3 recent roster cuts who would be perfect last-minute fits on the Blue Jays roster

José Quijada

Another intriguing option would be the 29-year-old Quijada. He's spent his past five seasons with the Angels and is coming off a year where he had a impressive 3.26 ERA along with 24 strikeouts in just 19 1/3 innings. The fact he did that with an Angels team that gave up 797 runs last year is quite an achievement.

Moreover, Quijada has averaged a strikeout rate of close to 12 batters per nine innings throughout his career, as he's struck out 172 in just 128 innings. This left-hander would look great in Toronto's bullpen and would make an immediate impact.

Angel Perdomo

Finally, we have Perdomo, a former Blue Jays farmhand.

Perdomo might not have had an extensive major league career date, but there’s no question he has the stuff that could make him a dominant force. With a fastball mid 90's fastball, together with a devastating slider and a serviceable change up, it has a strong arsenal that's led to him having a 37.6% strikeout rate for his career. It would be a makeup the Blue Jays haven't had that in their bullpen since the Nate Pearson days. 

Perdomo missed all of last year while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he was electric the last time he was on the mound. He pitched for the Pirates in 2023 where he went 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and had 44 strikeouts in just 29 innings.

Despite a solid 2025 spring training where he had a tidy 1.80 ERA in 10 innings of work with the Angels and Braves, he did struggle a bit with his command (six walks). That performance wasn't enough for the Angels, however, and they DFA’d the 30-year-old left-handed reliever before start the regular season. The Blue Jays should take full advantage of that transaction and to bring back the strikeout machine for a potential low-risk, high reward reunion.

Update: The Athletics claimed Perdomo Sunday afternoon.