Blue Jays announce corresponding move after making Anthony Santander signing official

After missing on plenty of free agents this offseason, Toronto Blue Jays fans can finally take a huge sigh of relief now that Anthony Santander officially signed with Toronto. Adding his bat to the lineup was huge for the Blue Jays, but in the process, they did subtract an arm from the 40-man roster.

Brandon Eisert was designated for assignment as the corresponding move to make room for Santander. Choosing a young left-hander with minor-league options is sort of surprising here, given the ability shown in Triple-A.

Eisert made his debut in 2024 and was pretty serviceable in his short stint in the big leagues. Eisert getting the boot might not have been the greatest decision, considering the lack of southpaws on the 40-man roster.

As a minor consolation, though, more moves are sure to come for the hungry and motivated Jays. If it wasn't Eisert now, it would've been Eisert at some point.

Blue Jays designate Brandon Eisert for assignment to correspond with the Anthony Santander signing

The left-handed options for Toronto in the bullpen are quite limited for 2025, which means that Brendon Little is going to be relied upon heavily. Aside from Little, only Josh Walker and Easton Lucas are options for the Blue Jays at the moment. There is room for those two to be decent and make an impact next season, but Eisert may have been a better option over Walker in particular. Nonetheless, the decision is finalized, and the Blue Jays could try to move him to another team, similar to the Brett de Geus trade.

Last season in Triple-A, Eisert posted an earned run average of 3.86 with a FIP of 4.09 across 53.2 innings and struck out 66 batters. Opponents batted .250 against him and he walked hitters at a 9.3% clip to generate a WHIP of 1.34. Those numbers are nothing incredible, but could definitely be useful as an arm out of the bullpen.

Eisert got a small chance in Toronto last season and delivered an earned run average of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.35 in 6.2 innings. Walks hurt him badly at a 15.4% rate, and he was able to limit opposing hitters to a batting average of just .227.

It would be a positive if Toronto could trade Eisert and get something in return before a team claims him off waivers. Choosing Eisert to designate for assignment may not have been the best choice, but on the bright side, it was in exchange for a big time addition to the lineup in Santander, and somebody had to go to make room. One just hopes that they can somehow end up keeping Eisert as well.

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