ESPN does this every year:
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It's time for our annual offseason tradition, served up with your turkey and cranberry sauce: predicting one big move for all 30 MLB teams.
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Here's what they say about the Jays
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Toronto Blue Jays sign RHP Corbin Burnes (7 years, $225 million)
The Blue Jays are in a precarious position as a franchise. They swung and missed on Shohei Ohtani last offseason and then went on to lose 88 games. This winter, they're going after Soto, but if they fail to land him and then watch Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette depart as free agents after next season, it could be an ugly rebuilding period. So, they need to have a backup plan this time to be all-in for 2025. That means going after Burnes, the No. 2 player on our free agent board (or No. 3, if you include Roki Sasaki). Chris Bassitt is a free agent after 2025 and Kevin Gausman is too after 2026, so they'll need a long-term reinforcement for the rotation. Sign Burnes, get a bounce-back season from Bichette, strengthen the bullpen and the Jays could jump back into playoff contention. And they should sign Guerrero while they're at it.
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They have Soto going to the Mets for 13 years, $611 million
https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/sto...-signing-trade