The Toronto Blue Jays finally made a splash with the Anthony Santander signing, but Ross Atkins cannot forget the offseason's ultimate goal.
The Toronto Blue Jays finally signed a star free agent, reportedly coming to terms on a deal with Anthony Santander.
Anthony Santander and the Blue Jays sounded like baseball soulmates Tuesday afternoon as he slid on that crisp white jersey for the first time. It’s the love story this organization needs after a year stacked with heartbreaks.
Even as conversations between the Blue Jays and Anthony Santander began in November, it took them until Monday to finalize a complicated five-year contract.
Vlad Guerrero Jr. had just led all of baseball with a 48-homer season. Alek Manoah was on the rise. Fan favourite Teoscar Hernandez was hitting bombs (the Jays had four players with 29 homers or more) and a young Bo Bichette was mirroring the development of his Jays sidekick, Guerrero.
That said, the Jays have improved their defence by adding Gold Glove second baseman Andres Giminez in a trade with Cleveland and found a potential closer to replace Jordan Romano by signing free agent Jeff Hoffman.
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General manager Ross Atkins said a Blue Jays jersey with Anthony Santander’s name on it was “floating around our office” throughout the off-season.