Blue Jays winter meetings rumour round-up

The Toronto Blue Jays left the Winter Meetings failing to pull the trigger on a free agent signing or player acquisition however it appears the groundwork for future deals was laid according to the Jays brain trust.

Here is a look at the rumours and rumblings that surrounded the Blue Jays this past week in Orlando, Florida.

Lorenzo Cain

The Blue Jays are rumoured to be interested in the free agent outfielder according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Heyman believes the Jays would be willing to commit 4-years to the former Royal however they won’t be the only team bidding for his services.

Adam Duvall

According to Ben Nicholson Smith of Sportsnet the Blue Jays are casting a wide net in search of outfielders and checked in on Reds outfielder Adam Duvall. My colleague Brendan Pannikar was one of the first to cover the story and received a hat tip from Smith.

Carlos Gonzalez

The Blue Jays are keeping an eye on the market for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. The aging outfielder could ink a short-term deal in an attempt to re-establish his value after a down year in 2017.

Avisail Garcia

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported yesterday the Blue Jays spoke to the White Sox about acquiring outfielder Avisail Garcia. The outfielder is coming off a career year so it’s safe to assume he won’t come cheap.

Eduardo Nunez

The free agent infielder is garnering interest from the Blue Jays as well as a pair of their division rivals who are also in play for Nunez according to Jon Heyman.

Carlos Gomez

Heyman also leaked that the Blue Jays are also doing their due diligence on free agent outfielder Carlos Gomez in their quest for Jose Bautista‘s replacement.

C.C. Sabathia

George A. King III of the NY Post was one of the first to report that Jays had met with Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia, The Jays management is very familiar with the veteran hurler from their days together in Cleveland.

Jay Bruce

No surprise here, the Blue Jaye were reportedly eyeing outfielder Jay Bruce yet again. According to Jon Heyman, the Jays and three other teams may have interest in the free agent.

Marcell Ozuna

The Jays were one of a number of teams speaking to the Marlins about Marcell Ozuna who was eventually shipped out of Miami to St. Louis.

Steve Phillips of TSN later reported the Marlins requested both Vladdy Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in return for Ozuna. Ya, no thanks.

Josh Donaldson

The St. Louis Cardinals are borderline harassing the Jays by the sounds of it in their attempt to land Josh Donaldson. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Jays are still remaining strong fending off possible suitors.

Next: Blue Jays select three in MILB portion of Rule 5 Draft

There is your winter meetings rumour mill, in a nutshell, now pour yourself a festive adult drink, sit back and watch all the groundwork come to fruition. Hopefully………