Yesterday, we all got the news we’d been both anticipating and dreading since the end of the 2024 season: Anthony Santander will not be an Oriole in 2025. News broke yesterday that Santander will be staying in the AL East and signing a five-year, $92.5M contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
This move didn’t come as a surprise—though perhaps it stings a little more than expected give that Tony Taters is joining an AL East rival. After all, this front office never showed a desire to sign the now 30-year-old outfielder to a long-term extension. When the O’s agreed to a three-year deal with Tyler O’Neill, it further signaled Mike Elias & Co’s intention to move in a slightly younger, slightly less expensive direction in the outfield.