Blue Jays: Big Free Agent Offers Made To Edwin Encarnacion and Hyun-Jin Ryu

The first big news item for the Toronto Blue Jays comes from Jon Heyman, and it’s that the Jays have a decent shot of signing not only Edwin Encarnacion but also Hyun-Jin Ryu.

Jays are working hard to improve. Made competitive offers on Ryu, Encarnacion. Decent chance to sign at least EE.

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 21, 2019

In fact, big offers have went in to both players. Right now, Encarnacion has 414 career home runs. Therefore, signing him could be a nice drawing-ticket as he approaches 500 career home runs.

In addition, Blue Jays beat writer Ben Nicholson-Smith says that Toronto were in on Didi Gregorius. However, they didn’t even get public mention for being in on him.

Interesting note from Charlie Montoyo's @FAN590 appearance w/ Stephen Brunt & @ArashMadani yest

Montoyo says a couple weeks ago, when #BlueJays were pursuing a free agent, Bo Bichette told Jays "I'll play anywhere. Sign that guy." Montoyo: "That's the kind of kid this guy is"

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 20, 2019

Still, Bo Bichette was a nice key in this; saying he would play anywhere if the Jays pulled off the signing of Didi.

Free agent in question believed to be Didi Gregorius, who was on #BlueJays' radar before signing a one-year deal with the Phillies

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 20, 2019