Super agent Scott Boras praises Toronto Blue Jays 'state of the art' organization
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Super agent Scott Boras has nothing but great things to say about the Toronto Blue Jays organization and how they're driving this years free agent market.
If anyone speaks for «the market," it's Boras the super agent who has already shook hands on a Blue Jays podium twice this offseason, as he represents Dylan Cease and Kazuma Okamoto.
"Dylan interviewed everyone... and directed me to go to Toronto and work out a deal." Agent Scott Boras on Dylan Cease deciding to sign with the Blue Jays.
Boras: Blue Jays are a legitimate destination for top free agents
Boras can throw jabs when he needs to, particularly at organizations who aren't cracking open their wallets for his clients, but he's become one of the Blue Jays' biggest believers of late.
«Toronto has become something in the league that is not [just] one of the premier franchises, they've become a state-of-the-art example,» Boras said. «I send my staff to sports science meetings and I find Blue Jays representatives there all the time. They're at the forefront of so many things: leadership, player training, development. We're starting to see the culmination of this now, rewarded in standings and competitiveness at the Major League level.»
All of this, on top of an ownership group willing to spend with the big dogs, has made the Blue Jays a legitimate destination for top-end free agents.
Remember, Tucker visited the Blue Jays' training facilities in early December. Anyone who roams that complex will leave impressed.
As for the market itself, particularly top hitters like Bichette, Tucker, Alex Bregman and Cody Bellinger...why so slow?
When asked what the hold up is on free agent position players, Scott Boras took a humorous jab at the Blue Jays GM.
«That's Ross' fault,» Boras joked, ribbing the Blue Jays' GM. «It's very, very difficult to determine when there are going to be ebbs and flows. I've had superstars sign in March with Bryce Harper, J.D. Martinez, Manny Machado. It's not talent related, it's just how the market flows. This year, we saw a dramatic increase in how relievers are pursued. I think the position-player market and the starter market is starting to flow.»
Boras was kidding, of course, but those free agents are talented enough to swing division races entering the 2026 season.
And while the Blue Jays have already signed four top free agents, the question now becomes:
could they sign one more and turn a very strong off-season into a historic one?
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