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Toronto Blue Jays Make Interesting Admission About State of Roster

As the offseason decisions await, the Toronto Blue Jays have made an interesting admission about the state of the catcher decision.

Brady Farkas

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Alejandro Kirk (30) hits a two RBI single against the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre in 2024.
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Alejandro Kirk (30) hits a two RBI single against the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre in 2024. / Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images
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After finishing in last place in the American League East this past season, the Toronto Blue Jays have a lot of questions to answer.

Apparently, the catcher position is not going to be one of them.

According to Blue Jays Today, via Kaitlyn McGrath, upgrading the backstops is not really in the plans for the offseason ahead.

According to @kaitlyncmcgrath, BlueJays General Manager Ross Atkins said the BlueJays are happy with their catching tandem heading into 2025.

"not something that we are going to put at the top of our list." - Ross Atkins

Are you happy with Alejandro Kirk and Tyler Heineman?

If that is indeed the duo the team plans to use in 2025, you can understand why. While Kirk had a down year this year (.253, five homers, 54 RBI), he is a former All-Star who has shown the ability to be solid offensively. Back in 2022, he hit .285 with 14 homers and 63 RBI. He's also only 25 years old and hasn't even hit his prime yet.

As for Heineman, he's 33 years old. He only had 12 at-bats this season, hitting .083. He's not likely to provide the Jays much offense, but the team simply has more pressing questions to answer. Do they extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr.? Do they make a run at Juan Soto in free agency? Do they trade, extend or stand pat on Bo Bichette? Do they look to move any of Jordan Romano, Chris Bassitt or Kevin Gausman? Are they going to look for other upgrades outside of Soto?

It's just all part of a complicated offseason for Toronto.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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