MLB Rumors: 3 Blue Jays Free Agent Targets This Winter

November 04, 2025 , , ,
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Ranger Suarez pitches during 2025 game.

The Toronto Blue Jays free agent targets board is pretty simple this winter. 

They need arms. 

With turnover coming in the rotation, Toronto has to shop near the top of the market and land impact innings, not just depth.

Framber Valdez

If you’re drawing up a perfect match, Valdez checks a lot of boxes. 

He gives you volume, he kills lift with that heavy sinker, and he pairs perfectly with a defense that turned everything into outs last year. A lefty to break up the right-handed look would also balance the staff. 

Price tag will be real, sure, but you’re buying reliability and a style that should age well at Rogers Centre. If Toronto wants a tone-setting Game 1 or Game 2 starter, this is the type.

Ranger Suarez

You know how some pitchers just settle games down. 

Suarez has been that guy for years, and his playoff track record speaks for itself. He won’t light up the radar, but he lives on soft contact and sequencing. Slot him behind Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage and you suddenly have a rotation that feels calm in October. 

The contract might surprise people after his 2025, yet the value is in how many different ways he can win you six strong.

Dylan Cease

Cease is the swing-for-upside play. 

Even with a bumpy 2025, the stuff is still electric and the strikeouts never left. Get him with the right plan and he can carry a series for you. He also has shown he can be comfortable at Rogers Centre. 

If the market chases Valdez and Suarez first, Toronto could pounce and bet on a rebound while keeping years and dollars a touch lower than the very top shelf.

At the end of the day, landing two of these profiles would change the whole picture. One headline arm plus a second solid starter puts the Jays right back where they want to be next fall.

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