The American League East-rival Toronto Blue Jays are anticipated to be sellers on the July 30 commerce deadline, in the meantime, the Boston Pink Sox are possible going to be consumers.
Toronto is amongst these sitting within the backside of the AL, presently with a 44-52 file. The Blue Jays additionally, nevertheless, have a lot of gifted gamers who might be an ideal match to move south to Boston earlier than the deadline passes.
Based on MLB.com, the Blue Jays are solely prepared to commerce gamers which have expiring contracts however is not going to commerce gamers with contracts past 2024. The Pink Sox would most definitely must accept leases in the event that they had been to commerce with Toronto.
Listed below are three potential choices that Boston might take into account:
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Yusei Kikuchi
With Boston needing a pitcher so as to add to the beginning rotation, Kikuchi might be what the Pink Sox want.
Whereas his season stats don’t leap off the web page, sitting at a 4.42 ERA in 106 innings pitched, he might be a pleasant rental for the Pink Sox. With 4 right-handed pitchers within the rotation, the left-handed pitcher could be a welcomed change.
The 33-year-old could also be a preferred commerce piece so his asking value shall be excessive for a rental. Nonetheless, he would solely must be paid $10 million, which isn’t steep for the expertise the pitcher brings to a rotation.
Justin Turner
Turner had success with the Pink Sox in the course of the 2023 season, so he might be an ideal rental right-handed bat.
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This previous offseason, Turner signed a one-year deal, $13 million deal with the Blue Jays. He was coming off a Pink Sox debut marketing campaign the place he hit .276, drove in 96 RBIs and recorded a .345 on-base share.
Toronto will most definitely commerce the primary baseman away and a reunion with the Pink Sox might be welcomed by the 39-year-old
Turner remains to be shut with lots of the Pink Sox gamers, together with All-Star Jarren Duran. The 2 had been seen strolling round Fenway Park in the course of the Blue Jays collection. If he had been to return again to Boston, it could be a straightforward adjustment for him.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Is that this unlikely? Probably, however Toronto is reportedly listening to commerce provides for Guerrero.
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The Blue Jays most definitely received’t transfer Guerrero Jr., particularly to not a fellow AL East staff, however he could be a fantastic right-handed bat to place within the lineup. Through the 2024 season, the 25-year-old is batting .288 with 55 RBIs and 14 dwelling runs.
The primary baseman has had a variety of success at Fenway Park, batting a profession .350 within the Pink Sox dwelling. Guerrero Jr. has talked about his love of coming to Fenway Park since he was a child.
He would have a excessive asking value, together with a high prospect, but when the Blue Jays had been prepared to maneuver him then the Pink Sox might be a fantastic new dwelling.
