The Toronto Blue Jays non-tendered their former closer Jordan Romano. That move, made Friday, makes him a free agent. The 31-year-old could re-sign with the Blue Jays on a deal worth less than $7.75 million he was scheduled to receive via arbitration,

The Blue Jays don't have a lot of obvious internal candidates to replace Romano. Will they sign or trade for a closer?

The Blue Jays could have opted to negotiate a smaller deal with Romano, but opted not to. In all likelihood, that means they just aren't interested in having him back.

The Blue Jays’ decision to non-tender Romano, projected to make $7.75 million next season, per MLB Trade Rumors’ arbitration salary projections, isn’t wholly surprising after the 31-year-old missed nearly all of the 2024 campaign with an elbow impingement that eventually required season-ending surgery.