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By Shaun McAvoy
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The Toronto Blue Jays' starting roster is set for the most part, but there are still some spots left on the roster to be earned in spring training.
Toronto overhauled its roster after falling short to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, making many big moves this offseason, but still has a few question marks on the roster. There is still competition for reserve spots on the Blue Jays roster with the World Baseball Classic and regular season starts looming.
Though he will be leaving to participate in the WBC with Panama, 24-year-old infielder Leo Jiménez has the edge to win a spot as a reserve infielder, according to MLB.com's Keegan Matheson.
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"Jiménez is just 24, but he’s out of MInor League options," Matheson wrote Sunday. "The clock is ticking here and the Blue Jays are waiting on Jiménez to take control of this decision for them, but that hasn’t happened yet. The Blue Jays want to see Jiménez get back to where he was playing in 2024, and to do it with some urgency to his game. Jiménez is competing against recent waiver claim Ben Cowles, but Cowles has options, which gives Jiménez the edge.
"He’s also competing against outfielders, though, and the Blue Jays have shown a willingness to roster a ton of those, leaving Addison Barger and Davis Schneider to slide in and out as the reserve infielders. The Blue Jays still want to see more, and will have a limited window to see it when Jiménez returns from the WBC. Get used to hearing Josh Kasevich’s name again. Ranked No. 13 on our Top 30 prospect update releasing this week, Kasevich could emerge as the better option for this reserve infield role early in 2026."
Lacking minor league options could play in favor of Jiménez, but the 24-year-old does have some big league experience as well. It will be interesting to see if Jiménez can prove himself this spring and win the position battle to make the Blue Jays roster.
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