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Blue Jays TOR

202389–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$210M
Surplus $M
-38
Win %
0.549
TAB
+5.2
WAB
+3.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.2
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RAlejandro Kirk99
RDanny Jansen73
BTyler Heineman⇄20

1B

RVladimir Guerrero Jr.121
LBrandon Belt29
LCavan Biggio20
LSpencer Horwitz5

2B

RWhit Merrifield84
LCavan Biggio49
RSantiago Espinal47
RDavis Schneider23
RErnie Clement6

3B

RMatt Chapman137
RSantiago Espinal26
LCavan Biggio13
RErnie Clement3
RDavis Schneider3

SS

RBo Bichette130
RSantiago Espinal16
RErnie Clement15
RPaul DeJong⇄13
RMason McCoy6
LCavan Biggio1

LF

LDaulton Varsho117
RWhit Merrifield81
LNathan Lukes4
RDavis Schneider3
RCam Eden2

CF

LKevin Kiermaier127
LDaulton Varsho64
RGeorge Springer1
LNathan Lukes1

RF

RGeorge Springer131
LCavan Biggio27
LNathan Lukes15
RWhit Merrifield6

DH

LBrandon Belt69
RVladimir Guerrero Jr.34
RGeorge Springer21
RAlejandro Kirk17
RDanny Jansen9
LCavan Biggio7
RDavis Schneider7
LSpencer Horwitz6
LNathan Lukes6
RBo Bichette5
RErnie Clement2
RMatt Chapman2
RCam Eden1
LDaulton Varsho1
RSantiago Espinal1

Starters

RKevin Gausman5.3 WAR
RJose Berrios2.9 WAR
RChris Bassitt2.6 WAR
LYusei Kikuchi2.6 WAR
LHyun-Jin Ryu0.4 WAR
RTrevor Richards0.4 WAR
RWes Parsons-0.2 WAR
RAlek Manoah-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJordan Romano36 sv
RErik Swanson29 h
LTim Mayza22 h
RYimi Garcia19 h
RJordan Hicks⇄13 h
RTrevor Richards11 h
LGenesis Cabrera⇄11 h
RNate Pearson3 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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Kiermaier2.7
Chris Bassitt2.6
Brandon Belt2.1
Davis Schneider1.9
Daulton Varsho1.9
Erik Swanson0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Teoscar Hernández3.0
Ross Stripling3.0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.1.5
Gabriel Moreno0.8
David Phelps0.7
Raimel Tapia0.5

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Gausman 2022–2023 +10.8 +216.5 42.0 +174.5 $3.9M 2.50× Free Agent · 2022–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Bo Bichette 2023 +3.9 +40.9 3.9 +37.0 $1.0M 1.32× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $42.0M AAV
George Springer 2021–2023 +8.5 +108.2 77.5 +30.7 $9.2M 1.60× Free Agent · 2021–2026 · $25.0M AAV
Yusei Kikuchi 2023 +2.6 +40.2 10.0 +30.2 $3.9M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $21.2M AAV
Kevin Kiermaier 2023 +2.7 +34.2 9.0 +25.2 $3.4M 1.60× –
Chris Bassitt 2023 +2.6 +40.8 19.0 +21.8 $7.3M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
José Berríos 2022–2023 +3.8 +45.4 26.4 +18.9 $6.9M 1.49× Arb extension · 2022–2028 · $18.7M AAV
Daulton Varsho 2023 +1.9 +18.6 3.0 +15.5 $1.6M 1.22× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $10.8M AAV
Matt Chapman 2023 +3.0 +26.4 12.5 +13.9 $4.2M 1.12× Extension · 2025–2030 · $25.2M AAV
Alejandro Kirk 2023 +2.3 +13.7 0.8 +13.0 $0.3M 0.76× Arb extension · 2026–2030 · $11.6M AAV
Davis Schneider 2023 +1.9 +12.5 0.2 +12.3 $0.1M 0.82× –
Jordan Romano 2023 +1.2 +12.9 4.5 +8.4 $3.7M 1.34× –
Erik Swanson 2023 +0.9 +9.6 1.2 +8.3 $1.4M 1.34× –
Danny Jansen 2023 +1.9 +11.7 3.5 +8.2 $1.8M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Brandon Belt 2023 +2.1 +17.3 9.3 +8.0 $4.4M 1.01× –
Yimi García 2023 +1.0 +10.9 5.5 +5.4 $5.4M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Tim Mayza 2023 +1.3 +6.9 2.1 +4.8 $1.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Ernie Clement 2023 +0.6 +2.8 0.3 +2.5 $0.5M 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.6M AAV
Jordan Hicks↔ 2023 +0.2 +2.6 0.7 +1.9 $2.9M 1.34× Free Agent · 2024–2024 · $11.0M AAV
Tyler Heineman↔ 2023 +0.5 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.4M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Cavan Biggio 2023 +0.9 +4.0 2.8 +1.2 $3.1M 0.56× –
Génesis Cabrera↔ 2023 +0.3 +1.6 0.5 +1.1 $1.5M 0.67× –
Bowden Francis 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.8 $1.4M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Spencer Horwitz 2023 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.9M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Trevor Richards 2023 +0.4 +2.1 1.5 +0.6 $3.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Thomas Hatch↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Trent Thornton↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Hagen Danner 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $87.2M 0.67× –
Mason McCoy 2023 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Nathan Lukes 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 – 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nate Pearson 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Jordan Luplow↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Mitch White 2023 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Cam Eden 2023 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Chad Green 2023 +0.3 +1.4 2.2 -0.8 $8.5M 0.67× –
Jay Jackson 2023 +0.1 +0.7 1.5 -0.8 $10.9M 0.67× –
Whit Merrifield 2023 +1.2 +5.5 6.8 -1.3 $5.5M 0.56× –
Wes Parsons 2023 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Zach Pop 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Santiago Espinal 2023 -0.0 -0.2 2.1 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Anthony Bass 2023 -0.0 -0.0 3.0 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Alek Manoah 2023 -0.4 -3.4 0.7 -4.1 – 1.02× –
Paul DeJong↔ 2023 -0.8 -3.9 1.1 -5.0 – 0.61× –
Adam Cimber 2023 -0.6 -3.2 3.1 -6.3 – 0.67× –
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 2023 +1.2 +5.2 14.5 -9.3 $12.3M 0.56× –
Hyun Jin Ryu 2023 +0.4 +3.3 20.0 -16.7 $48.6M 1.02× –
Total—+56.4+684.7294.3+390.4—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2023 · PIT / TOR Jan 10, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Chavez Young
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Zach Thompson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · STL / TOR Aug 1, 2023
STL · John Mozeliak +$10.4M
Matt Svanson
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$10.4M
Paul DeJong
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / CHC Nov 6, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Brendon Little
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / PIT Apr 30, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M
Tyler Heineman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$9.6M
Vinny Capra
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / TOR Mar 25, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Nick Allgeyer
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SEA / TOR Jul 26, 2023
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Trent Thornton
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Mason McCoy
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / TOR Sep 16, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Max McDowell
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / CHW Jun 13, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Juan Gonzalez
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / ATL May 30, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Kelvin Perez
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TOR / STL Jul 30, 2023
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Jordan Hicks
STL · John Mozeliak −$0.8M
Adam Kloffenstein, Sem Robberse
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · STL / TOR Jul 21, 2023
STL · John Mozeliak +$2.4M
Sammy Hernandez
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Génesis Cabrera
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$209.5M
2024 guaranteed
$66.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
George Springer338.166$24.2M$24.2M$24.2M$24.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Gausman328.151$21.0M$24.0M$23.0M$23.0MFREE AGENT
Hyun Jin Ryu3610.000$20.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt346.130$19.0MFREE AGENT
José Berríos296.044$15.7M$18.0M$19.0M$19.0M$24.0M$24.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Belt3511.128$9.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Kiermaier338.131$9.0MFREE AGENT
Whit Merrifield346.101$6.8MFREE AGENT
Yimi García327.149$5.5MFREE AGENT
Anthony Bass358.010$3.0MFREE AGENT
Chad Green326.050$2.2MFREE AGENT
Paul DeJong296.000$1.1MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.244.000$14.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Chapman305.109$12.5MFREE AGENT
Yusei Kikuchi324.000$10.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Romano303.051$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Bichette253.063$3.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Jansen284.050$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Cimber324.156$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cavan Biggio283.129$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Mayza313.156$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Richards304.084$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Swanson293.096$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Hicks265.000$707kFREE AGENT
Génesis Cabrera263.011$452kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trent Thornton293.073$148kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Luplow294.108$78kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Daulton Varsho262.128$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Espinal282.149$2.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Jackson351.105$1.5MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro Kirk242.047$767kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alek Manoah251.130$746kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Pop261.094$742kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Mitch White281.087$491kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Pearson262.061$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathan Lukes280.000$356kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bowden Francis270.007$279kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernie Clement271.087$259kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Davis Schneider240.000$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hagen Danner241.052$197kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Heineman321.121$191kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Horwitz250.000$120kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Hatch281.125$54kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason McCoy280.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Eden25–$43k
Wes Parsons300.088$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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