The Toronto Blue Jays want to take the final step.
They went to extra innings in Game 7 of the World Series, so they were about as close as could be to winning a championship.
A $300 million signing (or maybe it'll be $400 million) could put that over the top.
The Blue Jays are rumored to be in on Kyle Tucker, the unquestioned top free agent available.
Tucker isn't likely to return to his old team, the Cubs.
He's got a chance to go to the Dodgers, or Yankees, or Phillies.
But the Blue Jays are in position.
"You've heard the same teams named all week -- the Yankees, the Phillies, the Dodgers. The one team I heard more than anybody else connected to Tucker was the Blue Jays," MLB.com's Mark Feinsand said on Thursday's episode of MLB Tonight. "Obviously right now [the Blue Jays have] all the momentum in the world coming off the World Series appearance... I think Tucker is certainly going to be in the mix there in Toronto."
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MLB insider Jon Heyman added on that channel that the Blue Jays will be a "definite bidder" for Tucker.
He's been one of the best players in baseball for the last half-decade.
Tucker first broke through with the Houston Astros, then moved to the Cubs for the 2025 season, where he was great before an injury hampered his second half.
Assuming Tucker is healthy and good to go, he'll have a chance to pay off a nine-figure contract in a big way. And if the Blue Jays get him, it'd feel like a massive feat.
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