The Toronto Blue Jays had a potent lineup that got them to the World Series.
They’re just a bit lighter this time around, because there’s no Bo Bichette.
MLB.com unveiled a projected lineup article on Tuesday, and their analysis pointed out that having no Bichette will change things.
“Losing Bo Bichette will leave the Blue Jays searching for a new structure around Vladdy in the middle of the lineup, which likely means they’ll play the matchups more day to day,” MLB.com writes. “Get ready for a lot of different lineups over 162 games, with Santander perhaps the biggest variable of all.”
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Blue Jays projected lineup for 2026
This is how that MLB.com article projects the Blue Jays lineup to work:
- George Springer DH
- Addison Barger RF
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B
- Alejandro Kirk C
- Daulton Varsho CF
- Anthony Santander LF
- Kazuma Okamoto 3B
- Ernie Clement 2B
- Andres Gimenez SS
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Santander had a brutal 2025 season, both in the majors and even at Triple-A, so he’s certainly not a given. If he struggles, Nathan Lukes could see more time.
Gimenez becoming the shortstop is an on-paper defensive upgrade over Bichette, at least.
The Blue Jays reportedly went after Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker in free agency and got neither. This lineup would look a lot better with one of them than the way it looks right now.
