https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/53/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/episode-15-blue-jays-sign-okamoto-r5263/Owen and Jesse break down the Blue Jays' signing of Japanese star Kazuma Okamoto. They dig into why he’s going to help the Jays in the near term, and how it shifts the roles of other players like Addison Barger and Anthony Santander. The guys also talk about how his signing impacts the Blue Jays...5263Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:43:35 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-dfa-paxton-schultz-r5262/The Toronto Blue Jays made their four-year, $60 million contract with NPB star Kazuma Okamoto official on Sunday, just before his posting window closed. A six-time NPB All-Star, Okamoto was one of the top hitters on the free agent market. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///w...5262Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:16:21 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/how-will-the-okamoto-signing-impact-the-blue-jays-pursuit-of-tucker-and-bichette-r5258/The Toronto Blue Jays have made another high-profile acquisition in an already busy offseason, this time addressing the lineup by signing Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year contract. It’s an exciting deal, but it’s not quite the position player signing Jays fans were expecting or hoping for when...5258Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:52:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/what-the-okamoto-signing-means-for-the-rest-of-the-blue-jays-offseason-r5245/Did the Jays just get their man? A potential big bat, locked in at a reduced rate. Reports say the Jays’ agreement with Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto, a six-time NPB All-Star and three-time home run champion with the Yomiuri Giants, is valued at well under the four-year initially projected wor...5245Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/what-to-expect-from-kazuma-okamoto-as-he-begins-his-mlb-career-with-blue-jays-r5243/Kazuma Okamoto has chosen where he'll begin his MLB career. Will he enjoy early success there? The stats --- basic and fancy --- say that he should. Okamoto is heading to Canada after agreeing to a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday (per ESPN's Jeff Passan). The agreement...5243Sat, 03 Jan 2026 19:09:46 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/episode-14-bo-bichette-alex-bregman-or-kyle-tucker-whos-the-best-fit-r5236/Owen and Jesse break down the Tyler Rogers signing before digging into the slow-moving free agent position player market, analyzing Alex Bregman's potential fit with the Jays, as well as digging into Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker's markets. They also look at the Jays' AL East rivals and discuss th...5236Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/what-will-trey-yesavages-role-be-in-2026-r5235/What will the one and only Trey Yesavage be doing for the 2026 season? Cory Sparks breaks down the likely future for a righty who ran the minor league gauntlet in 2025. The World Series hero sports an over-the-top motion and numbers that hint at his role on the big-league squad in the spring....5235Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:14:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-al-east-is-shaping-up-to-be-even-more-competitive-in-2026-r5230/American League East teams have already delivered a busy and consequential winter so far. Baltimore has overhauled its lineup and bullpen, Boston has reconfigured its rotation and will have a new look infield, Tampa Bay has done what it normally does by cycling assets and uncovering value in the...5230Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:50:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/nicholson-smith-not-a-lock-blue-jays-sign-a-bat-r5228/In a Bluesky post about free agent Kazuma Okamoto, Sportsnet reporter Ben Nicholson-Smith noted that the Blue Jays have a big presence in the Pacific Rim and make it a point to learn about all free agents coming from NPB and the KBO. However, their level of interest in Okamoto in particular is n...5228Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:03:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/daulton-varsho-is-entering-a-prove-it-year-r5220/In an offseason in which multiple high-profile additions to the Blue Jays pitching staff came early, and the markets of Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker loom large, the returning pieces of Toronto's core have taken a step back into relative obscurity. Since Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has already been hand...5220Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:57:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/new-years-resolutions-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-r5210/For the first time in quite a while, it feels hard to say goodbye to the old year to welcome in the new, at least from a Blue Jays perspective. The 2025 Blue Jays gave us so many reasons to love them, and who knows if 2026 will be the same? That being said, every new year brings new possibi...5210Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-agree-to-minor-league-contract-with-josh-winckowski-r5209/According to a report from Steve Adams of MLB Trade Rumors, the Blue Jays have agreed to a two-year minor league contract with right-hander Josh Winckowski. He was cut by the Red Sox earlier this offseason. Winckowski, 27, will now return to the organization that selected him in the 2016 dr...5209Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:05:02 +0000