Position player free agent market continues to thin out for the Blue Jays.

After Alonso both the outfield and infield markets thinned a bit further when the Pirates reached an agreement with veteran Tommy Pham while the Angels landed third baseman Yoan Moncada. Both came to terms on one-year deals.

Alex Bregman is the only top-tier free agent remaining on the positional market, but even the market for depth options and second-division starters has been begun to dry up.

First base has a handful of notable veterans still available former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Justin Turner, Anthony Rizzo who had his option declined by the Yankees, and Mark Canha, but the rest of the infield market is more dire.

Former Blue Jays infielder Paul DeJong is perhaps the best option remaining, with Luis Urias, Jose Iglesias, and Brendan Rodgers also available.

In the outfield, Canha is capable of handling a corner alongside Alex Verdugo, David Peralta, Eddie Rosario, and Jason Heyward while former Blue Jays centerfielder Kevin Pillar and Michael A Taylor are the best options available in center.

The only realistic fit for the Blue Jays out of any of these remaining players is Alex Bregman.

Toronto currently has a revolving door at the hot corner with Ernie Clement most likely to get the most reps there this season.

Bregman won the gold glove at third base last season, he has a career batting line of .272/.366/.483, which translates to a 135 wRC+, indicating he's been 35% better than league average at the plate overall.

His strikeout rate hasn't been higher than 13.6% in any of the past six full seasons, barely half of league average.

His walk rate dipped a bit in 2024 but has been above par for most of his career.

To put it simply Bregman checks off a lot of boxes for the Blue Jays.

This is the splash the Toronto Blue Jays have been trying to make for a couple of years.
Bregman is a better fit - both short-term and long-term - than Alonso would have been, and he would give the Blue Jays one of the best infields in all of baseball alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Andres Gimenez.

Bregman is basically the biggest move any team could make at this point, and the Blue Jays are as motivated as anyone to make it.