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By Jackson Roberts
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It appears the Toronto Blue Jays will leave no stone unturned in their quest to build the best roster in the American League.
Last week, the Blue Jays reportedly hosted four-time All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker on a free-agent visit. They're mulling the possibility of bringing back their own two-time All-Star shortstop, Bo Bichette. Now, we can add one more big name to the list of "maybes" for Toronto's attempt to build a juggernaut.
On Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Blue Jays were showing interest in Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte, a three-time All-Star who has become increasingly surrounded by trade rumors over the past week or so despite being under team control through 2030.
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"Blue Jays among teams, along with (Boston) Red Sox and others, interested in D-Backs superstar Ketel Marte," wrote Heyman. "Talks happening but nothing hot yet."
In addition to Toronto and Boston, the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays were named as interested suitors on Sunday by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, while Heyman named the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates as "fits" on Sunday as well.
Marte's six-year, $116.5 million extension pays him betwen $12 million and $22 million in cash in each of the next five years, and he'd be a luxury tax hit of just over $19 million -- an incredibly reasonable cost for a top-20 offensive talent in the sport at a premium defensive position.
It's still early in the process of decoding whether Marte is going to be on the move, and if so, where he'll be headed. But the more big names the Blue Jays are connected to, the more probable it seems that they'll eventually land one of the big bats that they're aiming for.
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