The Toronto Blue Jays are heading into an offseason full of hard calls, and the free-agent market is already putting price tags on several familiar names.
Spotrac has released projected values for Toronto’s pending free agents, and the list gives a pretty clear picture of what the club may be weighing as 2026 comes to a close. Some of these players still have enough left to draw real interest. Others are coming off seasons that complicate everything.
George Springer is one of the biggest names on the board. His six-year, $150 million deal with Toronto ended with the conclusion of the 2026 regular season, and he has not said whether he plans to retire or keep playing.
Even so, after a 2026 season that showed some signs of decline, Spotrac has him landing at a $10 million contract if he chooses to continue his career. Toronto may not be in the mix, but Springer still finished with 15 home runs, a reminder that he can still deliver in big moments.
Jameson Taillon is another intriguing case. Toronto picked him up after the Chicago Cubs designated him for assignment, and he wound up making three appearances for the Blue Jays and pitching well in that short stint.
Overall, though, Taillon’s 2026 season ended with a 5.65 ERA, despite a 3.60 ERA with Toronto. Even with that rough full-season line, his veteran status should keep him in double-digit territory, especially considering he was just making $18 million with the Cubs.
Max Scherzer also remains in play, even if retirement is still on the table. The future Hall of Famer closed his 2026 season with a strong final outing, going seven innings and allowing six hits, one run, one walk, and seven strikeouts before being applauded off the mound.
But the bigger picture is less flattering: Scherzer finished with a career-worst 5.74 ERA after a 5.19 mark in 2025. If a team is willing to pay him in the double digits, he could be back in 2027.
If not, that would not be a surprise.
Shane Bieber feels like the kind of arm Toronto could circle back to. He didn’t look like the version of Bieber that once won a Cy Young Award, but he had his moments and might still be one offseason away from getting back on track.
Spotrac projects him for another one-year deal worth a little more than $13 million, a number that should be manageable for the Blue Jays. If Toronto passes, Bieber could also land a two-year deal with a club option for 2028 if 2027 goes well.
Paul Sewald gave Toronto a much stronger short sample. In 17 games with the Blue Jays, the 36-year-old posted a sub-1.00 ERA across 14.1 innings. Age works against him, but that production makes him a candidate for the deal Spotrac projects if Toronto wants to gamble on a repeat in 2027.
Not every Blue Jays free agent got a market estimate. Yimi Garcia is also set to hit free agency, but Spotrac did not provide a projected market value for him.
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