3 Toronto Blue Jays hitters who are dead weight on the current roster

The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the start to the 2025 MLB season. While they have plenty of talent on their roster, their offense just hasn't been able to match the hype it had heading into the season. They could be much better, but their offense has just not been good enough.

The Blue Jays have the bones of a team that could be a legitimate contender, but there hasn't been a time when everyone in the lineup is clicking on all cylinders. With that in mind, here's a look at three Blue Jays hitters who are deadweight on the roster.

3 Toronto Blue Jays hitters who are dead weight on the current roster

Anthony Santander

Anthony Santander was the Blue Jays' big offseason addition, but he hasn't played like the player that the Blue Jays dedicated $92.5 million to.

He was brought into the lineup to be some additional protection to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but that hasn't been the case so far this season. He's hitting just .188 this season and has been worth -0.4 fWAR thanks to those struggles at the plate and his poor defense has been poor. He needs to turn things around if the Blue Jays want to compete for the postseason this year.

Santander only has 25 hits on the year and has five home runs and 14 RBI. His OPS is down to .604 (it was .814 last year) and he has a wRC+ of 75. He showed he had the chance to be a superstar last hyear when he belted 44 home runs, but he's been a black hole in the lineup so far this year.

Andrés Giménez

Giménez got off to a hot start with the Blue Jays when he hit three home runs in the first five games of the season, but he's cooled off since. While no one thought that Giménez was going to be the answer on offense, his struggles are reaching a breaking point.

Giménez still hasn't hit his fourth home run of the year, and he has a wRC+ of 68, which is far blow the league average of 100. He's hitting just .195 in 36 games this year and an OPS of .570.

His defense is what keeps him in the lineup everyday, but his bat is hurting the team.

Alejandro Kirk

Last on this list is Kirk, who the Blue Jays made their long-term catcher when they signed him to a five-year extension ahead of the start of the season. While his glove has always been his strength, he's also off to a rough start at the plate.

Kirk is hitting .269 (29-for-108) with two home runs and 12 RBI. He has an OPS of .644 with a weak on-base percentage of .292 and a .352 slugging percentage. He adds a wRC+ of 84 with a 12.4% strikeout rate.

If these three players can get going, the the Blue Jays may have a chance to catch fire and go on a solid run. Offense has been a problem all year, and the conversation starts with these three lineup mainstays.