8 Blue Jays players who won't be back in 2025

Genesis Cabrera

Watching Cabrera was a stressful event throughout this entire season. The left-hander made a whopping 69 appearances for the Blue Jays but so few of them were easy and stress-free. His strikeout rate dipped a bit, his walks were elevated and he allowed base hits and home runs more than he had in the recent past.

Cabrera is going to be arbitration-eligible this offseason and could be a casualty of the previously mentioned bullpen purge that's coming up. The soon-to-be 28-year-old has the potential to get things turned around, but if the Blue Jays really want to aggressively get back in the win column next year, there's not going to be a spot for Cabrera.

This is without mentioning the emergence of Brendon Little, who turned himself into one of John Schneider's most oft-used weapons this year. The Blue Jays sent Tim Mayza packing and relied on Cabrera and Little as their two southpaws out of the bullpen, eventually adding Ryan Yarbrough to the mix as well. Should they make the right choice and re-sign Yarbrough, the club could easily go with a Little-Yarbrough tandem next year while going the non-tender route on Cabrera.