The Toronto Blue Jays got a later start than most on making their end-of-season roster decisions.

While playing in the World Series, the Blue Jays essentially had their entire 40-man roster on standby, even if many of those players were highly unlikely to be needed. After losing Game 7 on Saturday, they had only until Thursday to activate players from the 60-day injured list and cut the resulting roster back down to 40 again.

A few players were bound to be casualties, and one of those casualties was right-handed pitcher Dillon Tate, who may have left the Blue Jays for good on Thursday.

According to the official transactions log of Major League Baseball, Tate elected free agency, which he was eligible to do because he was designated for assignment earlier in the season. He would have b

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