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SharoneWright wrote:We need a reliever and a RH bat. Modest additions imho.

I'd be less inclined to go all-in for a front-end starter or anything very expensive tbh. The current group got us here - and seems to be managing fine in a wide-open American League - and has kind of earned it. One bad or unlucky series and you can easily regret gutting your system for years.

The Jays blew their short(ish)-term and long-term budgets on Santander and Vladdy. The plan was for those investments to pay off. The 'others' have given us a chance. But the FO has put their financial chips in with the current roster. I think they/we are forced to live with the outcome of those decisions, good or bad. As Norman Dale might say, 'this is your team.' Better not blow your farm/young talent on fleeting additions just to prop up the contracts you agreed to in the offseason. Could compound your problem going forward.

Cyrus wrote:

SharoneWright wrote:We need a reliever and a RH bat. Modest additions imho.

I'd be less inclined to go all-in for a front-end starter or anything very expensive tbh. The current group got us here - and seems to be managing fine in a wide-open American League - and has kind of earned it. One bad or unlucky series and you can easily regret gutting your system for years.

The Jays blew their short(ish)-term and long-term budgets on Santander and Vladdy. The plan was for those investments to pay off. The 'others' have given us a chance. But the FO has put their financial chips in with the current roster. I think they/we are forced to live with the outcome of those decisions, good or bad. As Norman Dale might say, 'this is your team.' Better not blow your farm/young talent on fleeting additions just to prop up the contracts you agreed to in the offseason. Could compound your problem going forward.

Agreed, we don't really have a farm team to blow up anyways, unless we are moving our only big trade chips in Yesavage and Nimmela

I'm thinking Jays trade Orelvis Martinez

JaysRule15 wrote:Give me some good news and tweets in this thread Polo007 lol.

bluerap23 wrote:

JaysRule15 wrote:Give me some good news and tweets in this thread Polo007 lol.

Not Polo but I pulled one

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JaysRule15 wrote:Keller would be a great fit on this team.

JN wrote:Pitching not hitting.

Michael Bradley wrote:Needs in no particular order:

- A RH bat that can mash lefties.
- A high leverage reliever, preferably 2.
- either top of the rotation starter (unlikely) or at least someone as good as the current rotation (#3-4 type).

Randle McMurphy wrote:

JN wrote:Pitching not hitting.

Need a RHB pretty badly too (if we're actually planning on beating actual contenders like NYY, DET and HOU), as we'll see by the lineup they'll throw out against Fried tomorrow.

Toronto Blue Jays: All-in

Biggest needs: SP, RP

Best fit: Mitch Keller, SP

The latest: The Blue Jays' magical run this season has warranted an aggressive tack and if they don't wake up Aug. 1 with at least one impact arm acquired, the disappointment will be palpable.

With Chris Bassitt and Max Scherzer headed to free agency after this season and Kevin Gausman following 2026, getting an under-control starter -- such as Keller, who has three years at around $55 million remaining on his deal after this season -- is a priority. If they can't swing that, there's plenty of good pitching among will-be free agents. And the relief market is flush enough that they can complement Jeff Hoffman, Yariel Rodriguez, Brendon Little, Chad Green, Braydon Fisher and Yimi Garcia with one more arm to make some kind of nasty bullpen.

Toronto's farm system, though improved, doesn't have quite the heft of others that are going after top-end talent. If that means dealing from a surplus of big league position players instead, it's an option.

There's still some skepticism about the Blue Jays' ability to replicate the first 100 games over the final 62. The deadline offers the opportunity to show they're more than worthy of carrying first place in baseball's most competitive division.

wamco wrote:Would you do either of these trades? Both rated equal per btv fwiw.


keller (3 years under market value after this year) and Bednar (1 year after this year)

For

Nimmala
Roden
Loperfido/maraudis


(I’d actually love to sneak Heaney into the deal as a Lefty that can be Max insurance down the stretch and a high k/9 lefty out of pen .

Twins shopping their Set up man and closer , both studs with 2 more years of control after this as they are in arbitration


Jax and Duran
For
Nimmala, tiedemann, Roden, loperfido/maroudis