The Blue Jays have had difficulty attracting top free agents before signing outfielder Anthony Santander. While Alonso would further show that stars will go to Toronto, it is fair to wonder if he truly wants to be there. Alonso clearly wants to stay with the Mets, even reportedly offering the Mets a short-term deal to do so.

Thanks to the Hall of Fame for a brief respite from offseason Dodgers talk — Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are in. Plus: Toronto finally signed a big bat, and Ken has more on … *sigh*

He may have been Plan C or D, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a big-ticket free agent earlier this week when they signed slugger Anthony Santander to a five-year contract worth $92.5 million.

The Blue Jays have signed Anthony Santander to a $92.5M deal with $61.75M in deferred payments, using the Dodgers' strategy for tax relief.