4 areas where the Blue Jays need to invest the most in this winter

Left Field

Following the trade of Kevin Kiermaier to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the deadline, the Jays moved left field mainstay Daulton Varsho over to centre, leaving a gaping hole that needed filling in the process. So far, the Jays have used a cast of players in the spot, including the likes of Davis Schneider, Joey Loperfido, Nathan Lukes and Steward Berroa. To date, they have displayed varying degrees of success and failure.

Collectively on the season entering Tuesday, Jays’ left fielders have hit a measly .206 with a .655 OPS, along with 72 runs scored, 28 doubles, 7 triples, 18 home runs and 63 RBI over 157 games. But if you take away Varsho’s output where he put up a .223 average and .737 OPS with 24 runs scored, 8 doubles, 4 triples, 7 home runs and 21 RBI in 52 games as a left fielder, one could easily see the huge drop off in the numbers accumulated by the rest.

With the corner outfielder often known to be a power-producing position, the Jays need to find the ideal replacement candidate for 2025. In reality, since their loss of Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández over a couple of years ago, they still haven’t found someone that could replicate their offensive production. The Jays could have an internal solution soon as the fast-rising Alan Roden was recently named the team MVP by the Jays’ Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. In addition, there are some solid options that could be found in the upcoming free agency, including Canada’s own Tyler O’Neill, along with Jurickson Profar and Michael Conforto. But the obvious crown jewel of them all that could potentially change the entire landscape for the Jays is none other than superstarJuan Soto. If the Jays intend to accomplish something big this offseason, the pursuit of Soto should be their main focus.