https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/22/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/okamoto-signing-impact-pursuit-tucker-bichette/The Toronto Blue Jays have made another high-profile acquisition in an already busy offseason, this time addressing the lineup by signing Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year contract. It’s an exciting deal, but it’s not quite the position player signing Jays fans were expecting or hoping for when...2972Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/what-the-okamoto-signing-means-for-the-rest-of-the-blue-jays-offseason-r2971/Did the Jays just get their man? A potential big bat, locked in at a reduced rate. Reports say the Jays’ agreement with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto, a six-time NPB All-Star and three-time home run champion with the Yomiuri Giants, is valued at well under the four-year initially projected wor...2971Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:16:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/what-to-expect-from-kazuma-okamoto-as-he-begins-his-mlb-career-with-blue-jays-r2970/Kazuma Okamoto has chosen where he'll begin his MLB career. Will he enjoy early success there? The stats --- basic and fancy --- say that he should. Okamoto is heading to Canada after agreeing to a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday (per ESPN's Jeff Passan). The agreement...2970Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:09:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-al-east-is-shaping-up-to-be-even-more-competitive-in-2026-r2965/American League East teams have already delivered a busy and consequential winter so far. Baltimore has overhauled its lineup and bullpen, Boston has reconfigured its rotation and will have a new look infield, Tampa Bay has done what it normally does by cycling assets and uncovering value in the...2965Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:50:03 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-prove-it-year/In an offseason in which multiple high-profile additions to the Blue Jays pitching staff came early, and the markets of Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker loom large, the returning pieces of Toronto's core have taken a step back into relative obscurity. Since Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has already been hand...2964Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:57:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/new-years-resolutions/For the first time in quite a while, it feels hard to say goodbye to the old year to welcome in the new, at least from a Blue Jays perspective. The 2025 Blue Jays gave us so many reasons to love them, and who knows if 2026 will be the same? That being said, every new year brings new possibi...2968Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-war-projection-is-angst-warranted/With the signings of Dylan Cease, Tyler Rogers, and Cody Ponce (and with Shane Bieber exercising his player option), the Blue Jays have taken major steps to solidify their pitching staff in preparation for another World Series run in 2026.  Attention has now shifted to the other side of the plat...2959Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:17:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jays-centre-year-in-review-the-top-five-blue-jays-stories-of-2025-r2966/2025 will go down as one of the most historic seasons in Toronto Blue Jays franchise history, from having the best record in the Grapefruit League, to signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.to the largest contract in franchise history, to making it all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. It was a seaso...2966Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-projecting-contract-extension/Starting in 2022, Daulton Varsho began to establish himself as an elite defensive outfielder. Of his 3,836 innings in the outfield, Varsho has played center (2,063), left (1,222) and right (551). Among the 51 center fielders with a minimum of 1,000 innings under their center field belts in that...2963Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:48:58 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/every-active-blue-jays-trade-string-r2960/My DiamondCentric colleague Greggory Masterson has written some excellent articles about trade trees over at Twins Daily. Most recently, he drew a line linking Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota’s first-round pick in 1997, to a couple of current Twins, Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson. Ins...2960Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:54:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-first-look-at-team-canadas-world-baseball-classic-roster-r2961/This may be the biggest and most star-studded World Baseball Classic yet. The 2023 tournament was a massive success, punctuated by Shohei Ohtani striking out his at-the-time teammate Mike Trout to clinch Japan's third WBC championship in six tournaments. Fast forward to 2026, and the event...2961Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:31:05 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bridge-year-to-big-dreams-how-2026-will-shape-the-blue-jays-future-r2958/As the calendar turns to 2026, the Jays are about to embark on a season they hope will play out similarly to last season… but with a different outcome. This offseason has been a busy one for Toronto’s front office as they try to maintain some consistency in the roster while strengthening areas t...2958Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000