Toronto Blue Jays announces 22 players signed in international free agency

The Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba and the Netherlands were the countries who provided the Blue Jays these prospects. Leading the pack is shortstop Cristopher Polanco from the Dominican Republic who is ranked 22nd from MLB.com 2025 international prospect rankings.

The Blue Jays had attempted to lock in and sign Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki As the organization was in the final two against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sasaki shows to sign with the West Coast team which was a bitter disappointment for the organization and the fan base as the Blue Jays had struck out yet again with these high-prized free agents.

A few weeks back, they made a trade with the Cleveland Guardians to acquire $2 million in cap space to help with their international free agency by accepting outfielder Myles Straw as part of the package.

Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins made the most of this deal as the Blue Jays had $8.261 million to spend.

With the recent signing of Anthony Santander, Atkins is attempting to lock in several
other free agents including former New York Mets Pete Alonso.

There are still several free agents on the market that are worth looking at and adding a player like Alonso and Alex Bregman would give the Jays a much stronger offense so that it can compete with the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros.

The fan base will need to wait and see on how the Blue Jays will bolster the lineup as spring training is around the corner and Opening Day will be on April 1st.

Source: Sportsnet
Polanco headlines Blue Jays' 22 international free-agent signings