The Blue Jays came up painfully short yet again in the chase for a big free agent, and there are many options on the table as to what happens next.
The Toronto Blue Jays officially missed out on their biggest offseason target on Sunday night, as Juan Soto signed a massive 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets.
For the Blue Jays, it's the second consecutive year that they've come up painfully short in the chase for a big free agent. They reportedly just missed out on Shohei Ohtani last offseason before he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Blue Jays evidently have money to spend, and there are ample big names still available on the free agent market.
The Blue Jays are in a unique position that requires some tough conversations. On the negative side, they have an aging roster with questions about the future. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette are both in the final years of their contracts and could leave at season's end. If the Jays feel like tearing it down and jumpstarting a lagging farm system, then they could move Bichette or Guerrero Jr. and send away pitchers Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt.
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