The Blue Jays had a chance to grab Eugenio Suárez off waivers this season and passed. With the offseason underway, they should give him a one-year deal.

Cincinnati waived the slugger late in the season. All 30 teams, Toronto included, let him clear before he returned to the Reds.

The reason was simple. George Springer was entrenched at DH, and there was no obvious roster spot.

That's changed. Springer is likely moving on, and the Jays need power more than anything else.

Suárez hit 26 homers in 125 games this season. In September, he became the 10th active player to reach 350 career home runs.

The clip shows him connecting on that milestone swing on Sept. 23.

Paul Goldschmidt and Chris Bassitt round out the veteran list

The batting average is the catch. He hit just .212, and the 35-year-old has a mutual option with the Reds for 2027 that would have to be declined first.

Would Toronto even care? This lineup ranked ninth in batting average and 30th in homers, so it doesn't need more singles.

He's topped 30 homers in four of the previous five seasons. That's the kind of power consistency the Jays haven't had from anyone outside Kazuma Okamoto.

Sign him. A one-year deal for a proven 30-homer bat is the cheapest power on the market, and a low average shouldn't scare Ross Atkins off.

Fitting him in won't be simple. Anthony Santander and Addison Barger are both coming off arm-related injuries, so the DH spot could get crowded.

Paul Goldschmidt is the other veteran bat worth a look. The former MVP hit 18 homers in 105 games for the Yankees and could handle first base or DH.

On the pitching side, Chris Bassitt went 37-31 across three seasons in Toronto from 2023 to 2025.

He was even better in October, posting a 1.04 ERA in seven appearances during the 2025 run.

Signing a veteran for one last ride is like buying a used guitar from a session player. It has some wear, but it already knows the songs.

None of these three fixes the offence alone. But a front office that passed on Suárez for free once shouldn't need a second reminder of what his bat can do.