The trade deadline has passed and the Blue Jays made a deal right up against the clock, picking up big-armed back-end reliever Louis Varland from the Minnesota Twins to help bolster their bullpen, at the cost of prospect pitcher Kendry Rojas and young, promising outfielder Alan Roden. They also got Ty France in that trade, for some reason.
I’m joined by my ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Star colleague Gregor Chisholm to go over the Jays’ moves at the deadline, including the surprise acquisition of two-time all-star and perennial (when healthy) Cy Young candidate Shane Bieber as well as reliever Seranthony Dominguez and the trade of Will Wagner to San Diego for minor-league catching depth.
As well, we’ll go over all the moves made by the Jays’ rivals and see how they stack up as August begins with ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ in first place overall in the American League and holding a 3 ½ game lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East.
All that, plus your comments and questions as well!
Listen here now or at , , or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts Thursday afternoon. If you would like to support the journalism of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.
Mike Wilner is a ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-based baseball columnist for the Star
and host of the baseball podcast “Deep Left Field.†Follow him on
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