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Blue Jays TOR

201873–89 (0.451)
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$125M
Surplus $M
-42
Win %
0.451
TAB
-10.1
WAB
-8.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.7
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin71
RLuke Maile66
RDanny Jansen29
LReese McGuire11

1B

BJustin Smoak134
RSteve Pearce⇄26
BKendrys Morales18
LRowdy Tellez17
BYangervis Solarte4
RJosh Donaldson⇄1
LBilly McKinney⇄1

2B

RDevon Travis101
BYangervis Solarte28
RLourdes Gurriel Jr.24
BRichard Urena13
RGift Ngoepe5
RJon Berti4
RBrandon Drury⇄2

3B

BYangervis Solarte83
RAledmys Díaz38
RRussell Martin21
RGio Urshela10
RBrandon Drury⇄5
BRichard Urena3
BDarnell Sweeney1
RGift Ngoepe1
BKendrys Morales1

SS

RAledmys Díaz95
RLourdes Gurriel Jr.46
BRichard Urena20
RGio Urshela8
BYangervis Solarte7
RGift Ngoepe6
RRussell Martin3
RBrandon Drury⇄1

LF

RTeoscar Hernández87
LBilly McKinney⇄28
LDwight Smith Jr.19
RJonathan Davis8
RAnthony Alford7
BDalton Pompey3
BDarnell Sweeney1
RRandal Grichuk1
RRussell Martin1

CF

RKevin Pillar142
RRandal Grichuk26
RJonathan Davis9
LCurtis Granderson⇄2
RAnthony Alford1

RF

RRandal Grichuk102
RTeoscar Hernández35
LBilly McKinney⇄13
LDwight Smith Jr.6
RAnthony Alford3

DH

BKendrys Morales99
LCurtis Granderson⇄21
BJustin Smoak9
RTeoscar Hernández9
BYangervis Solarte7
LRowdy Tellez3
LDwight Smith Jr.2
RJonathan Davis2
RRandal Grichuk2
RAnthony Alford1
RGift Ngoepe1
RDanny Jansen1
RAledmys Díaz1
RGio Urshela1

Starters

LJ.A. Happ⇄2.1 WAR
LRyan Borucki1.7 WAR
RMarcus Stroman1.4 WAR
RSam Gaviglio0.8 WAR
RAaron Sanchez0.6 WAR
RTyler Clippard0.5 WAR
RMarco Estrada0.4 WAR
RJohn Axford⇄0.2 WAR
LThomas Pannone0.2 WAR
RSean Reid-Foley0.1 WAR
RMike Hauschild0.0 WAR
LJaime Garcia⇄-0.1 WAR
RLuis Santos-0.1 WAR
RJoe Biagini-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKen Giles⇄26 sv
RRyan Tepera19 h
RTyler Clippard15 h
RDanny Barnes8 h
RJoe Biagini5 h
LAaron Loup⇄0 h
RSeunghwan Oh⇄0 h
RJohn Axford⇄0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Randal Grichuk3.0
Ryan Borucki1.7
Aledmys Díaz1.5
Seunghwan Oh0.9
Sam Gaviglio0.8
Danny Jansen0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Dominic Leone1.5
Joe Smith1.0
Francisco Liriano0.8
Brett Anderson0.6
Raffy Lopez0.3
Tom Koehler0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Blue Jays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Randal Grichuk 2018 +3.0 +38.7 2.8 +35.9 $0.9M 1.60× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ryan Borucki 2018 +1.7 +20.0 0.3 +19.7 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
J.A. Happ↔ 2018 +2.1 +24.8 8.4 +16.4 $4.0M 1.49× –
Luke Maile 2018 +2.0 +12.2 0.6 +11.7 $0.3M 0.76× –
Justin Smoak 2018 +2.4 +15.7 4.1 +11.5 $1.7M 0.81× –
Kevin Pillar 2018 +1.5 +9.9 3.2 +6.7 $2.2M 0.83× –
Sam Gaviglio 2018 +0.8 +6.7 0.4 +6.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Teoscar Hernández 2018 +0.9 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.6M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2028 · $22.0M AAV
Marcus Stroman 2018 +1.4 +11.8 6.5 +5.3 $4.5M 1.02× –
Aledmys Díaz 2018 +1.5 +7.1 2.0 +5.1 $1.4M 0.61× –
Seunghwan Oh↔ 2018 +0.9 +4.9 1.2 +3.7 $1.3M 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard 2018 +0.5 +5.2 1.5 +3.7 $3.1M 1.34× –
Ryan Tepera 2018 +0.3 +3.5 0.6 +2.9 $1.8M 1.34× –
Danny Jansen 2018 +0.7 +2.9 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Aaron Sanchez 2018 +0.6 +4.9 2.7 +2.2 $4.5M 1.02× –
Billy McKinney↔ 2018 +0.3 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2018 +0.6 +3.2 1.4 +1.7 $2.2M 0.61× –
Tim Mayza 2018 +0.3 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Reese McGuire 2018 +0.4 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rowdy Tellez 2018 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
Sean Reid-Foley 2018 +0.1 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Thomas Pannone 2018 +0.2 +1.6 0.4 +1.1 $2.3M 1.02× –
Richard Urena 2018 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.8M 0.61× –
Dwight Smith Jr. 2018 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
Roberto Osuna↔ 2018 +0.5 +2.8 2.1 +0.7 $3.9M 0.67× –
Mike Hauschild 2018 +0.0 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Oliver Drake↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Darnell Sweeney 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.58× –
David Paulino 2018 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $71.3M 0.67× –
Murphy Smith 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Aaron Loup↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.4 1.5 -0.2 $6.0M 0.67× –
Carlos Ramírez↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Dalton Pompey 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Deck McGuire↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
John Axford↔ 2018 +0.2 +1.0 1.4 -0.3 $7.1M 0.67× –
Jon Berti 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Taylor Guerrieri 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Davis 2018 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Luis Santos 2018 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Steve Pearce↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.5 2.1 -0.7 $6.4M 0.56× –
Jake Petricka 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Brandon Drury↔ 2018 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Chris Rowley 2018 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Justin Shafer 2018 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Mark Leiter Jr.↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Danny Barnes 2018 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Anthony Alford 2018 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Curtis Granderson↔ 2018 +0.5 +2.8 4.2 -1.4 $8.3M 0.69× –
Ken Giles↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.4 1.8 -1.4 $46.5M 1.34× –
Preston Guilmet↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Gift Ngoepe 2018 -0.3 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 – 0.61× –
Yangervis Solarte 2018 -0.2 -1.1 4.1 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Devon Travis 2018 -1.0 -4.5 1.4 -5.9 – 0.56× –
Jaime García↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.8 6.1 -6.9 – 1.02× –
Kendrys Morales 2018 +0.6 +3.3 11.0 -7.7 $18.3M 0.69× –
Marco Estrada 2018 +0.4 +3.1 13.0 -9.9 $33.9M 1.02× –
Josh Donaldson↔ 2018 +0.5 +2.4 15.9 -13.5 $29.1M 0.56× –
Russell Martin 2018 +1.3 +5.3 20.0 -14.7 $15.8M 0.52× –
Brandon Cumpton 2018 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Rhiner Cruz 2018 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.0 $5.8M 0.67× –
Gio Urshela 2018 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Joe Biagini 2018 -0.6 -3.2 – – – 0.67× –
José Manuel Fernández 2018 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+23.4+192.3125.0+71.0—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 14 total.

2018 · TOR / STL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$35.2M
Randal Grichuk
STL · John Mozeliak −$35.2M
Dominic Leone, Conner Greene
TOR came out ahead by $35.2M
2018 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Brian Cashman +$1.6M
J. A. Happ
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Brandon Drury, Billy McKinney
NYY came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Connor Panas
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Clayton Richard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Corey Copping
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
John Axford
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Edward Olivares, Jared Carkuff
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Yangervis Solarte
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · TOR / COL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$4.0M
Chad Spanberger, Forrest Wall, Bryan Baker
COL · Jeff Bridich −$4.0M
Seunghwan Oh
TOR came out ahead by $4.0M
2018 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
Jacob Waguespack
PHI · Matt Klentak −$6.4M
Aaron Loup
TOR came out ahead by $6.4M
2018 · HOU / TOR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$3.2M
Roberto Osuna
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$3.2M
Ken Giles, David Paulino, Hector Perez
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Gio Urshela
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
Sam Gaviglio
KCR · Dayton Moore −$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
TOR came out ahead by $6.4M
2018 · TOR / BOS
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$25.6M
Santiago Espinal
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$25.6M
Steve Pearce
TOR came out ahead by $25.6M
2018 · MIL / TOR
MIL · David Stearns +$1.6M
Curtis Granderson
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Demi Orimoloye
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$3.2M
Trent Thornton
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$3.2M
Aledmys Díaz
TOR came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$18.4M
Julian Merryweather
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$18.4M
Josh Donaldson
TOR came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$125.0M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Russell Martin3511.150$20.0MFREE AGENT
Marco Estrada348.035$13.0MFREE AGENT
Kendrys Morales359.170$11.0MFREE AGENT
J.A. Happ359.047$8.4MFREE AGENT
Jaime García319.047$6.1MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson3714.077$4.2MFREE AGENT
Justin Smoak317.077$4.1MFREE AGENT
Steve Pearce3511.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard338.148$1.5MFREE AGENT
John Axford357.118$1.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Josh Donaldson325.158$15.9MFREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman273.148$6.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yangervis Solarte304.000$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar293.113$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randal Grichuk263.033$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez253.069$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Osuna233.000$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Giles273.113$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup305.040$1.5MFREE AGENT
Devon Travis273.000$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seunghwan Oh353.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Petricka304.044$608kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gio Urshela263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (40)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Aledmys Díaz271.100$2.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.240.000$1.4MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Tepera302.008$575kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Barnes281.028$562kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile271.099$558kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Teoscar Hernández250.103$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Pannone240.000$437kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Gaviglio280.096$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Mayza260.047$322kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rhiner Cruz311.000$261kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Borucki240.000$255kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leiter Jr.271.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Drury252.034$191kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Urena220.031$182kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McKinney230.000$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Jansen230.000$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Santos27–$138k
Sean Reid-Foley220.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dwight Smith Jr.251.000$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Shafer250.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Guerrieri250.027$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez230.000$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Davis260.000$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Paulino240.144$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reese McGuire230.000$73kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Alford230.068$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Guilmet300.079$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deck McGuire290.018$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalton Pompey251.119$26kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oliver Drake311.094$25kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hauschild281.000$21kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darnell Sweeney270.046$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Berti280.000$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Murphy Smith30–$15k
Brandon Cumpton290.127$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gift Ngoepe280.072$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Ramírez270.031$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Rowley270.041$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Biagini282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Manuel Fernández25–—

Graphs

How each 2018 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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