https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/54/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://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 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-nic-enright-agree-to-minor-league-deal-r5204/According to ESPN's Alden González, the Blue Jays have agreed to a two-year minor league contract with reliever Nic Enright. Enright, 28, finally made it to the majors in 2025, after cancer treatment derailed his career from 2022-24. The right-hander threw 31 innings for the Guardians...5204Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:45:04 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/a-2026-blue-jays-projection-is-the-angst-warranted-r5202/With the signings of Dylan Cease, Tyler Rogers, and Cody Ponce (and with Shane Bieber exercising his player option), the Blue Jays have taken major steps to solidify their pitching staff in preparation for another World Series run in 2026.  Attention has now shifted to the other side of the plat...5202Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/jays-centre-year-in-review-the-top-five-blue-jays-stories-of-2025-r5196/2025 will go down as one of the most historic seasons in Toronto Blue Jays franchise history, from having the best record in the Grapefruit League, to signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.to the largest contract in franchise history, to making it all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. It was a seaso...5196Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/report-george-springer-will-not-play-for-puerto-rico-in-wbc-r5194/Blue Jays star George Springer was among the MLB players included on Team Puerto Rico's 35-man preliminary roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. However, Antolín Maldonado Ríos of Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día reports that Springer will not play in the tournament after all....5194Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:05:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/what-is-a-reasonable-contract-extension-for-daulton-varsho-r5185/Starting in 2022, Daulton Varsho began to establish himself as an elite defensive outfielder. Of his 3,836 innings in the outfield, Varsho has played center (2,063), left (1,222) and right (551). Among the 51 center fielders with a minimum of 1,000 innings under their center field belts in that...5185Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:48:58 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/every-active-blue-jays-trade-string-r5171/My DiamondCentric colleague Greggory Masterson has written some excellent articles about trade trees over at Twins Daily. Most recently, he drew a line linking Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota’s first-round pick in 1997, to a couple of current Twins, Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson. Ins...5171Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-first-look-at-team-canadas-world-baseball-classic-roster-r5164/This may be the biggest and most star-studded World Baseball Classic yet. The 2023 tournament was a massive success, punctuated by Shohei Ohtani striking out his at-the-time teammate Mike Trout to clinch Japan's third WBC championship in six tournaments. Fast forward to 2026, and the event...5164Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:31:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-have-shown-interest-in-yo%C3%A1n-moncada-r5159/Add another name to the list of infielders the Toronto Blue Jays have checked in on this winter: Yoán Moncada. According to reporter Francys Romero, the Blue Jays have shown "early interest" in the 30-year-old third baseman, as have the Angels, Pirates, and White Sox. Moncada briefly debute...5159Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:01:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/bridge-year-to-big-dreams-how-2026-will-shape-the-blue-jays-future-r5155/As the calendar turns to 2026, the Jays are about to embark on a season they hope will play out similarly to last season… but with a different outcome. This offseason has been a busy one for Toronto’s front office as they try to maintain some consistency in the roster while strengthening areas t...5155Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000