The Toronto Blue Jays' All-Silver Slugger Team

The Toronto Blue Jays have rarely failed to pack an offensive punch over the course of their five decades in the league. From homegrown studs like Fred McGriff and Vladimir Guerrero Jr, to acquired boppers like Jose Canseco and Edwin Encarnacion, plenty of power hitters have put up impressive numbers while calling Exhibition Stadium and Skydome/Rogers Centre home.

As a franchise, the Blue Jays have won a total of 30 Silver Slugger awards, with 22 different players taking home the hardware. And with the release of this year's nominations coming up on October 23rd, brought to you exclusively via Fan Sided's partnership with Louisville Slugger, we've assembled a full lineup of past winners for the Blue Jays - using some positional flexibility to fill out the diamond - since the team has never actually had a shortstop win the award.

The Toronto Blue Jays' All-Silver Slugger Team

Catcher - Alejandro Kirk

Believe it or not, only one Blue Jays backstop has ever won the award - and it's not Ernie Whitt, Darrin Fletcher, Russell Martin, or Benito Santiago (a four-time winner on other teams) - it's Alejandro Kirk. And he won it when he was only 23.

Splitting time behind the plate with Danny Jansen, Kirk caught 78 games during the 2022 season, while playing 51 games as the DH. He smacked 14 homers, drove in 63 runs, and walked five more times than he struck out (63:58).

Far from the most impressive single season performance from a Blue Jays catcher, it propelled the team to an appearance in the Wild Card Round against Seattle - the result of which need not be recalled

First Base - Carlos Delgado

On a franchise that's had sluggers like Vladdy, Encarnacion and Frank Thomas start at first base, this giant of a man with an effortless swing and a million dollar smile stands above the rest. Over the course of 13 full seasons in the majors, Delgado never hit less than 24 home runs - including a run of 10 consecutive seasons with 30 or more.

A five-year run through the middle of his prime illustrates his dominance: From 1999 to 2003, Delgado hit .295, averaging 41 homers, 41 doubles and 130 RBI per season - worth more than 26 wins above replacement on a team that never really came close to making the postseason. He also won three Silver Slugger awards over this stretch; in 1999 (when he hit a career-high 44 home runs), in 2000 (when he led the league with 57 doubles) and in 2003 (when he had 145 RBI and finished second in MVP voting).

Here's hoping the Veterans' Committee gets wind of those numbers and makes some room in Cooperstown.