The Toronto Blue Jays are on the hunt for both Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette, but a surprising new team has entered the chat.

Toronto has already inked Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, and reliever Taylor Rogers to deals in free agency. The Blue Jays look like a team ready to make another run, but they need to add a bat. Whether that means retaining shortstop Bo Bichette or swinging for the fences with someone like Kyle Tucker, one more bat seemingly is all they need.

Ponce led the league in wins, won the pitching triple crown, and claimed the Choi Dong-won Award, the KBO’s equivalent of the Cy Young for starting pitchers. This is his second consecutive season with an ERA under 2.25, as he appears to just be getting better and better.

After a short and unsuccessful stint in the major leagues, Cody Ponce was pitching in Asia and still trying to find a mental approach that worked for him on the mound.

Earlier this month, the Toronto Blue Jays’ front office said that the veteran was “not happy” about his situation with the team.

If one team has shown they mean business this offseason, it is the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays have easily made the most significant moves to improve their

As great a player and locker room presence as Alex Bregman is, Bichette is a better hitter and is four years younger. Both players will most likely require long-term deals. In that case, why not pursue the younger option who is more likely to be an effective player throughout the length of the contract?

Almost two months removed from the Toronto Blue Jays reaching their first World Series in 30 years, longtime president and CEO Mark Shapiro reached a contract extension with team ownership. The five-year extension, announced Friday by Rogers Communications, was an anticipated formality following the Jays’ resurgent season and playoff run.

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