Blue Jays insider reports club is interested in two intriguing free-agent infielders

Ahead of an extremely important 2025 season that could be the last one in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform for both Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the club has their work cut out for them.

Atop the to-do list is rebuilding the entire bullpen, adding a power-hitting bat or two and perhaps even bringing aboard another starting pitcher as well. For months now, the club's massive logjam around the infield has been a hot topic of discussion, but Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith recently reported that the Blue Jays "have some interest" in a pair of free agent ... infielders.

As of right now, the Blue Jays have Bichette, Guerrero, Ernie Clement, Will Wagner, Spencer Horwitz, Orelvis Martinez, Addison Barger, Leo Jimenez and Davis Schneider all vying for playing time around the infield in 2025. On the surface, this makes the club's rumored pursual of Gleyber Torres and Ha-Seong Kim a bit confusing, but it's also worth noting that not every one of the aforementioned players deserves everyday playing time in the big leagues.

Blue Jays rumored to be pursuing two free-agent infielders

Torres, 27, is a player the Blue Jays are intimately familiar with, as he's been tearing it up for the division rival New York Yankees for the past seven years. The power-hitting second baseman is available on the open market for the first time in his career and should have his fair share of suitors.

Torres provides little to no value with his glove at second base, but he swings a mean stick. Having a second baseman who can hit between 20 and 30 home runs a year (he hit 38 back in 2019) is something you don't see every day. Over the course of his seven seasons in the big leagues, Torres has had below-average production just one time, when he finished the 2021 season with an OPS+ of 93, which is seven percent below-average.

He would immediately become the Blue Jays' everyday second baseman with Horwitz and/or Barger becoming trade bait as a result.

Kim, 29, is a far superior defender over Torres but he doesn't bring the same offensive skillset as Torres does. Kim's four-year stint with the Padres earned him a Gold Glove and stray MVP votes in 2023 but he couldn't avoid his walk year being an injury-riddled one.

In 121 games during the 2024 season, Kim hit just .233 with an OPS+ that dipped down to 96. His ability to bounce around the infield and be right around league-average at the plate makes him of interest to just about every team in the league, but we've said time and time again that the Blue Jays should seriously be looking into swapping out their "defense over offense" mindset that's gotten them nowhere over the past two seasons.