The Toronto Blue Jays just made the biggest free-agent splash in their history. However, by securing Dylan Cease for seven years and $210 million, they may have inadvertently created a massive hole elsewhere on their roster.

Cease’s deal has beaten the six-year, $150 million contract the team gave to George Springer in 2021. However, spending more than $200 million on the former Padres star has created a significant financial bind for the Blue Jays. They’ve complicated paying for or outbidding for two other mega contracts.

Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker .

It’ll be costly to extend Bichette (around or above $200 million), and it’ll be just as expensive to bring in Kyle Tucker, who is projected to command more than $350 million.

Even MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand feels the same way.

“It seems

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