Toronto Blue Jays Free Agency: Team Showing Interest in 30-Homer Threat

According to a new report from Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays are showing early interest in free agent infielder Brandon Lowe. 

The Blue Jays need help on the offensive side after finishing last in the majors in runs scored and home runs, and Lowe could certainly help on all fronts.

Here's what you need to know.

Now 32 years old, Lowe was a third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2015 MLB Draft out of Maryland. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Rays, helping Tampa get to the World Series in 2020, and he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 2026 season.

With Pittsburgh, Lowe excelled, hitting .260 with 35 homers and 96 RBIs. Lifetime, he's a .250 hitter with 192 homers. He has three seasons of 30 homers or more and is a two-time All-Star.

As we've talked about, he'd bump Ernie Clement from an everyday role into a super utility role. He'd become a middle of the order presence alongside Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto, and he'd serve as another left-handed bat to pair with Addison Barger, Andres Gimenez and Brett Bateman. He'd certainly represent the biggest power threat of any of those players.

And, given his eight years in Tampa Bay, he's shown that he can succeed in the American League - and the American League East. That is always a concern when signing free agents. Lowe has already answered those questions.

1) Well, he's 32 years old. How many years and how much money do you have to give him?

2) The Pirates gave him a qualifying offer, so is it worth it for the Jays to sign him to the big money deal AND give up the compensation necessary to sign a player who got a QO?

3) Would the Blue Jays rather sign an outfielder like Seiya Suzuki or Randy Arozarena and keep Clement at second? Or, would they rather sign Jazz Chisholm Jr., as we've talked about? Or, could they trade for Ketel Marte?

The general managers meetings end on Thursday, so the Blue Jays will have a few more days to talk about things in person with players and agents. After that, they'll have about three weeks before the Dec. 2 lockout takes affect, sending the entire sport into a winter freeze.