Now that the offseason is over, it’s officially extension season — an opportunistic window on the baseball calendar in which most front offices try to put new deals in place before opening day. Now is the Blue Jays’ chance to strike with Schneider, who finished second in last year’s AL Manager of the Year voting and would certainly be highly sought after if he hit the open market.
“We’re talking,” Schneider told Davidi. “I know Ross said that at the end of the season and there’s no other place I’d rather be. I know I’m a small cog in the whole operation. They know how I feel. We’ve had some discussions about it and if there’s a way to do it that makes sense for both parties, that would be great.”
The Blue Jays skipper has led this franchise to three postseason appearances during his tenure (2022-23, 2025), and despite missing the postseason in ’24, he helped anchor the team’s culture shift that fueled last season’s magical playoff run. And this season, he’s now trying to replicate that identity.
The manager market has evolved rapidly in recent years, becoming increasingly lucrative for the sport’s top skippers. Case in point: Pat Murphy, the reigning two-time NL Manager of the Year winner, agreed to a new deal with the Milwaukee Brewers last week, making him one of the highest-paid executives in baseball, joining Los Angeles’ Dave Roberts — whose average annual value of $8.1 million tops the majors — and Chicago’s Craig Counsell.
Now it is Schneider’s turn to be rewarded for his remarkable leadership and efforts.
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