MLB news: George Springer, Blue Jays agree to 6-year, $150 million deal

The Toronto Blue Jays bolstered their already strong cast of outfielders with the addition of three-time All-Star George Springer.

The Toronto Blue Jays bolstered their outfield by signing George Springer to a six-year, $150 million deal. Jeff Passan of ESPN broke the news, while Jon Heyman of MLB Network provided the contract details.

Outfielder George Springer and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a deal, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN.

Springer is headed to Dunedin for a physical. And if all goes according to plan, Toronto will get the star it’s been looking for all winter.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 20, 2021

Springer and Jays agree at $150M for 6 years

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 20, 2021

Springer was a three-time All-Star during his seven-year tenure with the Houston Astros, during which he won a World Series in 2017 and was named World Series MVP, albeit with the help of some off-field treachery that has been widely reported. In the shortened season last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Springer put up 14 home runs with 32 RBIs with a .899 OPS and .265 batting average.

Adding Springer means that the Blue Jays now have four extremely talented outfielders for the upcoming season. Aside from Springer, they have Teoscar Hernandez, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and Randal Grichuk. Those three players led the team in home runs last campaign with 16 for Hernandez, 12 for Grichuk, and 11 for Gurriel Jr.

They also led the team in RBIs, with Grichuk taking the lead with 35, while Hernandez and Gurriel had 34 and 33, respectively. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also matched Gurriel's output.

The addition of the 31-year-old Springer gives the Blue Jays a good chance to improve from their season last year when they finished 32-28 and were the no. 8 seed in the expanded playoff format.

Though they were swept by eventual World Series runner-up Tampa Bay Rays, the Blue Jays still have a young core highlighted by a bevy of talented all-around players, which was only bolstered by the proven production of Springer.

While other teams also improving their lineup, the Blue Jays are positioning themselves as a major contender next season with George Springer now in the fold.