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Toronto Blue Jays set to open hundreds of millions of dollars next offseason
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr who had recently signed his mega 14-year deal worth $500 million is set to receive reinforcements as the Toronto Blue Jays are prepared to open $120 million worth of cap space entering next offseason.
The reason for such a high number in cap space being available is several players will be coming off their contracts which includes Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt and Bo Bichette.
Blue Jays looking to potential remodel entire team over two years
The Blue Jays have an opportunity to remodel their entire roster around Guerrero junior as many prominent free agents will be coming off the books and potentially allow the Blue Jays to shop for new players who could be available from other teams.
Players like veteran pitcher Chris Bassitt who is in his final year of a three-year deal well over $20 million a year could be used to find another quality pitcher at a younger age or even spread the money for more depth.
Max Scherzer, who signed a one-year deal worth $15 million could help bring in another bat or another picture if Scherzer chooses not to re sign with Toronto after the year as he is currently battling thumb issues that has kept him out of the lineup.
The Blue Jays also have other players in 2026 who will become free agents as well including George Springer, Kevin Gausman and reliever Yimi Garcia.
Bo Bichette has been getting all the attention as he will be walking to free agency at the end of the year as many if not all Blue Jays fans want Bichette to return to the lineup for the remainder of his career and join Guerrero Jr as the faces of the Blue Jays.
Management and coaching also have free agents
The Blue Jays also have other key members of their organization who will become free agents after this season which include President Mark Shapiro who has been at the helm for over 10 years and manager John Schneider who is working off his final year of his deal.
It will be a fascinating next few years for this team as they will undergo major changes on the roster and potentially in coaching and management.
It's safe to say it will come down on how well this team will do this year and whether it's a playoff team that could go any distance or fade out by mid to late July and become another organization that will sell off their assets and do a full blown rebuild.
The Blue Jays are back in Toronto and set to open their next series against the Atlanta Braves which will begin on April 14th and game time will be at 7:07 PM eastern.
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