Toronto has been much like the Red Sox for most of this winter in that they have been runners up for a whole lot of free agents, but they haven’t actually landed anyone of note. Well, that changed on Tuesday with a couple of high-profile additions, the bigger of which being George Springer. The former Astros star is heading north of the border (maybe; we still don’t know where the Blue Jays are playing in 2021) on a six-year deal worth $150 million.
This is obviously a big deal, both in the sense that it’s a big deal for the Blue Jays’ potential success but also just a big deal, like, in scope.