Ben Nicholson-Smith

By Thursday evening, it’ll be clear whether the Toronto Blue Jays have avoided a second consecutive arbitration hearing with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or whether the two sides are again unable to agree on how much he should get paid. Ben Nicholson-Smith breaks down what to expect.

The Jeff Hoffman deal comes with risk for the Blue Jays, especially considering some physical questions.At the same time, he’s exactly the kind of pitcher who will be counted on to get the biggest outs of the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays had meetings with prized Japanese free agent pitcher Roki Sasaki last week, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

While most teams signed top international amateurs Wednesday, the Blue Jays stayed quiet, hopeful that their patience will lead to a deal with the most promising prospect of them all.Ben Nicholson-Smith breaks down the state of affairs from the Blue Jays as they await Roki Sasaki's decision.

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays , who Friday missed out on coveted right-hander Roki Sasaki, were discussing a potential deal with free-agent slugger Anthony Santander , according to two industry sources.

TORONTO – Just before noon Friday, the Blue Jays took on some bad money in the hopes that it would lead them to one of baseball's emerging stars.

Criticism of the Blue Jays' controversial acquisition of Myles Straw and $11 million of his salary as a way to get extra international cap space continued within the baseball industry Saturday.Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith try to make sense of the move.

TORONTO — There's an advantage to being patient as an MLB off-season unfolds: if you're willing to wait, deals often emerge.

The Anthony Santander signing makes the Blue Jays a better team. But there's still work to be done, and some intriguing opportunities remain for Toronto, writes Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith.

As MLB's rumour mill churned on Thursday, some reports suggested that the Toronto Blue Jays were advancing in talks with free-agent slugger Pete Alonso and right-hander Max Scherzer.However, according to reports from Sportsnet's Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith, that isn't the case at this time.