President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins
2023: made playoffs · 89–73. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 5.3 | 21.0 | -0.1 |
| Bo Bichette | 25 | arb | 135 | 3.9 | 3.9 | +11.5 |
| Matt Chapman | 30 | FA-elig | 140 | 3.0 | 12.5 | -0.8 |
| José Berríos | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.9 | 15.7 | -4.1 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 33 | FA-elig | 129 | 2.7 | 9.0 | +1.6 |
| Chris Bassitt | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.6 | 19.0 | -8.7 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 32 | arb | 32 | 2.6 | 10.0 | +0.2 |
| Alejandro Kirk | 24 | arb | 123 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +8.2 |
| Brandon Belt | 35 | FA-elig | 103 | 2.1 | 9.3 | -0.8 |
| Danny Jansen | 28 | arb | 86 | 1.9 | 3.5 | +4.1 |
| Davis Schneider | 24 | – | 35 | 1.9 | 0.2 | +7.4 |
| Daulton Varsho | 26 | arb | 158 | 1.9 | 3.0 | +4.5 |
| George Springer | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 1.8 | 24.2 | -17.0 |
| Tim Mayza | 31 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.3 | 2.1 | +3.0 |
| Whit Merrifield | 34 | FA-elig | 145 | 1.2 | 6.8 | -1.9 |
| Jordan Romano | 30 | arb | 59 | 1.2 | 4.5 | +0.3 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 24 | arb | 156 | 1.2 | 14.5 | -9.8 |
| Yimi García | 32 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Cavan Biggio | 28 | arb | 111 | 0.9 | 2.8 | +0.8 |
| Erik Swanson | 29 | arb | 69 | 0.9 | 1.2 | +2.3 |
| Ernie Clement | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Tyler Heineman↔ PIT | 32 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 36 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.4 | 20.0 | -18.4 |
| Trevor Richards | 30 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Génesis Cabrera↔ STL | 26 | arb | 29 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Chad Green | 32 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| Jordan Hicks↔ STL | 26 | arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Bowden Francis | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Spencer Horwitz | 25 | – | 15 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Jay Jackson | 35 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| Trent Thornton↔ SEA | 29 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Thomas Hatch↔ PIT | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Hagen Danner | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Anthony Bass | 35 | – | 22 | -0.0 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Nathan Lukes | 28 | – | 29 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Nate Pearson | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Mitch White | 28 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Santiago Espinal | 28 | arb | 93 | -0.0 | 2.1 | -2.3 |
| Mason McCoy | 28 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Jordan Luplow↔ MIN | 29 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Cam Eden | 25 | – | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Wes Parsons | 30 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Zach Pop | 26 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| Alek Manoah | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.4 |
| Adam Cimber | 32 | arb | 22 | -0.6 | 3.1 | -5.5 |
| Paul DeJong↔ SFG | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -4.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Kiermaier | 2.7 |
| Chris Bassitt | 2.6 |
| Brandon Belt | 2.1 |
| Davis Schneider | 1.9 |
| Daulton Varsho | 1.9 |
| Erik Swanson | 0.9 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Teoscar Hernández | 3.0 |
| Ross Stripling | 3.0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 1.5 |
| Gabriel Moreno | 0.8 |
| David Phelps | 0.7 |
| Raimel Tapia | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Springer | 33 | 8.166 | $24.2M | $24.2M | $24.2M | $24.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Gausman | 32 | 8.151 | $21.0M | $24.0M | $23.0M | $23.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 36 | 10.000 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Bassitt | 34 | 6.130 | $19.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Berríos | 29 | 6.044 | $15.7M | $18.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $24.0M | $24.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Belt | 35 | 11.128 | $9.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Kiermaier | 33 | 8.131 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Whit Merrifield | 34 | 6.101 | $6.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yimi García | 32 | 7.149 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Anthony Bass | 35 | 8.010 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Green | 32 | 6.050 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul DeJong | 29 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 24 | 4.000 | $14.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Chapman | 30 | 5.109 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yusei Kikuchi | 32 | 4.000 | $10.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jordan Romano | 30 | 3.051 | $4.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bo Bichette | 25 | 3.063 | $3.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Danny Jansen | 28 | 4.050 | $3.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Cimber | 32 | 4.156 | $3.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cavan Biggio | 28 | 3.129 | $2.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Mayza | 31 | 3.156 | $2.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Trevor Richards | 30 | 4.084 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Erik Swanson | 29 | 3.096 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Hicks | 26 | 5.000 | $707k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Génesis Cabrera | 26 | 3.011 | $452k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Trent Thornton | 29 | 3.073 | $148k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jordan Luplow | 29 | 4.108 | $78k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daulton Varsho | 26 | 2.128 | $3.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Santiago Espinal | 28 | 2.149 | $2.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jay Jackson | 35 | 1.105 | $1.5M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alejandro Kirk | 24 | 2.047 | $767k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alek Manoah | 25 | 1.130 | $746k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zach Pop | 26 | 1.094 | $742k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mitch White | 28 | 1.087 | $491k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nate Pearson | 26 | 2.061 | $422k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nathan Lukes | 28 | 0.000 | $356k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bowden Francis | 27 | 0.007 | $279k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ernie Clement | 27 | 1.087 | $259k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Davis Schneider | 24 | 0.000 | $225k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hagen Danner | 24 | 1.052 | $197k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Heineman | 32 | 1.121 | $191k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Spencer Horwitz | 25 | 0.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Thomas Hatch | 28 | 1.125 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mason McCoy | 28 | 0.000 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cam Eden | 25 | – | $43k | ||||||
| Wes Parsons | 30 | 0.088 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Blue Jays 2023; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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