Around MLB: 2025 Edition

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https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45568636/ranking-mlb-trade-deadline-candidates-alex-bregman-jarren-duran

I think the article misses the Jays' interest in, and need of, another high leverage reliever. Yimi Garcia is prone to long injury absences, and that forces low leverages pitchers to cover higher leverage situations and adds to the usage of Rodriguez and Hoffman. This bullpen is not good enough for the post-season. A controllable top starter would be nice for the playoffs, but getting a home seed throughout the playoffs really requires a bullpen upgrade now, especially since this team doesn't generate quite the same offence on the road, which means a lot of tight low-run games through September.

[Asianiac_24]

IMO we should prioritize a high-end bullpen arm over a high end starter. Although we don't have a legit #1 type (Max Fried, Skener etc), we do have 3 legit #2s (Berrios, Gausman, Bassitt), a wild card (Manoah), and a decent #2/#3 who can give you 5 good innings if healthy (Max Scherzer). Eric Lauer would transition into BP long man in the PS

[JaysRule15]

Our starting pitching ERA is like 24th in the league this season. We could definitely use a boost to the rotation imo.

[Parataxis]

Lol. Boston loses on a walk-off catcher's interference.