tucker, he is clearly the No. 1 guy,” Heyman said. “Will he double everyone else? Maybe. Can he get $400 million? Maybe. I don’t think I’m hearing any $500 million talk, but I have heard some $400 million talk and that would be quite something. … I wrote down the names of six teams that I think are possibilities, or decent possibilities for Tucker. There are probably many more. I’m sure there will be a dozen or so teams that show some interest. I didn’t write down the Cubs. I just don’t believe he’s going back to Chicago. Of course, you never say never in free agency. I don’t see how that happens. …
“The teams I have written down, the two World Series teams, the Jays and the Dodgers. I also have the Phillies and the Red Sox with maybe less of a chance, but I do see the World Series teams as teams that will spend big. The Dodgers have money coming off the books. Jays are going to be active and aggressive. Those are my two top teams potentially for Tucker.”
If the Blue Jays can somehow find a way to bring Tucker to town, there’s an argument that they would be immediately better on paper than they were in the World Series, no matter what happens with the rotation.
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