Blue Jays Have Been In Touch With Andrelton Simmons
4 years agoThe Toronto Blue Jays have been in touch with free-agent shortstop Andrelton Simmons. Toronto currently has young star Bo Bichette at shortstop, but they are willing to move Bichette around the infield if they can bring in an established veteran at the 6 like Simmons. The Blue Jays were also trying to trade for Francisco Lindor before he landed with the Mets. The 31-year-old Simmons had a strong .295/.348/.352 slash line in the shortened 2020 season, but he had just two stolen bases in 122 at-bats and remains a defense-first asset. There is some modest power and speed in his profile and hitter-friendly Rogers Centre would certainly make him slightly more attractive, but Simmons is best left as middle infield depth in single-league and deep-mixed formats.
Source: MLB Network - Jon Heyman
Source: MLB Network - Jon Heyman