Blue Jays predicted by Bleacher Report to land two top 25 Free Agents this offseason

Last offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays were the butt of many baseball fans' jokes after they swung-and-missed on a number of premier free agents, including Juan Soto and Roki Sasaki. Anthony Santander was their biggest signing in years, and he had a disastrous maiden campaign in Toronto. It appeared the Blue Jays were having trouble convincing players to come to Canada to play for a would-be contender.

Then, they re-signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and came within an inning of winning the 2025 World Series. All of a sudden, Toronto is a more attractive baseball destination than ever, and fans should expect the team to be in the mix for a number of big-fish free agents yet again this winter.

As such, it shouldn't come as much surprise that Bleacher Report pegs the Blue Jays as a suitor for a number of top-tier players, going so far as predicting that two of the top 10 available free agents this winter will sign in Toronto.

Bleacher Report predicts Bo Bichette, Ranger Suarez to sign with Blue Jays this offseason

Bo Bichette, the No. 2 overall free agent this year, is the obvious player the Blue Jays are predicted to sign. Most have come to the consensus that they are at least the favorites for his services.

It checks out. After hitting .311/.357/.483 in the regular season, he made a heroic comeback from injury in the World Series and hit a crucial home run to (sadly) temporarily give the Blue Jays the lead in Game 7. At this point it almost feels like it's the Blue Jays against the field, even if Bleacher Report projects his contract to land at a whopping $30 million AAV (seven years, $210 million).

Ranger Suárez is the surprise here, though he fits the Jays' needs on the mound perfectly. The 30-year-old southpaw accrued a 3.20 ERA and 3.21 FIP this year, yielding elite contact management numbers (95th-percentile exit velocity allowed, 98th-percentile hard-hit rate allowed). He'd be a seamless fit next to Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage atop the rotation.

There are red flags to behold, though. He's attached to draft-pick compensation via the qualifying offer, has dealt with lingering back trouble for years, and has been pitching around a fastball that has been declining in velocity to the point that it averaged just 91.3 mph in 2025.

Still, at a projected price tag of just four years and $110 million (with an opt-out after two years), the Blue Jays could do worse than adding an ace-caliber arm to their rotation for $27.5 million per year.