After shedding to the Los Angeles Dodgers within the World Sequence, the Toronto Blue Jays have had constructed their offseason round attempting to get again and win all of it.
After signing right-hander Dylan Stop (seven years, $210M) to deepen the beginning rotation, the Blue Jays additionally signed reliever Tyler Rogers (three years, $37M) to bolster the bullpen. Missing one other left-handed bat within the lineup, the Blue Jays additionally went out and made a commerce with the Houston Astros to accumulate outfielder Jesus Sanchez to fill that function.
In accordance with Chandler Rome of The Athletic, the Astros are receiving outfielder Joey Loperfido, who spent the primary half of the 2024 season with the Astros, in return. The Astros can be on the hook to pay Sanchez $6.8M for this season, whereas the Blue Jays can pay Loperfido the league minimum.
Loperfido carried out effectively in 41 video games with the Blue Jays, hitting .333 with an OPS of .879, whereas Sanchez struggled, hitting .237 with an OPS of .699 in 134 video games between the Astros and Miami Marlins.
