Bob Nightengale announces surprising update regarding the Toronto Blue Jays and free agent Anthony Santander

The Blue Jays have been clear that they are in the market for a solid hitter this off-season and have been linked to multiple free agents but it looks like former Baltimore Orioles player Anthony Santander might be at the top of the list.

According to Nightengale, the Blue Jays will need to seriously overpay if they plan on landing big name free agents such as Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander, who they are apparently extremely interested in.

The Blue Jays are in need of an outfielder who can hit the ball which is why Santander seems to be at the top of their list with his career best 44 homeruns and 102 RBIs this past season.

The risk that comes with going after Santander is that the many MLB executives believe that Santander will not be able to put up the same kind of numbers again which means whoever signs him will end up overpaying.

Since Nightengale believes the Blue Jays will have to overpay to land big name free agents, in Santander's situation, they will be paying more than a top team plus will not get their money's worth out of the contract which makes Santander a big risk.

Source: USA Today
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