The Toronto Blue Jays have a busy offseason ahead after being swept out of the MLB playoffs by the Minnesota Twins

.Several Blue Jays players hit free agency in Matt Chapman, Hyun Jin Ryu, Brandon Belt, Kevin Kiermaier, Jordan Hicks and Whit Merrifield, leaving general manager Ross Atkins with holes to fill up and down the roster. Toronto has some solid internal options to make up for the lost talent, but external reinforcements are needed if the team wants to remain a playoff contender in the competitive American League East.

How will the Blue Jays offseason unfold? Well keep you up to date right here with the latest signings, trades and rumours all winter long.

Guillermo Martinez will return as Blue Jays hitting coach, despite calls for his firing from fans. (Photo by David E. Klutho /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Blue Jays announce key decisions on coaches (Nov. 7)Just hours after reports of that Don Mattingly could be Milwaukee bound, Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins announced that the club would be expanding his role, adding offensive coordinator to his title. The move

reportedly sees him more involved in daily hitting work.The Blue Jays also announced the return of divisive hitting coach Guillermo Martinez and hiring of new third base coach Carlos Febles, who replaces the

now retired Luis Rivera. Febles joins the Blue Jays having served in the position with the Boston Red since 2018.

Blue Jays have interest in Michael A. Taylor (Nov. 7)With MLBs GM meetings underway, the Blue Jays are reported to have interest in veteran outfielder Michael A. Taylor,

per MLB Networks Jon Morosi.Taylor spent the 2023 season with the Minnesota Twins, slashing .220./.278/.442 with 21 home runs in 129 games. The 32-year-old brings pop from the right side and strong outfield defense, winning a Gold Glove in center field in 2021.

Don Mattingly in running to be Brewers manager (Nov. 7)The Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a new manager after watching Craig Counsell

sign a historic contract with the Chicago Cubs. Current Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly is being considered for the Brewers job,

according to The Athletics Ken Rosenthal.Last season was Mattinglys first with the Blue Jays after spending a combined 12 years at the helm of the

Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins. Sportsnets Ben Nicholson-Smith reports Toronto wouldnt stand in Mattinglys way of pursuing a manager job this offseason.

Blue Jays wouldn’t stand in the way of Mattingly pursuing a managerial job elsewhere. Otherwise he’s slated to return as Jays’ bench coach in 2024.

https://t.co/EDyy7gCCNV— Ben Nicholson-Smith (bnicholsonsmith) November 7, 2023Blue Jays acquire pitching depth in Brendon Little (Nov. 6)

Toronto made its first trade of the offseason on Monday, grabbing pitcher Brendon Little from the Chicago Cubs

.Little is a 27-year-old left-hander who spent his entire 2023 season at Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs. In 73.1 innings with the Cubs affiliate he posted a 4.05 ERA and managed 73 strikeouts, while walking 38. The lefty has only appeared in one MLB game in his career.

Blue Jays give Matt Chapman qualifying offer (Nov. 6)As expected, the Blue Jays extended a qualifying offer

to third baseman Matt Chapman. The 30-year-old will have until Nov. 14 to accept the offer, which is worth $20.325 million for one year.

If he declines and signs elsewhere, the Blue Jays will receive a 2024 draft pick in compensation from his new club. It is expected that Chapman will land a longer-term contract in free agency.

Blue Jays keeping Chad Green around (Nov. 6)The Blue Jays exercised their two-year conditional club option

on right-hander Chad Green for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Green will make $10.5 million in each of those campaigns.

The veteran missed the first five months of the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, then went 3-0 with a 5.25 ERA over 12 games upon his return. Despite the bloated ERA, Green was quite effective down the stretch, logging scoreless outings in five of his final six appearances.

Blue Jays to make strong push for Shohei Ohtani (Nov. 5)Shohei Ohtani is set to break records with his free agency this winter and the Blue Jays are

reported to be interested in entering the sweepstakes.Toronto is among a handful of teams expected to make a "strong push" for the Japanese superstar,

according to USA Todays Bob Nightengale. The Los Angeles Dodgers are viewed as the "overwhelming favourites" to land Ohtani, per Nightengale, who also says not to rule out a return to the

Los Angeles Angels.The Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants

, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers were the other teams Nightengale linked to the two-way sensation.