7 Blue Jays players currently on the postseason roster bubble

The Toronto Blue Jays may be staggering towards the finish line but luckily they have already guaranteed themselves a spot in this year’s playoffs.
Looking ahead to the upcoming postseason, the Blue Jays will have important decisions to make with regards to their playoff roster.

Especially with key players such as Bo Bichette, Chris Bassitt and now even José Berríos currently on the injured list, they could have a huge effect on who ends up being included in their postseason run. As a result, let’s take a look at 7 Jays players that are on the playoff roster bubble as of this moment.

7 Blue Jays players currently on the postseason roster bubble

OF Joey Loperfido

Joey Loperfido actually didn’t start the year with the Jays, but when he finally got his opportunity in early July due to injuries, Loperfido ran away with it. In 30 games between July 6 to August 15, the 26-year-old outfielder was one of the best hitters on the team as he batted a stellar .358 with a .915 OPS, along with 10 runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBIs in just 81 at-bats.

Due to the numbers game and the fact that he still had options available, he was sent back down to the minors mid-August but had since returned in early September.

However, not only has Loperfido lost playing time, as he has been primarily used just as a pinch hitter or defensive replacement, but he has also lost much of his offensive flare, hitting just .200 with a .667 OPS in just 15 plate appearances over 11 games of action.

Just based on his usage alone, his chances of cracking the postseason roster appears to be slipping by the day, barring any injuries to the Jays’ other outfielders.

UTIL Isiah Kiner-Falefa

A waiver addition prior to September, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was expected to provide some decent value both offensively and defensively off the bench after returning to Toronto for their stretch run. However, outside of a couple of key hits in his first few games back, Kiner-Falefa had since gone eight straight games without a hit until his home run against the Boston Red Sox this past Tuesday.

In total, the veteran utilityman has posted a .241 average, .646 OPS, along with five runs scored, one home run and five RBIs in 15 games played with the Jays.

If solid defense is mainly what Toronto needs off the bench, then the versatility of Kiner-Falefa will play well during the postseason. However, if the Jays are looking for some extra offensive power coming off the bench, they could turn to other options instead.

1B Ty France

As one of the key acquisitions by the Jays at the trade deadline, Ty France made a strong first impression with the club, especially during the time when star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was out with an injury.

However, as Toronto had more and more bodies returning to full health, France has seen his playing time cut back substantially in recent weeks. In doing so, his offense has suffered as well, having gone just 2-for-23 with zero runs scored, home runs and RBIs in his last 11 games.

Now currently finding himself on the IL with an oblique inflammation, the chances of France securing a postseason roster spot has become more bleak than ever before.

2B/OF Davis Schneider 

Since having his unbelievable debut with the Jays back in 2023, Davis Schneider had struggled for the most part this past season along with the early parts of 2025, leading to his eventual demotion to the minors. Nevertheless, Schneider became a player of relevance once again when he returned to the big league club in early June.

From a feeble .111 batting average and .471 OPS, he was able to raise it all the way to .252 and .858 respectively by the end of August, to go along with 25 runs scored, 10 home runs and 28 RBIs in 54 total games played in the process.

However, the 26-year-old young talent has had a sluggish September to date despite getting some regular playing time, compiling just a .179 batting average, .569 OPS, along with just four runs scored, one home run and two RBIs in 16 games of action.

There’s no question Schneider provides the greatest power potential coming off the bench for the Jays. So if they value that over defense come the playoffs, his roster spot in the postseason will be waiting for him.

P Mason Fluharty

As one of the Jays’ surprising performers earlier on in the 2025 season, reliever Mason Fluharty eventually lost some of that mojo by June, leading to his eventual demotion back to the minors by early July.

He would later return to the majors in late July and would go on to make one of his most memorable relief appearance of his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 10 for his first career save. On the season, Fluharty has amassed a 4-2 record with a 4.74 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, along with a worrisome 11.7% walk rate but solid 24.4% strikeout rate in 53 relief appearances.

With other Jays lefty relievers struggling down the stretch, Fluharty could potentially sneak his way onto the postseason roster as a lefty specialist, given he has held left-handed batters to just a .198 average on the year.

P Justin Bruihl

Justin Bruihl has mainly been a stop-gap solution for the Jays throughout the 2025 MLB season. Called up to the big leagues whenever injury woes have hit their bullpen, Bruihl has managed to adequately fulfill whatever role Toronto had given to him, albeit enduring some struggles with his command in the process.

Whether it was coming in as early as the fifth to eat up some innings, or as late as the eighth to handle some high leverage situations, Bruihl had done it all. In 14 total games, the 28-year-old left-hander has recorded three holds along with compiling a 5.68 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, along with 16 strikeouts in just 12 2/3 total innings, while yielding runs in five of those relief appearances.

Bruihl was once again recalled by the Jays with the recent placement of Berríos on the IL. He takes the spot of the optioned Paxton Schultz and will now likely finish off the regular season with the club.

But with his somewhat worrisome peripheral numbers overall, chances are that Bruihl will be on the outside looking in once again come playoff time if any of the currently-injured Jays pitchers manage to return to full health in the coming days/week.

P Trey Yesavage 

Finally, we have the pitching phenom and Jays’ minor league pitcher of the year in Trey Yesavage. Following a fantastic 2025 campaign in which he posted a solid 3.63 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, along with a whopping 160 strikeouts in just 98 innings across four minor league levels in just his first professional baseball season, Yesavage would make his surprising MLB debut for Toronto in late September.

The 22-year-old phenom would dominate in his first start against the Tampa Bay Rays while setting a team record in the process. However, he would follow it up with a more pedestrian-like showing the next time out against the Kansas City Royals this past weekend.

Yesavage sure has the stuff to make him a potential elite option for the Jays in their postseason run, whether as a starter or coming out of the bullpen. But given his limited experience overall, Toronto must decide on the best course of action for his ultimate growth and development, taking into consideration whether he has the maturity and stability to handle the intensity and scrutiny that comes with a playoff race and how it could help or affect his game going forward as a result.