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The Toronto Blue Jays seem to be all in on four time all-star
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The Toronto Blue Jays are still in need of a solid hitter this off-season and it looks like they seem to be all in on trying to land free agent Pete Alonso.
The Blue Jays have been linked to quite a few strong hitters in the past few days including Teoscar Hernandez, Anthony Santander and now Pete Alonso seems to be on the list as well.
The Blue Jays seem to be all in on free agent Pete Alonso
The Blue Jays have missed out on all of their top targets in free agency with Juan Soto, Willy Adames and Max Fried all signing long term deals elsewhere which is starting to create some serious pressure on GM Ross Atkins.
The Blue Jays seem to be very interested in bringing in Alonso as he would be exactly what they need in terms of offense and would take some pressure off of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The former Mets slugger has only played first base with some small stints at the DH spot, so he's not the most versatile player from a defensive standpoint. Based on his good health, productivity, and on-field presence, Alonso would be required at first base for Toronto. This would push Gurrerro Jr. to third base and or a rotation of each player between first base and designated hitter unless Alonso was to transition to a full-time DH role. Ideally, managing the infield load for both players would be beneficial, especially on an injury-generating turf field, but both players do have a solid track record of staying healthy so far in their careers. -Prasad
If the Blue Jays do end up getting Alonso, they will need to do some shuffling around because Alonso has only ever player first base and has been designated hitter a few times as well.
With Alonso at first base, the Blue Jays would have to move Guerrero over to third and that would mean that Ernie Clement would no longer have an infield spot with the arrival of second baseman of Andres Gimenez.
Having no more room for Clement in the infield could end up being a good as it would force the Blue Jays to trade him and look to bring in another missing piece since Clement has some decent trade value after last season.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out and with which offensive free agent the Blue jays end up with.
Source: Blue Jays Nation
An in-depth look at the Blue Jays pivot options this offseason - 1B Pete Alonso
An in-depth look at the Blue Jays pivot options this offseason - 1B Pete Alonso
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