I'm guessing the Jays will make a play for Chapman based on the market (but he ultimately will sign with a team who will overpay). Again, it's going to be a tough off-season to overcome the deficiencies. Because of where they plugged themselves, and given their previous approaches, they'll probably try and go for a couple guys on the rebound and hope they work it out.
I don't like the above approach but given this years' market, I can't foresee them doing anything else. Trades will happen but it won't fill all the gaps, so it's probably the approach of signing a couple guys who want to redeem themselves while exploring trade options for others. Aside from Ohtani and Bellinger on the hitting side, the FA market is bare. I'd simply stay clear of both because they're going to get monster overpay contracts (but it would be nice to tap to see what they're going for).
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