Ezequiel Tovar has been floated as a buy-low trade target for the Blue Jays. The Rockies shortstop would come cheap, but Toronto should think twice.

The 2026 numbers were brutal. He posted a .617 OPS over a full season, with half his games at Coors Field.

The year before wasn't much better. That's two straight seasons of decline for a player who once looked like a cornerstone.

The 2024 version is why he's still on radars. He led the National League with 45 doubles and hit 26 homers with a .763 OPS.

The glove was elite that year, too. He posted 15 Outs Above Average at shortstop, good for the 98th percentile.

The pitch is simple. A change of scenery might unlock that player again, and he could be had for a low-level prospect.

Toronto already has a glove-first infielder with on-base problems

That's where the fit falls apart. Andrés Giménez owns shortstop through at least 2029, and his bat is its own concern, with a .293 OBP over the last three seasons.

Tovar would likely have to move to second base. That's the spot where Toronto needs power, and he isn't bringing much of it right now.

The swing-and-miss is the biggest worry. His strikeout tendencies make a quick rebound hard to project.

Is a flyer worth it anyway? Only if it costs almost nothing.

The Jays have bigger fish to fry. A lineup that finished last in the majors in homers and 29th in walks can't afford another light bat in the middle infield, no matter how good the 2024 glove looked.

Trading for him is like buying a fixer-upper because the photos from three years ago looked great. The listing hasn't been updated, and neither has the plumbing.

Warren Schaeffer's Rockies might be eager to move him. That doesn't mean Toronto should be the team saying yes.

If Ross Atkins gets him for a lottery ticket, fine. But second base needs real thump, not another reclamation project.