Blue Jays Pushed to Keep $75 Million Starting Pitcher This W...

Blue Jays Pushed to Keep $75 Million Starting Pitcher This Winter

The Toronto Blue Jays made one of the best trade deadline acquisitions this summer, and the presence of Shane Bieber has helped the Blue Jays get to the World Series. It’s undeniable what kind of impact Bieber has had on the roster as he has been dominant in almost every outing for Toronto. However, he is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. That complicates things for the Blue Jays who could either be riding off into the sunset happy as can be or mad at the world for losing Game 6 and Game 7. Bieber will have a lot of possible suitors this winter, such as the San Francisco Giants, and Kerry Miller believes the organization should keep him around. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 28: Shane Bieber #57 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) “Shortstop Bo Bichette is the bigger name and may well be the one they prioritize this winter,” Miller wrote for Bleacher Report. “However, if we learned anything from Toronto’s first two postseason series, it’s that this offense still packs one heck of a punch even without him. Meanwhile, if that rotation loses all of Chris Bassitt, Max Scherzer and Bieber this winter, whether they have the arms to run it back again as AL East champions becomes questionable, at best. And unlike the Red Sox and Yankees with their big free agents, Toronto might not be able to afford Bichette if his eight-year, $186 million market value is legit. (Though, if Bieber’s six-year, $146 million market value is also legit, that’s also probably too much. That projection feels way too high, though, at least in number of years.)” Toronto simply can not afford to lose the three of the pitchers mentioned above. Losing two of them would be difficult enough to retool the rotation, but losing all of them would be a significant blow to their success next season. Of the three names mentioned, Bieber certainly has the most upside and potential going into next season and beyond. Bieber’s contract is expected to be a $75 million deal over three years which would set up an average annual value at $25 million per year. That’s the going rate for starting pitching in today’s game whether the Blue Jays like it or not. Given how impactful he has been to the roster this season, Toronto would be wise to pay him what he is owed. More MLB: Yankees Could Cut Ties With Jazz Chisholm in ‘Infield Restructure’: Report

The Toronto Blue Jays made one of the best trade deadline acquisitions this summer, and the presence of Shane Bieber has helped the Blue Jays get to the World Series.

It’s undeniable what kind of impact Bieber has had on the roster as he has been dominant in almost every outing for Toronto. However, he is set to become a free agent at the end of the season. That complicates things for the Blue Jays who could either be riding off into the sunset happy as can be or mad at the world for losing Game 6 and Game 7.

Bieber will have a lot of possible suitors this winter, such as the San Francisco Giants, and Kerry Miller believes the organization should keep him around.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 28: Shane Bieber #57 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game four of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

“Shortstop Bo Bichette is the bigger name and may well be the one they prioritize this winter,” Miller wrote for Bleacher Report. “However, if we learned anything from Toronto’s first two postseason series, it’s that this offense still packs one heck of a punch even without him. Meanwhile, if that rotation loses all of Chris Bassitt, Max Scherzer and Bieber this winter, whether they have the arms to run it back again as AL East champions becomes questionable, at best. And unlike the Red Sox and Yankees with their big free agents, Toronto might not be able to afford Bichette if his eight-year, $186 million market value is legit. (Though, if Bieber’s six-year, $146 million market value is also legit, that’s also probably too much. That projection feels way too high, though, at least in number of years.)”

Toronto simply can not afford to lose the three of the pitchers mentioned above. Losing two of them would be difficult enough to retool the rotation, but losing all of them would be a significant blow to their success next season. Of the three names mentioned, Bieber certainly has the most upside and potential going into next season and beyond.

Bieber’s contract is expected to be a $75 million deal over three years which would set up an average annual value at $25 million per year. That’s the going rate for starting pitching in today’s game whether the Blue Jays like it or not. Given how impactful he has been to the roster this season, Toronto would be wise to pay him what he is owed.

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