Blue Jays scout Kyle Tucker in Dunedin

The Toronto Blue Jays already took a large measurement erstwhile they signed a seven-year declaration with Dylan Cease worthy 210 cardinal dollars, aft winning the American League Pennant. However, could different important reinforcement beryllium connected the horizon?

According to The Athletic connected Dec. 3, shortstop Kyle Tucker visited the Blue Jays Player Development Center successful Dunedin, Fla., to familiarize himself with the club.

An experienced country outfielder, Tucker is known for his operation of speed, powerfulness and reliable contact. With a vocation OPS of .865, helium has had much than 20 location runs and double-digit steals successful each of the past 5 seasons, making him a invaluable summation to immoderate team.

"It's absorbing that, anterior to past night, the Jays' involvement successful Kyle Tucker was conscionable a rumor; ne'er truly confirmed oregon looked similar a precedence for the club," Ken Rosenthal said connected Dec. 4's "Fair Territory."

"We cognize they signed 2 starting pitchers, Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce.

We didn't cognize precisely what they were readying successful presumption of positions, but they showed interest, possibly successful Tucker and surely successful the reissue of Bo Bichetta. This is simply a wide motion of their interest. Whether that means they volition motion Tucker remains to beryllium seen.

And don't get excessively excited. You retrieve Shohei Ohtani a mates of years agone erstwhile helium visited the Jays Training Complex successful Dunedin; helium didn't sign. This is simply a mean happening for players. And Kyle Tucker truly lives successful Tampa, which is simply a abbreviated thrust from Dunedin. For him, it's a hop, skip and jump; thing special. But astatine the aforesaid time, I don't privation to downplay this visit."

Message for bo bichette

Whether Toronto volition motion Kyle remains uncertain, but Rosenthal emphasized that the gathering with the all-star outfielder is besides a wide connection to section talent, Bo Bichette.

"The Jays are acting similar behemoths successful this market, and this gathering with Tucker that happened past nighttime oregon yesterday shows that they're reasoning big," Rosenthal said. "Maybe this is simply a connection to Bo Bichette: 'Hey, driblet the terms a little.' There are assorted possibilities. The information is helium was successful Dunedin astatine their compound, and that's news."

The Blue Jays volition person to wage big

However, the biggest situation remains finances. Toronto has already signed 2 of the biggest contracts successful the offseason, and signing Kyle would necessitate an adjacent bigger fiscal commitment.

His bat would beryllium a invited boost, considering he's a four-time All-Star, with 2 Silver Sluggers and 1 Gold Glove. The determination would further solidify Toronto arsenic the AL favourite successful 2026. Tucker's left-handed hitting is particularly important due to the fact that past play the Jays tried respective left-handed options successful beforehand of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., giving chances to Nathan Lukes and Addison Barger.