Anthony Santander is a Toronto Blue Jay.
On Thursday afternoon, Santander was requested by The Baltimore Solar’s Jacob Calvin Meyer if there was any probability that the outfielder would signal the three-year deal the Baltimore Orioles provided. Santander famous that there was no probability and that it wasn’t shut.
The Orioles provided Anthony Santander a 3-year contract. Was there any probability he was going to simply accept it?
“Nah. Zero probability. Zero probability in any respect. They make a proposal, but it surely wasn’t even shut. We get it. We perceive. It’s a enterprise facet, Mike [Elias] is admittedly good about it.” pic.twitter.com/qffqqYL1zk
— Jacob Calvin Meyer (@jcalvinmeyer) March 13, 2025
Santander wasn’t the one participant the Orioles misplaced in free company, as beginning pitcher Corbin Burnes departed for the Arizona Diamondbacks whereas Danny Coulombe signed with the Minnesota Twins. To interchange Santander, the Orioles signed Canadian outfielder Tyler O’Neill.
Now, O’Neill is a stable participant because the 29-year-old slashed .241/.336/.511 and hit 31 residence runs in 473 plate appearances with the Boston Pink Sox, the second-best season of his profession. Nonetheless, Santander wasn’t simply the Orioles’ greatest power-hitter final season however among the finest power-hitters in baseball final season.
Becoming a member of the Orioles within the 2016 Rule 5 draft, Santander made his massive league debut the next season and ultimately broke out with the staff in 2022 the place he hit 33 residence runs with a 122 wRC+. Final season was his career-best although as Santander slashed .235/.308/.506 with 44 residence runs in 665 plate appearances, ending behind simply Aaron Decide and Shohei Ohtani within the residence run class.
In January, the Blue Jays and Santander agreed to a five-year, $92.5 million cope with deferrals, an opt-out after the 2027 season, and a staff choice for the 2030 season. The Blue Jays surrendered their 2025 second-round decide to signal the outfielder.
The Orioles misplaced Santander however the Blue Jays gained some sorely wanted energy with the signing. Final season, the Blue Jays hit 156 residence runs, the fifth-fewest within the league and a far cry from their league-leading 262 residence runs in 2021.
Hopefully, the Blue Jays can one way or the other discover a technique to prolong Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and this staff can contend at some point of Santander’s contract.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Community author for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. They are often adopted on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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