By Patrick McAvoyShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe Toronto Blue Jays have already reportedly achieved one of their biggest goals of the 2025 offseason.
The Blue Jays reportedly are bringing Dylan Cease to town on a mammoth seven-year, $210 million deal, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
After reaching Game 7 of the World Series, reports have pointed to a big offseason for the Blue Jays. The reported Cease deal sets the tone, but there's more work to do. Shortly after the deal was reported on Wednesday night, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Blue Jays have their eyes on "back-end bullpen help."
"World Series runners-up means business this winter," Heyman wrote on X. "Have also been pursuing back-end bullpen help, more."
...Toronto clearly isn't messing around. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported earlier in the offseason that the Blue Jays met with former New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz's representation. Toronto also reportedly had some interest in Raisel Iglesias before he re-signed with the Atlanta Braves.
Outside of Díaz, other top free agent relievers include Robert Suárez, Pete Fairbanks and Ryan Helsley, among others. Kenley Jansen is another big-name closer out there available in free agency.
The Blue Jays proved on Wednesday that they aren't messing around. Now, it's time to add to the bullpen and try to re-sign Bo Bichette.
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