Randy Arozarena reportedly wants to play for an East Coast team that trains in Florida. The Blue Jays check every box, right down to their spring home in Dunedin.

The free-agent outfielder lives in Tampa and trains in Florida, according to The Spokesman-Review. That preference gives Toronto an opening it rarely gets with top free agents.

The fit on the field is even better. Arozarena posted a 151 wRC+ and 5.5 fWAR for Seattle in 2026, the most productive season of his career.

He also walked at a 10.1% clip and posted a .381 on-base percentage. That's the patience a Toronto lineup that ranked 29th in walks badly needs.

The power is reliable. He's hit at least 20 homers in every full season since 2021.

Then there's the speed. He stole 26 bases this year, his sixth straight season with 20 or more.

A $23.15 million qualifying offer complicates Toronto's pursuit

The handedness matters most. Nathan Lukes, Addison Barger and Brett Bateman all hit left-handed, as do prospects Sean Keys and Yohendrick Piñango.

Anthony Santander switch-hits but can't stay healthy, and Davis Schneider faces a non-tender decision. John Schneider could pencil Arozarena into left field every day.

Picture him hitting second behind Bateman. That's on-base skill and speed stacked at the top of a lineup that worked station-to-station all year.

There's a catch. Seattle is expected to make him a qualifying offer, and if he rejects it and signs elsewhere, Toronto would lose a draft pick under the current system.

A new CBA could change that structure. But waiting for it carries its own risk.

The Yankees could move Cody Bellinger out of left and slot him next to Aaron Judge. The Red Sox loom, too, given his AL East history and his success at Fenway Park.

Is a draft pick too steep a price? Not for this player.

Pay it. Toronto's next draft pick is a lottery ticket, and Arozarena is a proven bat who fixes the club's biggest lineup flaw on day one.

Chasing him is like a house hunt where the buyer already loves your neighbourhood. You still have to make the best offer, but you aren't starting from zero.

He turns 32 in February, so contract length will matter. If Ross Atkins hesitates, a division rival will happily take the Florida-loving slugger off the board.