Overview
- Multiple reports say Toronto has stepped up efforts on Kyle Tucker, with recent conversations and some sources labeling the Blue Jays a likely landing spot.
- Ken Rosenthal and other insiders describe a Bichette reunion as increasingly unlikely following the four-year, $60 million signing of infielder Kazuma Okamoto.
- General manager Ross Atkins signaled the club will add only impact talent, noting further moves would cut into playing time for established major leaguers.
- MLB Trade Rumors details Toronto’s estimated $308 million luxury-tax payroll, with any large addition taxed at a 90% clip, making a Tucker-Bichette double signing improbable.
- Bichette remains on the market with interest reported from clubs such as the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Phillies and Cubs, while a short-term, opt-out structure is viewed as Toronto’s only plausible path to re-signing him.