2025 Blue Jays Offseason Thread

[Randle McMurphy]

Idiotic me actually believed we were about to land a big name free agent. LMAO

Darvish
Soto
Ohtani
Sasaki

...now Tucker?

They just gave the best pitcher on the market 200M like a week ago

[Cyrus]

Worst part about this Alonso news is that.... Mets are gonna get desperate now and overpay for Tucker.

Say good-bye to Tucker to Jays.

Welcome back Bo.

Why wouldn't they have just gotten desperate and "overpaid" for Alonso if they were going to do that?

They didn't want to go more than 3 years for Alonso but will back up the truck for Tucker? Doesn't make too much sense.

Different ages and positions, Pete is 31 year old, so giving him 4+ years might not be something you want to do.

Kyle tucker is 28 years old, though turns 29 in jan, still a few years younger, would be more comfortable giving hima longer term pact.

[Cyrus]

Blue Jays: RHP Spencer Miles (Giants) - Here is our Closer we've been looking for.

Just drafted him in rule 5. One of the reasons they opened a spot on the 40 man.

[PushDaRock]

Idiotic me actually believed we were about to land a big name free agent. LMAO

Darvish
Soto
Ohtani
Sasaki

...now Tucker?

lol we literally signed the biggest deal so far this offseason

[PushDaRock]

Worst part about this Alonso news is that.... Mets are gonna get desperate now and overpay for Tucker.

Say good-bye to Tucker to Jays.

Welcome back Bo.

Why wouldn't they have just gotten desperate and "overpaid" for Alonso if they were going to do that?

They didn't want to go more than 3 years for Alonso but will back up the truck for Tucker? Doesn't make too much sense.

Different ages and positions, Pete is 31 year old, so giving him 4+ years might not be something you want to do.

Kyle tucker is 28 years old, though turns 29 in jan, still a few years younger, would be more comfortable giving hima longer term pact.

I'm just saying how does them being more disciplined on Alonso equate to them going insane over Tucker?

[Jerry Lucas]

Jays picked this guy in the Rule 5 Draft today.

Read on Twitter

[LoveMyRaps]

Why wouldn't they have just gotten desperate and "overpaid" for Alonso if they were going to do that?

They didn't want to go more than 3 years for Alonso but will back up the truck for Tucker? Doesn't make too much sense.

Different ages and positions, Pete is 31 year old, so giving him 4+ years might not be something you want to do.

Kyle tucker is 28 years old, though turns 29 in jan, still a few years younger, would be more comfortable giving hima longer term pact.

I'm just saying how does them being more disciplined on Alonso equate to them going insane over Tucker?

They've lost Diaz and now Pete, something they likely didn't anticipate.

So much heat on the front office right now to get something done and right their wrongs. A lot of pushback from fans and ownership will likely result in them overpaying for Tucker.

[LoveMyRaps]

I wonder if Mets get desperate and go after Tucker in which they have an openning after trading Nimmo.

My biggest concern.

And if they get Belli instead, Yanks will go all-in on Tucker.

[Parataxis]

Blue Jays: RHP Spencer Miles (Giants) - Here is our Closer we've been looking for.

Just drafted him in rule 5. One of the reasons they opened a spot on the 40 man.

With a rule 5 draftee, we need to keep him on the active roster, not just the 40-man, right?

[LoveMyRaps]

Blue Jays: RHP Spencer Miles (Giants) - Here is our Closer we've been looking for.

Just drafted him in rule 5. One of the reasons they opened a spot on the 40 man.

nice troll

[LoveMyRaps]

Jays need to make a strong push for Kwan.

[polo007]

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[Duffman100]

Wow interesting rule 5 selection...

[Raptors Realtor]

Glad nobody picked Pinango in the rule 5.

[Parataxis]

Looks like nobody grabbed anybody from our system in the Minor League portion of Rule 5 either, although we did pick up Hedbert Perez (from MIL) and RHP Travis Kuhn (from DET).

Currently waffling between being glad that we kept all of our prospects, and being disappointed that nobody felt our farm was good enough to pick from.

[polo007]

Here is every pick from the 2025 Rule 5 Draft - MLB.com

ORLANDO -- Major League clubs gathered on the last full day of the Winter Meetings to take part in the Rule 5 Draft. The annual event gives clubs an opportunity to add low-risk, high-ceiling talent to their organizations, providing players with the chance to reach the big leagues and remain on a Major League roster for the entire upcoming season.

Below are this year's Rule 5 Draft results, in the reverse order of last season's standings, unlike the amateur Draft (Rule 4), the order of which is now determined in part by a lottery. A team must have room on its 40-man roster to make a pick. Clubs pay $100,000 to select a player in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, but if that player doesn't stay on the active Major League roster for the full season, he must be offered back to his former team for $50,000.

Players who turned pro at age 18 or younger in 2021 or at age 19 or older in 2022 are eligible for selection in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft if he isn't on a 40-man roster.

There is also a Minor League phase of the Rule 5 Draft, with the costs rising from $12,000 to $24,000 for a Triple-A pick (anyone not protected on a big league or Triple-A roster is eligible). The Double-A phase has been eliminated. Players selected in this portion of the Rule 5 Draft aren't subject to any roster restrictions with their new organizations.

[JN]

With Spencer Miles in, that might mean Angel Bastardo is likely to leave our 40 man roster. I can't see us carrying two "Rule 5" players in our pen during 2026. Bastardo was our rule 5 pick last year, but was injured all year. Since he was injured all of last year, he needs to spend the first 90 days on the Jays roster this year or we have to return him to the other team.

From an article regarding today's pick and the 2025 picks
"The one other pick from last year’s draft which is still live is Angel Bastardo, who the Blue Jays took from the Red Sox. He was recovering from Tommy John surgery and spent the entire 2025 season on the injured list. He is still on Toronto’s 40-man but they don’t yet have his full rights, as a player needs at least 90 active days to remove the Rule 5 restrictions. If the Jays are willing to roster him for about three months during the 2026 season, they could then gain his full rights and option him to the minors. All other picks were eventually returned to their original organization and/or became free agents."
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[PushDaRock]

Different ages and positions, Pete is 31 year old, so giving him 4+ years might not be something you want to do.

Kyle tucker is 28 years old, though turns 29 in jan, still a few years younger, would be more comfortable giving hima longer term pact.

I'm just saying how does them being more disciplined on Alonso equate to them going insane over Tucker?

They've lost Diaz and now Pete, something they likely didn't anticipate.

So much heat on the front office right now to get something done and right their wrongs. A lot of pushback from fans and ownership will likely result in them overpaying for Tucker.

That's a reach

[JN]

Top Players Left

Tucker
Bregman
Bichette
Bellinger

"significant" players for those 4

Toronto
Boston
New York
New York
Los Angeles

I doubt any team gets 2 of the 4, so at least one of these above teams is going to completely miss. And that is based on those 4 guys picking one of the 5 teams.

Don't want to start thinking about the secondary guys just yet (Morikami, Okamoto, Torres, Polanco, Suarez, Bader)

[Parataxis]

Wow interesting rule 5 selection...

If he was still in A ball, I wonder why we didn't grab him in the minor league portion of rule 5. Unless, I suppose we thought that some other team was going to jump on him before we got a chance?