Overview
- Toronto tops the offseason outlay at about $277 million guaranteed, led by Dylan Cease ($210M), Cody Ponce ($30M) and Tyler Rogers ($37M).
- Insider reporting links the club to Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman, with expectations from some analysts that Toronto lands at least one of them.
- CEO Mark Shapiro cautioned there is "no such thing as close" in free agency and said the front office is still working to improve the roster.
- Market chatter cuts both ways: ex-manager Mike Shildt called the Giants a logical landing spot for Bichette, and Arizona host Dan Bickley predicted Bregman to the Diamondbacks, neither of which is confirmed.
- Toronto is weighing contingencies, from internal infield prospects such as Manuel Beltre—showing progress in Australian winter ball—to external options discussed by reporters like Yoan Moncada and Kazuma Okamoto.