Blue Jays predicted to sign $61 million All-Star, Cy Young candidate after latest Cody Ponce injury news
Getting this guy is probably the smartest thing the Jays can do right now.
Blue Jays predicted to sign $61 million All-Star, Cy Young candidate after latest Cody Ponce injury news originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Blue Jays just suffered another big injury to their rotation with Cody Ponce, who was just sent to the IL after spraining his ACL, and is now considering surgery .
This now makes Toronto have four starters on the IL in Ponce, Jose Berrios, Shane Bieber, and Trey Yesavage. While they could look internally, no one is up to par. FanSided’s Zachary Rotman believes so as well, and predicts the Jays could go out and sign All-Star ace Lucas Giolito.
MORE: Proposed Mariners trade sees Seattle land $12 million All-Star, could help repair team chemistry with Randy Arozarena “Easily the most appealing free agent left is Lucas Giolito, who Jays fans know well given the fact that he spent the 2025 season in the AL East with the Boston Red Sox …His advanced metrics weren't nearly as good as the ERA would indicate, but the Jays don't need him to be a savior of any sort. Ensuring they have a reliable back-end arm who can soak up some innings is what's most important, and Giolito, even at his worst, can do just that,” Rotman wrote. This past season, Giolito posted a 10-4 record, a 3.
41 ERA, 121 Ks, and a WHIP of 1. 290 over 145 innings pitched. He wins games more often than not, and has a decent ERA, which would make for a fine middle-to-end of rotation starter.