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Blue Jays: See which players have become free agents
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Blue Jays: See which players have become free agents

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The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays had a great atmosphere, but a handful of those players became free agents.

That leaves the Blue Jays with six free agents. Chris Bassitt and Max Scherzer are the two starters without a contract, Seranthony Domínguez is the reliever who entered free agency, and Bo Bichette, Ty France and Isiah Kiner-Falefa are the three position players available in free agency.

Bichette is of course the most striking of the six. A two-time All-Star, Bichette had a stellar rebounding season in 2025, hitting .311/.357/.483 with 18 home runs in 628 plate appearances for a career-best 134 wRC+ and 3.8 fWAR. The Jays desperately need to re-sign their top shortstop, but it will be a challenge as he is one of the best position players on the market. Bichette recently received a qualifying offer.
Bassitt is an interesting case. The veteran right-handed pitcher had a solid season, finishing the year with a 3.96 ERA and 4.01 FIP in 170.1 innings pitched, but what was interesting about this season was his postseason performance. Bassitt did not make the Blue Jays’ American League Divisional Series roster and moved to the bullpen for the American League Championship Series and World Series. There, he posted a 1.04 ERA and 1.52 FIP in 8.2 innings pitched, finishing with a 33.3 K% and 6.7 BB%. Sign me up for Bassitt in a high-leverage relief role.

At 41 years old, it doesn’t seem like Scherzer is ready to hang up the cleats just yet. This season, he finished with a 5.19 ERA and 4.99 FIP in 85 innings pitched. There was a month-long period where it seemed like the future Hall of Famer was turning back the clock, but he had a rough end to the regular season. Like Bassitt, Scherzer did not make the ALDS roster, but returned for the ALCS and World Series. In his three postseason starts, Scherzer had a 3.77 ERA and 5.58 FIP in 14.1 innings pitched.

Before the 2025 trade deadline, the Blue Jays traded prospect Juaron Watts-Brown to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Domínguez. In 21 regular season innings with the Jays, the 30-year-old finished with a 3.00 ERA and 3.37 FIP, with a 29.1 K% and 14 BB%. Domínguez had a solid postseason, making twelve appearances with a 3.18 ERA and 6.84 FIP. That said, he struggled with command and posted a 22 BB percentage.

It seems unlikely that Kiner-Falefa or France will return to the Blue Jays. Kiner-Falefa originally signed with the Jays before the 2024 season but was traded at the deadline. They claimed him off waivers in late August, but he didn’t have a great end to his regular season. Other than two doubles, Kiner-Falefa was essentially a non-factor with the bat in the playoffs.

France, the Blue Jays’ lone Gold Glove winner, was acquired before the 2025 trade deadline and slashed .277/.320/.372 with one home run in 103 plate appearances after the trade. He made the Blue Jays’ World Series roster, but only got four at-bats in the seven games they played.

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