MLB in Brief: No Salary Cap in 2027? | Targets in Toronto

A cap as late as 2028?

That's what MLB is proposing, along with allowing players in their 30s to become free agents a year earlier and raising the minimum salary.

MLB's new proposals to the MLBPA, according to @JeffPassan and @BNightengale:

-Salary cap starts in 2028 so teams have time to prepare
-Cap of $258.2M and floor of $180.2M (last proposal was $245.3M and $171.2M)
-$1 million minimum salary (up from $780K)
-Free agency after five years… pic.twitter.com/5DRr3lp6HG

— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) November 3, 2026

With free agency already underway, and recognizing that clubs will need a full offseason to operate within the cap and floor system, MLB is proposing to phase in the salary cap and floor in 2028

. The projected cap and floor payrolls for 2028 would require 12 clubs to increase their payrolls… pic.twitter.com/EfMErTa1Jo

— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2026

The players rejected the idea.

The union's response to MLB's proposal pic.twitter.com/g8iGNKIxSC

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 3, 2026

Brandon Barriera Is on the Mend

The Blue Jays' first-round pick in 2022 is rediscovering his love for baseball.

2023: Elbow, shoulder, and biceps issues
2024: Tommy John surgery
and internal brace 2025: Fractured forearm

Finally healthy, @BlueJays' '22 first-rounder Brandon Barriera is “falling in love with” baseball all over again in the AFL: https://t.co/lUXBmKeVfj pic.twitter.com/mslSgf7Pxb

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) November 3, 2026

Targets in Toronto

Seiya Suzuki and Randy Arozarena are mentioned.

Seiya Suzuki or Randy Arozarena would be GREAT fits in Toronto…

“I expect the Blue Jays to be active,” says @Ken_Rosenthal. pic.twitter.com/mvS3mOHEyb

— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) November 3, 2026

Speaking of the Blue Jays, assistant GM David Bell is leaving the club.

David Bell has stepped down as Blue Jays assistant GM and VP of baseball operations, positions he has held since the winter of 2024. Bell told The Athletic, “I decided to step away and reassess where I can make the greatest impact, on and off the field. The Toronto Blue Jays are…

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 3, 2026

Bowden Francis and Tarik Skubal

They're working out together.

$88 million for Adrian Morejon?

Possible.

ESPN's @kileymcd projects Adrian Morejon at 4 years, $88 million, and says he “would not be shocked” if Morejon beats Edwin Díaz's 5-year, $102 million record for a reliever.

Morejon has a 2.58 ERA over 223.1 innings across the last three seasons (2024–26). pic.twitter.com/tr9UrUwkle

— Matthew Crory (@matthewcrory) November 3, 2026

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