Every Single 2020 Free Agent the Blue Jays could be Interested in
By Reuben Gasee
Edwin Encarnacion
Last offseason, the Blue Jays expressed interest in signing a former friend in Edwin Encarnacion and they could be interested this time around as well.
In 2020 with the White Sox, Edwin hit below the Mendoza line slashing .157/.250/.377 with just 25 hits in 45 games with 10 of those being round trippers.
There’s no denying that Edwin still has tons of power in his bat. Prior to the shortened season, he hit at least 30 home runs in eight consecutive seasons while also bringing in at least 100 runs in six of those years. In those eight years, he also had a slugging percentage of at least .500 in all but one season and an on-base percentage of at least .335 each time.
Since joining the Blue Jays in 2009, Edwin has cemented himself with all-time records with the team. He has the third most home runs as a Blue Jay trailing only former teammate Jose Bautista, and Carlos Delgado, and has the sixth most RBI in franchise history.
Despite his down year in 2020 and the fact that he’ll be 38 years old for the 2021 season, Edwin is still intent on playing and even clarified so.
There could be mutual interest in a deal from both sides. The Blue Jays could use Edwin as a platoon bat at the designated hitter slot sharing time Tellez while he could be intrigued in coming back to Toronto to climb up the franchise leaderboards in multiple categories.