How are these five former Blue Jays from 2024 performing so far this season?

Last year, the Blue Jays had 56 different players make an appearance for them on their quest to a 74-88 finish. While there are a lot of familiar faces from that team ont his year's iteration of the Blue Jays, there are still some key members of that team who have ventured off to other clubs this season.

Here's a look at five of them.

Note: all stats are as of Thursday's games.

How are these five former Blue Jays from 2024 performing so far this season?

Danny Jansen, Tampa Bay Rays

The reliable Jansen stayed in the American League East and signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that includes a mutual option for the 2026 season.

He's hitting just .158 this year in 26 games, but is in the 99th percentile in chase rate and the 87th percentile in block rate behind the dish. Still, it's not a great start for a guy who was great in Toronto.

Justin Turner, Chicago Cubs

The 40-year-old Turner veteran signed a one-year deal with the Cubs in the hopes that he'd be able to provide some veteran leadership to a team with serious championship aspirations.

And while the Cubs are in the thick of the postseason race in the loaded National League, Turner hasn't held up his end of the bargain.

He's hitting .170 in 22 games this year while splitting time between third and first base. While he's gotten a hit in four of his last seven games, he's still only hitting .235 over that time frame.

He's been knocked into a platoon role, but it looks like his days on the roster could be numbered.

Yusei Kikuchi, Los Angeles Angels

Kikuchi put together a solid two-and-a-half year stint with the Blue Jays prior to being traded to the Astros at the trade deadline, and he's gotten off to an okay start in Los Angeles.

He signed a three-year, $63.8 million deal with the Angels in the offseason, and has a 3.83 ERA through 42 1/3 innings this year.

His most recent start came against the Blue Jays, and he allowed one run over six innings in what might be his best start of the year.

While Kikuchi's strikeout rate of 8.29 is his lowest since his rookie year, he's holding batters to a .218 average on his slider. Kikuchi's not the ace that people thought he would be, but he's still proving that he's a solid starter. He'd also be a key piece on a Blue Jays team that's currently down a starter thanks to Max Scherzer's injury.

Jordan Romano, Philadelphia Phillies

Romano signed a one-year, $8.5 million with the Phillies in the offseason after the Blue Jays signed Jeff Hoffman (the former Phillies closer) to a three-year contract).

The signing hasn't worked out well so far, as he has a 9.45 ERA through 13 1/3 innings and was pulled from the closer's role after some rough outings

The former Blue Jays All-Star ranks in the 11th percentile in chase rate and the 33rd percentile in strikeout rate, so it seems like his stuff isn't fooling anyone.

He posted three straight seasons with an ERA under three from 2021 to '23, but last year's disastrous season (6.59 ERA in 13 2/3 innings) brought about an early end to his Blue Jays' tenure.

Cavan Biggio, Kansas City Royals

Biggio set MLB on fire in his rookie season when he mashed 16 home runs with the Blue Jays. He's yet to reach those levels since, however, which is why the team designed him for assingment last June.

He bounced around between the Giants, Dodgers and Braves in the second half of the season, and signed a minor league contract with the Royals in the offseason.

He put together a strong showing in spring training, which helped him earn a spot on their roster when camp broke. He's off to a bit of a sluggish start this year, however, as he's hitting .192 with one home run in 26 games this year.

That said, he's been all over the diamond this year (he's played at first base, second base, third base, left field and right field), which could help him stick on Kansas City's MLB roster.