lol c'mon man get real
Yesavage and Barger combined project the same fWAR value as Marte and Barger is 6 years younger, while Yesavage is 8 years younger. Plus they are both pre-arb
As of right now fangraphs has the Jays 3rd overall in projected fWAR.
I really hope they land one of Bo/Tucker/Bregman, but if they don't they're still a very good team on paper.
All this waiting around and it will probably go like this:
Bregman back to the Red Sox
Tucker back to the Cubs
Bellinger back to the Yankees
Bo back to the Jays
Imai going to the Jays, Dodgers or Yankees didn't make much sense when you look at their starting pitching depth. At the start of the off season the Jays made sense, but then they quickly locked down Bieber, Cease and Ponce.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber experienced forearm fatigue towards the end of the 2025 MLB season, a factor which may have influenced his decision to exercise his player option for 2026. The team is managing his recovery carefully, with general manager Ross Atkins indicating that an Opening Day return for the 2026 season is a "very realistic outcome".
Berrios may yet be useful. Nice guy to have around as long as the money doesn't prevent adding to other areas.
Right now he looks like the 6th starter. I doubt he sees much time coming out of the pen unless they bring in yet another starter and slot him down to 7th on the depth chart, which seems highly unlikely.
And even Semien was legit good enough defensively to be a short stop.
Altuve's contract history is crazy. Some huge seasons but he didn't sign his big 5/125 extension until he was 34/35. The Astros got huge value out of him all those years.
Seems like Berrios and Bieber both may have questionable health going into the season maybe?
Might be a good idea to have a guy like Scherzer on stand by. A "break glass in case of emergency" type of guy.