Toronto Blue Jays

Marcus Stroman’s graduation to big league starter last season put a temporary dent in the Toronto Blue Jays' system, but right-hander Aaron Sanchez, lefty Daniel Norris and center fielder Dalton Pompey each picked up the slack in his absence, as all three prospects finished the year in the major leagues.

For the Toronto Blue Jays, 2014 was another year of disappointment and unfulfilled expectations. Toronto finished the season with an 83-79 record, 13 games out of first place in the American League East and five games out of the second wild-card spot in the AL.

When the Toronto Blue Jays first acquired Kyle Drabek in 2009 as part of a package of prospects from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for ace Roy Halladay, the team’s hope was that Drabek would eventually develop into a frontline starter in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays made big news late last week, executing a blockbuster trade with the Oakland A’s, receiving Josh Donaldson in exchange for Brett Lawrie and three prospects.

The Toronto Blue Jays have been very busy this offseason as general manager Alex Anthopoulos continues to tinker with the team’s roster in order to be competitive next season.

While the rest of Major League Baseball was spending the evening of Black Friday recovering from all the hectic holiday shopping and Thanksgiving leftovers, the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics were busy putting the finishing touches on a blockbuster trade.

The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly made a blockbuster trade, acquiring third baseman Josh Donaldson from the Oakland Athletics, per Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com (via twitter).

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed free-agent catcher Russell Martin to a five-year, $82 million deal, per Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.

It’s long been known that Russell Martin, the top free-agent catcher on the market, would command a large contract this offseason.

With the MLB offseason recently getting underway, the handful of prized free agents available this winter will undoubtedly be getting most of the attention from teams across the league.