After initial steps at Winter Meetings, Blue Jays hope to add more
DALLAS -- As long as there’s more to come, the Blue Jays took some fine first steps at the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas. Their big-splash addition of Andrés Giménez gives them another truly elite defender, while Nick Sandlin, who also came over from the Guardians, and a two-year agreement
Toronto nabs RHP Angel Bastardo in Rule 5 Draft
DALLAS – Arms were on the menu during Wednesday afternoon’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. A total of 15 players were taken in the Major League phase of this year’s Rule 5 and 11 of them were pitchers. It started when the White Sox took right-hander Shane Smith
Toronto swings trade for Giménez from Guards
DALLAS -- The Blue Jays have made their first big splash of the offseason, agreeing to a trade with the Guardians for Andrés Giménez, one of the best defensive infielders in baseball, the team announced on Tuesday. Still just 26, Giménez is only two seasons into a seven-year, $106.5 million
Draft Lottery: Blue Jays secure No. 8 pick in 2025 MLB Draft
DALLAS – In the 2009 and ‘10 MLB Drafts, the Washington Nationals had the No. 1 pick and turned those selections into a pair of franchise-changing players, Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. At Tuesday’s Draft Lottery during the 2024 Winter Meetings, Washington earned another shot at the very top of
How the Rule 5 Draft impacted the Blue Jays' Top 30 Prospects list
MLB Pipeline gives our organizational Top 30 prospect rankings complete refreshes twice per calendar year (once in spring, once in-season) and provides other live updates as graduations and other transactions necessitate them. In the latter category, two dates in particular are our busiest for Top 30 updates: the Trade Deadline
Blue Jays bringing back Yimi García on 2-year deal (source)
DALLAS -- The Blue Jays’ first step towards building a new bullpen has them turning back to an old friend, Yimi García. Garcia has agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal, pending a physical, a source told MLB.com on Tuesday, and he should immediately step back into a high-leverage role
Here's Pipeline's first full 2025 mock draft
The 2025 Draft may still be seven months away but it's also in the news. MLB Pipeline released its initial Draft Top 100 late last week and MLB staged the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening at the Winter Meetings.
Injuries & Roster Moves: Stefanic, Gowdy sign MiLB deals
This page will be updated throughout the offseason to track all of the Blue Jays' moves, along with the progress of any injured players.
Soto's record deal moves bar higher for talks with Vladdy
DALLAS -- Now on deck, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. After Shohei Ohtani brought the MLB Winter Meetings back to the level of prestige television a year ago and Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets opened these meetings in Dallas with a bang, Vladdy is next in line.
What's next for Blue Jays after not landing Soto?
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Today's Rule 5 Draft: Order, best picks, top available prospects
There is nothing else in baseball quite like the Rule 5 Draft, traditionally the final number of the annual Winter Meetings. Every year, Rule 5 sounds the closing bell on the Winter Meetings by providing big league opportunities for a few players who may not have gotten them so immediately
Bid to watch batting practice at Rogers Centre
DALLAS -- Willie Mays’ legacy was celebrated heavily in 2024, and in 2025, Major League Baseball will continue to honor his life by focusing on the very field where he started his baseball journey. Since 2012, MLB has held a charity auction at the Winter Meetings that raises funds for
NEW: Top 100 Draft prospects for '25
Major League Baseball’s Draft Lottery will take place at the Winter Meetings in Dallas on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ET. It’s time to get to know who the 16 teams eligible for the lottery are hoping to get a chance to select. MLB Pipeline’s new 2025 Top 100 Draft Prospects
Toronto's future hinges on this offseason -- and its biggest star
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20 prospects who could get taken in Wednesday's Rule 5 Draft
DALLAS -- The Rule 5 Draft has been the unofficial final act of the annual Winter Meetings. This year’s edition will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET to close things out, and as always, there will be players who will get the chance to make Opening Day rosters
Each team's most recent Rule 5 keeper
While a solid percentage of picks in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year.
One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
How will the Blue Jays fill Romano's shoes?
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One intriguing Rule 5 candidate for each team
Teams protected 59 prospects on 40-man rosters two weeks ago but left several others up for grabs in the annual Rule 5 Draft. That draft will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. ET at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. Any player who turned pro at age 18
Romano non-tendered by Toronto, becomes a free agent
TORONTO -- Jordan Romano, the Canadian closer with 105 career saves, has been non-tendered by the Blue Jays. The beloved right-hander out of Markham, Ontario, has been with the Blue Jays organization for a decade. It has been a winding road for Romano, who was once a starter and even
10 stars still due for their first MVP Award
Here’s an interesting quirk of this year’s MVP Awards: Both winners already had earned the honor in the past. That’s only the second time that’s happened since the Baseball Writers’ Association of America began voting in 1931; the other was in 1955, when Yogi Berra and Roy Campanella both won
Blue Jays take a risk at the Rule 5 deadline
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Bullpen makeover holds key to Blue Jays' offseason plans
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