Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter has named the Blue Jays a top landing spot for Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ. Both Cubs outfielders are headed to free agency.

The Suzuki link isn't new. The Athletic's Mitch Bannon reported in September that a league source expects Toronto to pursue him.

The numbers make sense. He hit 26 home runs this season with a .368 on-base percentage.

That homer total would have ranked second on the Blue Jays, behind only Kazuma Okamoto. He also drove in 86 runs.

Happ is the other piece of Reuter's idea. He could step into the DH role if George Springer leaves and give John Schneider extra outfield depth.

Does Toronto need both? Probably not.

Seiya Suzuki is the Cubs free agent Toronto actually needs

The current outfield is thin on certainty. Nathan Lukes, Brett Bateman and Addison Barger project as the starters, and Barger played only nine games in 2026.

Suzuki fixes more of that. He's a proven corner bat who would give a lineup that finished last in runs a genuine middle-of-the-order threat.

Make Suzuki the priority and treat Happ as a fallback. Spending on two Cubs at once would eat into budget Toronto still needs for starting pitching.

The timing matters, too. A possible lockout looms on Dec. 1, which pushes the big moves into the weeks after the World Series.

Once the Brewers and Rays finish that series, free agency opens and the clock starts.

Signing both is like buying two winter coats before you've fixed the furnace. You'll be warm outside and still freezing at home.

There are other right-handed options, too. Randy Arozarena and Eugenio Suárez have both been floated as fits.

Toronto has money coming off the books and a front office that likes to move early. If Ross Atkins lands Suzuki before Dec. 1, the Happ decision can wait.