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Toronto Blue Jays: Elite players to target in free agency

By Ryan Patrick

President and CEO Mark Shapiro of the Toronto Blue Jays talks to general manager Ross Atkins. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
President and CEO Mark Shapiro of the Toronto Blue Jays talks to general manager Ross Atkins. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
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Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after scoring a run against the Tampa Bay Rays. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

2. Justin Turner

Justin Turner has a lot on his plate right now. He just won a World Series and is under scrutiny for deciding to celebrate despite testing for covid-19. That being said, he is an intriguing free agent option this off-season.

Toronto has a hole to fill at third base with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. transitioning to a first base/DH role this past season. He would replace Travis Shaw, who has been quite underwhelming since signing a one year deal with Toronto last off-season.

Turner will be 36 years old next month, so any type of deal would have to be short-term. This would allow Toronto to fill the gap until some of their top prospects like Austin Martin are ready for the big leagues.

In his seven seasons with the Dodgers, Turner has never hit below .275 and carries a career .292 batting average. He doesn’t bring a ton of pop but there’s plenty of that already in the Toronto lineup.

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