The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten off to a disappointing 13-16 begin in the course of the 2025 MLB season. There have been some excessive hopes for this group, however being three video games under .500 going into Might is not what many anticipated from the Blue Jays. Moreover, one concern has been the play of outfielder Anthony Santander.
After the Blue Jays missed on some key free brokers, they had been in a position to signal Santander to a five-year deal value $92.5 million.
However, the previous Baltimore Orioles star is hitting simply .174 with three dwelling runs and 9 RBI. As such, ESPN’s Jeff Passan had Santander in a piece of gamers who’re warranting panic.
“Spending the primary month as a $92.5 million free agent under the Mendoza Line is hard. Doing so with a barrel charge that has cratered and solely three dwelling runs this yr after hitting 44 is doubly so. Santander just isn’t elevating the ball almost in addition to he did in 2024 — an issue Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had final yr earlier than his second-half resurgence. If the Blue Jays have any hope of contending within the AL East, they will want Santander to do the identical.”
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For some perspective, Santander had 44 dwelling runs and 102 RBI in 2024, 28 dwelling runs and 95 RBI in 2023, and 33 dwelling runs with 89 RBI in 2022, so this can be a a lot completely different participant than everybody was used to seeing in Baltimore.
He has a complete of 19 hits as far as of April 29 and he has struck out 30 occasions, so there’s a lot to be desired. However, MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson talked about initially of April that Santander is thought for gradual begins.
“It’s .656. The Blue Jays knew that coming in and Santander isn’t more likely to flip right into a sizzling starter at age 30. If he had been a younger prospect developing, these gradual begins could be value a dialog, however that dialog has already occurred for years in Baltimore. That is who Santander is, and by the point Might rolls round and he begins to warmth up, you’ll neglect April ever occurred. Santander’s profession OPS in Might is .825,” Matheson wrote.
So, possibly he does flip it round with Might approaching. If not, this signing seems to be even worse.