Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)

[Terminator]

Springer and Barger are getting close to returning. Will be interesting to see what they do with the roster when they are back.

• Sosa is out of options
• Straw is out of options
• Eloy is out of options
• Lukes has an option
• Schneider has an option

Seems like Eloy is an easy choice unless he starts hitting for power ASAP. The second move is pretty tough though.

 

 

[Orgfiller]

17 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Springer and Barger are getting close to returning. Will be interesting to see what they do with the roster when they are back.

• Sosa is out of options
• Straw is out of options
• Eloy is out of options
• Lukes has an option
• Schneider has an option

Seems like Eloy is an easy choice unless he starts hitting for power ASAP. The second move is pretty tough though.

 

 

How close is "close"? I don't think either have started minor league assignments just yet, and these things tend to resolve themselves.

As it stands, Eloy is for sure being DFA'd since he's been a slap hitter, and to be honest I could see the same for Sosa even though he's under team control and they traded something for him. He doesn't cost anything and hasn't been good.

Lukes is starting to show signs of life and the Jays love platooning him with Straw/Schneider.

[Terminator]

14 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

How close is "close"? I don't think either have started minor league assignments just yet, and these things tend to resolve themselves.

As it stands, Eloy is for sure being DFA'd since he's been a slap hitter, and to be honest I could see the same for Sosa even though he's under team control and they traded something for him. He doesn't cost anything and hasn't been good.

Lukes is starting to show signs of life and the Jays love platooning him with Straw/Schneider.

Both are now running so hopefully they are back in the next week or two?

Good point on Sosa. The PTBNL/cash considerations part of that trade may factor in his performance and how long he's on the team anyway. Dump him and we are out a 13th rounder that hasn't even debuted yet.

So it's probably Sosa and Eloy if no one else gets hurt. I wouldn't be surprised if we see some phantom injuries too, aka the Dodgers special.

[Laika]

Yeah it's 100% Sosa and Eloy gone

They didn't trade this "Jordan Rich" guy (if he even exists) for Lenyn Sosa under the assumption that they would actually control Sosa for a long time. It was just the price of a stop-gap. Very possible Sosa stinks it up for two weeks and is then gone. But he also makes $800k and has control + some pop and hitability, so even if Toronto DFAs him they can probably trade him for "Justin Rich" or whatever. Some other causasian NPC who won't get above the FCL. 

Schneider, Lukes, and Straw just do too many things right as "glue guys" to even think about optioning them 

[The_DH]

3 hours ago, Orgfiller said:

How close is "close"? I don't think either have started minor league assignments just yet, and these things tend to resolve themselves.

As it stands, Eloy is for sure being DFA'd since he's been a slap hitter, and to be honest I could see the same for Sosa even though he's under team control and they traded something for him. He doesn't cost anything and hasn't been good.

Lukes is starting to show signs of life and the Jays love platooning him with Straw/Schneider.

The minor league games may be 2-4 games only.   And for Eloy, he wasn't hitting for power in AAA either.