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Blue Jays TOR

201967–95 (0.414)
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
+11
Win %
0.414
TAB
-3.2
WAB
-5.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.9
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDanny Jansen103
RLuke Maile44
LReese McGuire30
LBeau Taylor⇄1

1B

BJustin Smoak89
LRowdy Tellez57
RBrandon Drury12
LBilly McKinney9
LCavan Biggio8
RLourdes Gurriel Jr.3
BAlen Hanson2

2B

LCavan Biggio85
RBrandon Drury16
BRichard Urena9
RLourdes Gurriel Jr.9
BAlen Hanson8
BBreyvic Valera⇄4

3B

RVladimir Guerrero Jr.96
RBrandon Drury65
LEric Sogard⇄6
BRichard Urena6
BBreyvic Valera⇄1

SS

BFreddy Galvis⇄110
RBo Bichette42
BRichard Urena13
RBrandon Drury5
LEric Sogard⇄4
BBreyvic Valera⇄1

LF

RLourdes Gurriel Jr.63
RTeoscar Hernández46
LBilly McKinney29
LDerek Fisher⇄28
RBrandon Drury8
RAnthony Alford6
BAlen Hanson1
LCavan Biggio1
RJonathan Davis1
LEric Sogard⇄1
BRichard Urena1
LSócrates Brito1

CF

RTeoscar Hernández79
RRandal Grichuk62
RJonathan Davis33
LSócrates Brito4
LDerek Fisher⇄2
RAnthony Alford2

RF

RRandal Grichuk92
LBilly McKinney43
RBrandon Drury18
LSócrates Brito12
LCavan Biggio8
LDerek Fisher⇄7
LEric Sogard⇄6
BAlen Hanson5
RAnthony Alford5
RJonathan Davis2

DH

LRowdy Tellez45
BJustin Smoak30
RVladimir Guerrero Jr.24
RRandal Grichuk10
RLourdes Gurriel Jr.9
BFreddy Galvis⇄5
RBo Bichette4
LDerek Fisher⇄4
LCavan Biggio4
RDanny Jansen4
LBilly McKinney3
RAnthony Alford2
RBrandon Drury2
BAlen Hanson2
RTeoscar Hernández2
RJonathan Davis1

Starters

RMarcus Stroman⇄3.0 WAR
RTrent Thornton2.0 WAR
RAaron Sanchez⇄0.9 WAR
RWilmer Font⇄0.8 WAR
RJacob Waguespack0.7 WAR
RMatt Shoemaker0.6 WAR
RDaniel Hudson⇄0.4 WAR
LAnthony Kay0.4 WAR
RT.J. Zeuch0.3 WAR
RClay Buchholz0.1 WAR
LBuddy Boshers0.1 WAR
RDavid Phelps⇄0.0 WAR
RDerek Law0.0 WAR
LThomas Pannone-0.0 WAR
RSean Reid-Foley-0.1 WAR
LRyan Feierabend-0.1 WAR
RNeil Ramirez⇄-0.1 WAR
LRyan Borucki-0.2 WAR
LClayton Richard-0.2 WAR
RRyan Tepera-0.2 WAR
REdwin Jackson⇄-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKen Giles23 sv
LTim Mayza18 h
RDerek Law8 h
RSam Gaviglio5 h
LBuddy Boshers4 h
RJustin Shafer3 h
RDaniel Hudson⇄0 h
RJoe Biagini⇄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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Cavan Biggio2.6
Eric Sogard2.5
Freddy Galvis2.0
Trent Thornton2.0
Bo Bichette1.4
Wilmer Font0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
J.A. Happ2.1
Aledmys Díaz1.5
Seunghwan Oh0.9
Josh Donaldson0.5
Roberto Osuna0.5
Curtis Granderson0.5

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Marcus Stroman↔ 2019 +3.0 +46.2 4.9 +41.3 $1.6M 1.96× –
Trent Thornton 2019 +2.0 +23.9 0.6 +23.3 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Ken Giles 2019 +1.8 +28.8 6.3 +22.5 $3.4M 1.95× –
Cavan Biggio 2019 +2.6 +22.6 0.4 +22.2 $0.1M 1.07× –
Eric Sogard↔ 2019 +2.5 +16.7 0.1 +16.6 $0.1M 0.85× –
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2019 +1.8 +17.5 1.9 +15.5 $1.1M 1.22× –
Freddy Galvis↔ 2019 +2.0 +16.3 3.1 +13.2 $1.6M 1.01× –
Danny Jansen 2019 +1.8 +11.0 0.6 +10.5 $0.3M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Teoscar Hernández 2019 +1.3 +9.0 0.6 +8.4 $0.4M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2028 · $22.0M AAV
Bo Bichette 2019 +1.4 +6.9 0.2 +6.7 $0.1M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $42.0M AAV
Wilmer Font↔ 2019 +0.8 +6.7 0.3 +6.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jacob Waguespack 2019 +0.7 +5.4 0.3 +5.0 $0.5M 1.02× –
Reese McGuire 2019 +1.2 +5.1 0.2 +4.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Aaron Sanchez↔ 2019 +0.9 +7.5 3.3 +4.2 $3.6M 1.02× –
Anthony Kay 2019 +0.4 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $6.0M AAV
Randal Grichuk 2019 +1.1 +7.3 5.0 +2.3 $4.5M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
T.J. Zeuch 2019 +0.3 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Daniel Hudson↔ 2019 +0.4 +2.3 1.0 +1.4 $2.2M 0.67× –
Matt Shoemaker 2019 +0.6 +4.9 3.5 +1.4 $5.8M 1.02× –
Jason Adam 2019 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.7M AAV
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2019 +0.3 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $1.6M 0.58× –
Javy Guerra↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $0.9M 0.67× –
Joe Biagini↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.6M 0.67× –
Buddy Boshers 2019 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.67× –
Breyvic Valera↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.2M 0.56× –
Sam Gaviglio 2019 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Zac Rosscup↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Zack Godley↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $16.6M 0.67× –
Ryan Dull↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Anthony Alford 2019 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Beau Taylor↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Derek Law 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $121.8M 1.34× –
Jimmy Cordero↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Ryan Feierabend 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 1.02× –
Tim Mayza 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.5 $44.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Yennsy Díaz 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Sean Reid-Foley 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Thomas Pannone 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Nick Kingham↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.67× –
David Phelps↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -0.9 $45.2M 0.67× –
Justin Shafer 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Davis 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Neil Ramírez↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jordan Romano 2019 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Elvis Luciano 2019 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Borucki 2019 -0.2 -1.3 0.6 -1.8 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Brandon Drury 2019 -0.1 -0.6 1.3 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Clay Buchholz 2019 +0.1 +1.0 3.0 -2.0 $23.5M 1.02× –
Kevin Pillar↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Luke Maile 2019 -0.4 -1.5 0.6 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Derek Fisher↔ 2019 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Rowdy Tellez 2019 -0.4 -1.6 0.6 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Richard Urena 2019 -0.4 -2.0 0.6 -2.6 – 0.61× –
Ryan Tepera 2019 -0.2 -1.2 1.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Alen Hanson 2019 -0.6 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Billy McKinney 2019 -0.4 -2.9 0.6 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Sócrates Brito 2019 -0.5 -3.3 0.6 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Brock Stewart↔ 2019 -0.7 -3.9 0.4 -4.3 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Clayton Richard 2019 -0.2 -1.5 3.0 -4.5 – 1.02× –
Justin Smoak 2019 +0.5 +2.2 8.0 -5.8 $16.2M 0.56× –
Edwin Jackson↔ 2019 -0.8 -6.7 0.1 -6.8 – 1.02× –
Total—+21.7+213.361.0+152.4—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2019 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$11.2M
Jesus Lopez
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Kendrys Morales
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M
2019 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Andrew Sopko, Ronny Brito
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$9.6M
Russell Martin
TOR came out ahead by $9.6M
2019 · MIL / TOR
MIL · David Stearns +$3.2M
Chad Spanberger
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$3.2M
Chase Anderson
MIL came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · TBR / TOR
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Eric Sogard
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Curtis Taylor, Edisson Gonzalez
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · WSN / TOR
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.8M
Daniel Hudson
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Kyle Johnston
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · CHC / TOR
CHC · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
David Phelps
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Thomas Hatch
Even trade
2019 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Rodrigo Orozco
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Sócrates Brito
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$7.2M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias −$7.2M
Dwight Smith
TOR came out ahead by $7.2M
2019 · SFG / TOR
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$8.8M
Kevin Pillar
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$8.8M
Alen Hanson, Derek Law, Juan De Paula
SFG came out ahead by $8.8M
2019 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$5.6M
Derek Fisher
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, Cal Stevenson
TOR came out ahead by $5.6M
2019 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen +$31.2M
Marcus Stroman
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$31.2M
Anthony Kay, Simeon Woods Richardson
NYM came out ahead by $31.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$60.6M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Justin Smoak328.077$8.0MFREE AGENT
Freddy Galvis296.021$3.1MFREE AGENT
Clayton Richard3511.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Clay Buchholz3410.021$3.0MFREE AGENT
David Phelps326.156$1.0MFREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson328.106$978kFREE AGENT
Javy Guerra338.000$173kFREE AGENT
Eric Sogard336.139$127kFREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson3512.040$82kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Ken Giles284.113$6.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Randal Grichuk274.033$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman284.148$4.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Shoemaker324.166$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez264.069$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Tepera313.008$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Biagini293.000$714kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Ramírez304.001$273kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar304.113$180kARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Godley294.000$111kARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Rosscup313.164$44kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (41)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.251.000$1.9MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Drury262.165$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Gaviglio291.067$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile282.099$579kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Teoscar Hernández261.103$579kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Mayza270.156$568kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Borucki250.088$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Urena230.094$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sócrates Brito261.074$561kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Pannone250.049$560kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McKinney240.101$559kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Jansen240.050$559kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowdy Tellez240.027$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trent Thornton250.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Luciano190.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.200.000$468kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Law281.148$448kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Stewart271.059$435kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cavan Biggio240.000$385kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Waguespack250.000$343kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Font291.085$269kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Shafer260.034$254kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Kingham271.000$250kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Davis270.027$245kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reese McGuire240.025$194kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Bichette210.000$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Boshers312.026$182kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Adam270.096$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Romano260.000$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Fisher250.151$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Reid-Foley230.038$107kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Alford240.113$87kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alen Hanson262.038$87kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. Zeuch230.000$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dull292.143$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Kay240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Breyvic Valera270.081$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Feierabend33–$18k
Yennsy Díaz220.000$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Taylor290.000$7kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Cordero270.051$7kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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