Pitchers and catchers have reported across MLB, meaning the Toronto Blue Jays will be back on the diamond soon.
Toronto was agonizingly close to winning it all last year, pushing the Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink in Game 7 of the World Series. The Jays opened the war chest in the offseason, signing over $300 million of new contracts with the hope of repeating as American League champions, and then some.
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Will coming inches away from winning a World Series haunt Blue Jays fans forever? Probably. But I want to focus on the positives.
At this time last year, Toronto was looking to rebound from a disasterous 2024 campaign. The oddsmakers didn't give the Jays much of a thought to make the postseason, let alone the World Series:
- 80.5 win total
- +270 to make the playoffs
- +1,000 to win the AL East
- +2,000 to win the AL pennant
- +6,500 to win the World Series
Things were looking grim for MLB's lone squad north of the border, but the Jays went on an improbable run and are now among the favourites to get back to the Fall Classic after an active offseason.
| Blue Jays futures markets | Betting odds |
| Over 87.5 wins | -113 |
| Under 87.5 wins | -113 |
| To reach the playoffs - Yes | -305 |
| To reach the playoffs - No | +225 |
| AL East division winner | +250 |
| AL pennant winner | +600 |
| World Series winner | +1,300 |
MLB odds as of 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 12, 2026
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Blue Jays team futures and analysis
Toronto blew by its win total last year, posting a 94-68 record en route to securing the American League's top seed.
The recipe? Strong starting pitching and an offence that put the ball in play with force. General manager Ross Atkins doubled down on that strategy with his offseason acquisitions:
- Offseason additions: Dylan Cease, Kazuma Okamoto, Cody Ponce, Tyler Rogers.
- Offseason departures: Bo Bichette, Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt, Seranthony Domnguez, Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
Cease had the second-best K/9 rate in MLB last year (11.5) and secured Cy Young votes in two of the last four seasons.
He and Ponce slot into a rotation featuring Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber, and Jose Berrios — making it easily a top-five unit in baseball.
Okamoto, a super-utility man from Japan (NPB), has six 30-homer seasons under his belt. Last year, he slashed .322/.411/.581 with an 11.4% K rate overseas.
I'd venture to say Toronto improved its roster from Game 7 to today, even without re-signing Bo Bichette and missing out on Kyle Tucker.
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But this is the AL East, and the competition wasn't asleep at the wheel.
New York re-signed Cody Bellinger and has Gerrit Cole returning, Baltimore brought in Bassitt and Pete Alonso while also making a flurry of trades, and Boston bolstered its rotation with Ranger Suarez.
FanGraphs (ZiPS) projects four AL East teams to win between 83.6 and 86.1 games, with Toronto (84.7) sitting second to New York.
Can Guerrero win MVP?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. elevated into true superstar status with a historic postseason run.
He currently sits sixth on the AL MVP odds board behind Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr., Cal Raleigh, Nick Kurtz and Julio Rodriguez.
Guerrero posted a monster .314/.376/.515 slash line following the 2025 all-star break. The question is, can he sustain that production for a whole season?
| Blue Jays player futures | Odds |
| Guerrero to win AL MVP | +1,200 |
| Guerrero MLB home runs leader | +4,000 |
| Gausman AL Cy Young | +3,000 |
| Yesavage AL Rookie of the Year | +350 |
| Yesavage AL Cy Young | +4,000 |
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It's hard to believe Yesavage is still rookie-eligible after his 2025 postseason run, which included striking out 12 Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series.
All TWELVE of Trey Yesavage's strikeouts tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZrHqxrgUkm
— MLB (@MLB) October 30, 2025
In five playoff starts, Yesavage posted a 3.46 ERA with a 13.5 K/9 rate.
He is the frontrunner to win the AL ROTY and is featured on the AL Cy Young odds board, alongside Gausman.
