Bleacher Report has named the Blue Jays the top landing spot for Jazz Chisholm Jr. That plan would bump Ernie Clement off second base.

Zachary D. Rymer knows how that sounds. Clement was the AL's leading vote-getter for the All-Star Game, and Rymer's answer on bumping him was blunt: "Well, yeah. Or at least, they should."

Chisholm's season ended Wednesday night. He went 0-for-2 with a stolen base as the Rays finished off a three-game ALDS sweep of the Yankees in the Bronx.

The 2026 numbers aren't pretty. He hit .231 with 19 homers and a 97 OPS+, his worst mark since 2021.

There was off-field noise, too. He drew criticism for sucking on lollipops on the field and was benched for Game 1 of the wild-card series, per Sportsnet's Nick Ashbourne.

The upside is still loud. He'll be 29 next season and has produced a 30-homer campaign and two 40-steal seasons over the last three years.

Ernie Clement's hold on second base faces another test

Speed and pop would change how this lineup moves. Toronto worked station-to-station in 2026, leaning on strings of singles and doing little on the bases.

Clement's case keeps getting harder to make. His wRC+ fell to 80 this season, and Ross Atkins already declined to commit to him as the 2027 starter.

The versatility softens the blow. Clement can handle third, short or even the outfield, so a Chisholm signing wouldn't cost Toronto his glove.

But the money is the problem. He figures to chase a big contract, and paying top dollar for a hitter coming off a 1.7 bWAR season is a risky bet.

Toronto should pass. Zach Neto offers similar power and speed with three years of control and no lollipop sideshow, for prospects instead of a long free-agent bill.

Signing a star off a down year is like buying tickets after a band's worst tour. The hits might still be there, but you're paying for the memory.

Could the Jays talk themselves into it anyway? Probably, because a last-place team with a payroll this size is starving for anything resembling dynamism.

Rymer is right about one thing. Second base needs an upgrade, and whoever Atkins picks will decide whether Clement's All-Star summer was the start of something or the peak.