Bad news for Blue Jays fans regarding Pete Alonso and Max Scherzer.
The Toronto Blue Jays are not currently progressing with Pete Alonso or Max Scherzer at the moment.
Andy Martino of SNY reported yesterday that talks between the two sides are «advancing,» though he cautions that nothing is done yet and it can't be certain that a deal will be completed.
Tim Healey of Newsday provided a similar report to Martino, saying that the two sides are deep in talks.
However, Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet report that there's no gaining momentum for the Blue Jays to sign Alonso or Scherzer.
Alonso, a slugging first baseman, and Scherzer, the veteran ace, both make sense for the club, which earlier this week signed outfielder Anthony Santander to a $92.5-million, five-year deal with considerable deferrals.
While introducing Santander, GM Ross Atkins noted that the Blue Jays «have got a lot of work done this off-season with the additions» of Santander, Andres Gimenez, Jeff Hoffman and Nick Sandlin, and later added that they continue to seek more adds and would present further opportunities to ownership.
Ross Atkins also said the Blue Jays will be "working around the clock" to improve their team, with both pitchers and position players under consideration.
Meanwhile, another potential Blue Jays target landed elsewhere Thursday as Jurickson Profar signed a three-year, $42 million deal with Atlanta.
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