Looking at former Blue Jays who remain available in free agency

With Spring Training just around the corner, there are still 18 former Blue Jays on the market after playing in the major leagues last season. A handful of former Blue Jays made the American League pennant team in 2025, while a handful of players just had a cup of tea with the team.

Two free agents played for the Jays in 2024: Justin Turner and Cavan Biggio. Last season, Turner slashed .219/.288/.314 with three home runs in 191 at-bats with the Chicago Cubs. He was traded for RJ Schreck before the 2024 trade deadline, a pretty good trade. This also applied to the Biggio trade. The longtime Blue Jay was designated for assignment in the summer of 2024, with the Jays able to trade the super utility player for Braydon Fisher.

There are a handful of other notable free agents from yesteryear. Both Randal Grichuk and Marcus Stroman had a significant impact on the Blue Jays at the time. Stroman was a key pitcher for the Jays in the 2010s, with the right-handed pitcher having an incredible pitch in 2015 and returning late in the season after a knee injury. After a strong start to his 2019 season, Stroman was traded to the New York Mets for Simeon Woods Richardson and Anthony Kay, while Woods Richardson was ultimately traded for José Berríos.

Grichuk hit a career-best 31 home runs in 2019 and had a strong start to his 2021 season to keep the Jays’ playoff hopes alive as they dealt with injuries. Grichuk was eventually traded to the Colorado Rockies for Raimel Tapia and prospect Adrian Pinto.

In another notable trade, the Jays sent Rowdy Tellez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Trevor Richards and Bowden Francis. That move helped stabilize the Jays’ bullpen in 2021, as Richards had a good finish that year, while Francis had a fantastic finish to the 2024 season. Tellez had a solid 2025 season, slashing .228/.276/.443 with 17 home runs in 312 plate appearances with the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

Other free agents who played for the Blue Jays at some point in their careers And who also played a game in 2025 are Reese McGuire, Luke Maile, Gio Urshela, Jon Berti, Anthony DeSclafani, Derek Law, Liam Hendriks and Kendall Graveman.