When MLB free agency opens on Tuesday, November 8th, fans of the Toronto Blue Jays will quickly get a undesired lesson in patience.
The baseball offseason unfolds at a pace that mirrors the sport itself: slow and methodical. Unlike the NHL or NBA, which both produce an avalanche of free agent signings in the early hours, the MLB free agent period will come in slow, steady waves.
This will quickly become a talking point as the Blue Jays explore big-name free agents, including their own in Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista. The Blue Jays have a five-day window in which they can exclusively negotiate with their own free agents, and as Steve Simmons wrote on Saturday for the Toronto Sun, nothing is close with Encarnacion.