White Sox Announce Trade With Blue Jays
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The Toronto Blue Jays' starters have the sixth-worst ERA in baseball at 4.55. The team has the American League East lead and may need to be aggressive at the trade deadline to hold on.
With three weeks to go until the deadline, the former GM weighs in on four hypothetical trades to fill the Blue Jays' key needs.
The glass-half-full take for the 54-39 Jays, who enjoyed an off day in Sacramento on Thursday after playing for 16 consecutive days, is that they’re in first place, a well-earned spot for a team playing with renewed poise and commitment.
On The Athletic's latest big board of the Top 40 trade candidates, Boston Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito was ranked 36th out of them all. The Blue Jays were considered a fit.
Toronto sits two victories away from the franchise record for wins before the All-Star break, with six games to go.
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Chicago White Sox starter Adrian Houser threw up in the dugout after the first inning against Toronto but returned to pitch, continuing a pattern from his time with the Miluwakee Brewers.
In a recent 10-game winning streak, the Toronto Blue Jays showed why they should be taken seriously as American League contenders.
The 6ix Inning Stretch podcast is doing a superb job of giving behind-the-scenes stories of current and former Toronto Blue Jays players.