4 pitchers will not be returning to Toronto next season
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The Toronto Blue Jays seem to be moving on from four of their pitchers from the past season as they look to improve their bullpen in the off-season.
The first to be gone will likely be Ryan Burr who the Blue Jays acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies on May 30th in exchange for cash. Burr had a decent season with the Blue Jays with a 4.17 ERA through 32.2 innings but will likely be traded as they are looking for more out of their bullpen.
To his credit, Burr did a solid job of filling whatever role the Blue Jays asked him to fill during his time on the club. He did a fine job, posting a 4.13 ERA across 34 outings (four as an "opener"), striking out 47 batters and walking 12 in 32.2 innings of work. -Treuden
Genesis Cabrera is another pitcher that might be gone as he is arbitration eligible this winter and the Blue Jays might decided to move him since he had a season full of up and downs and they are looking for consistency.
Cabrera is going to be arbitration-eligible this offseason and could be a casualty of the previously mentioned bullpen purge that's coming up. The soon-to-be 28-year-old has the potential to get things turned around, but if the Blue Jays really want to aggressively get back in the win column next year, there's not going to be a spot for Cabrera. -Treuden
Tommy Nance will also be headed out of town not necessarily because he is a bad pitcher but mostly because the Blue Jays are looking to seriously upgrade their bullpen for 2025.
Much like Burr, Nance is not a bad pitcher, but he belongs much more on the 2024 Blue Jays than the 2025 Blue Jays. While not many do, I have faith that the Jays are going to go out and make multiple top tier upgrades to their 'pen this offseason, so Nance is going to be one of the faces squeezed out of the mix. -Treuden
Finally, Zach Pop is the final pitcher that will not be returning after an beyond terrible season which is why this is the least surprising move of them all.
Source: Jays Journal
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