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Toronto Blue Jays could be interested in former New York Mets pitcher
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The Toronto Blue Jays need help with their starting rotation and might have part of the solution in former New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea.
While the Blue Jays main concern this off-season is not their starting pitcher rotation, it definitely needs helps after how things went last season between injuries and lack of consistency.
Blue Jays could have solution for starting rotation in Sean Manaea
Manaea is coming off a solid season with the Mets where he helped lead them to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and is one of the better free agent pitchers on the market this winter.
Despite possessing some depth at the position, the Blue Jays have indicated that they are interested in adding to their rotation this winter. They are, like most teams, interested in Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, and have also been tied to Braves longtime ace Max Fried. If they aren't able to sign either of those players, several intriguing backup plans may be available. Left-hander Sean Manaea is fresh off a successful season with the New York Mets -Georges
The former Mets pitcher is coming off one of the best seasons of his career as he posted a 3.47 ERA and was able to finally able to stay healthy enough to pitch for more than 180 innings in 2024.
Manaea enjoyed the best season of his Major League career in 2024, registering a 3.47 ERA, 9.12 K/9, 3.12 BB/9, and eclipsing the 180-inning plateau for the first time in his career. -Georges
The Blue Jays rotation clearly needs help and Manaea could definitely be that for them is they do no end up over paying since they already have quite a bit of money going to their starting pitchers.
The Blue Jays return three veterans to their rotation in 2025: Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, and José Berríos. Beyond those three, the remaining two spots are up for grabs. Bowden Francis' dominant stretch in the second half gives him a strong lead on a rotation spot heading into next year while Jake Bloss and Yariel Rodriguez are other internal options. -Georges
It will be interesting to see who Ross Atkins ends up bringing in to help the Blue Jays pitching since it is clearly a necessity.
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NOVEMBRE 10 | 1117 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays could be interested in former New York Mets pitcher Should the Blue Jays make an offer to Sean Manaea? | ||
| Yes | 638 | 57.1 % |
| No | 479 | 42.9 % |
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