A couple of weeks ago, the Blue Jays opted not to tender a contract to right-hander Jordan Romano, sending him to free agency instead of keeping him around for his final season of club control. But general manager Ross Atkins tells members of the media, including Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic, that the Jays are “interested in him and will be heavily pursuing his return, and … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Interested In Re-Signing Jordan Romano
Bidding For Juan Soto Has Reached At Least $600MM
The floor for Juan Soto’s contract appears to be $600MM. Ken Rosenthal, Evan Drellich and Brendan Kuty of the Athletic report that every team that remains in the Soto bidding has made a formal offer at or above that number. With multiple $600MM+ offers in hand, there’s not much chance of Soto pivoting to a short-term deal. Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote last week that … [Read more...] about Bidding For Juan Soto Has Reached At Least $600MM
Blue Jays Hire Graham Johnson As Bullpen Coach
The Blue Jays have hired Graham Johnson to serve as bullpen coach, GM Ross Atkins told reporters (including Shi Davidi of Sportsnet). Atkins also confirmed the previously reported hiring of Lou Iannotti as assistant hitting coach and indicated the team was looking to add an assistant pitching coach to work alongside Pete Walker. Johnson joins an MLB staff for the first time. He … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Hire Graham Johnson As Bullpen Coach
Blue Jays To Add Lou Iannotti To Coaching Staff
The Blue Jays are hiring Lou Iannotti to John Schneider’s coaching staff, reports TSN’s Scott Mitchell (X link). Mitchell suggests Iannotti is likely to take an assistant hitting coach role under first-year hitting instructor David Popkins. Iannotti, 32, had been with the Dodgers as a minor league hitting coordinator. A collegiate catcher at Quinnipiac, he had a very brief … [Read more...] about Blue Jays To Add Lou Iannotti To Coaching Staff
Blue Jays Interested In Alex Bregman, Luis Severino
The Blue Jays are known to be in the Juan Soto bidding, but like all teams, they have to consider backup plans. Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet takes a look at their Soto pursuit and notes that they also have interest in Max Fried, Luis Severino, Anthony Santander and Alex Bregman. MLBTR has previously covered their interest in Fried and Santander. Bregman, 31, is one of the … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Interested In Alex Bregman, Luis Severino