Tearful effort, Toronto finally did it! Five-year, 133 billion recruitment of big-arm outfielders will build double guns with Bligeju

Jan 21, 2025

Tearful effort, Toronto finally did it! Five-year, 133 billion recruitment of big-arm outfielders will build double guns with Bligeju
FA outfielder Anthony Santander signed with the Toronto Blue Jays. Photo Source = MLB Official X Account



Tearful effort, Toronto finally did it! Five-year, 133 billion recruitment of big-arm outfielders will build double guns with Bligeju
Santandair will wear the Toronto jersey for five years and $92.5 million. AP Yonhap News
The Toronto Blue Jays signed a large contract for the first time in this offseason and recruited a big shot.

ESPN said on the 21st (Korea time) 'Toronto and outfielder Anthony Santander agreed to a five-year, $92.5 million contract (about 133 billion won). Toronto, which has failed to bring in big-time FA in recent years, has secured an outfielder who is considered one of the best hitters this offseason,' it reported.

The contract, announced directly by the Toronto club and the Beverly Hills Sports Council, Santander's agency, includes opt-out rights, and will grow to $110 million for six years when club options are implemented in 2030.




Toronto removed left-handed hitter Brandon Isert as a designated assignee to list Santander on the 40-man roster.

Tearful effort, Toronto finally did it! Five-year, 133 billion recruitment of big-arm outfielders will build double guns with Bligeju
Santandair ranked third overall in the category with 44 home runs last year. AP Yonhap News
Santander, who was born in Venezuela in October 1994 and made his major league debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2017, has been the main right fielder since 2019 and continued to grow steadily every year. Last season, he played in 155 games and marked a batting average of 0.235 (140 hits in 595 at-bats), 44 homers, 102 RBIs, 91 runs, a slugging percentage of 0.506 and an OPS of 0.814 and won the Silver Slugger award for the first time in his career. He shot a career high ahead of the FA.

In the home run category, he ranked third after Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the highest number of switch hitters since Lance Berkman (45) in 2006. His weakness is that his on-base percentage is low and his defense is not strong. However, Toronto was desperate for a big shot, so it seems that he offered the multi-year contract he wanted.




Toronto has been scrambling for the FA that it wanted so badly in the last two years, but not a single one has succeeded. Ohtani in 2023 and Juan Soto in 2024, Corbyn Burns and Sasaki Loki are the big-name FA Toronto missed even after advancing to the final stage of negotiations.

Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, while Toronto reportedly made a final offer of $760 million for 16 years. Toronto naturally recruited Santander when Hernandez re-signed with the Dodgers after a series of negotiations over Santander and other outfielder Teoscar Hernandez after missing Soto. Santander is a switch heater He is said to be more suitable for Toronto because he has better contact ability than Hernandez. He is also interested in signing another FA giant Pete Alonso, but he is said to be likely to remain with the Mets.

Tearful effort, Toronto finally did it! Five-year, 133 billion recruitment of big-arm outfielders will build double guns with Bligeju
Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. AP Yonhap News
Toronto is the third FA hired this winter after right-hander Jeff Hoffman ($33 million for three years) and right-hander Lee Mi-García ($15 million for two years). The fielder's contract is the largest since George Springer ($125 million for six years) in 2021.




Santander is not the top hitter like Ohtani or Soto, but he is considered a big shot that will further increase the weight of Toronto's batters. Toronto has to prepare for it somehow because its flagship player, Vlidimir Guerrero Jr., will go to the FA market at the end of this year.

Toronto, which fell to the bottom of the AL East with 74 wins and 88 losses last year, will be able to raise hopes for baseball this fall by bringing in Santander because its starting rotation is the strongest in the league.

Because Santander is the FA that was offered a qualifying offer, the original Baltimore team will be rewarded with one pick between the first and second rounds of the 2025 draft, while Toronto will lose the second-highest draft pick and $500,000 International Sining Bonus.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

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