Blue Jays listed as suitor for $21.05 million World Series hero

The Toronto Blue Jays presently are successful possession of nan 2nd American League Wild Card spot pinch a 42-36 record.

They person bounced backmost into contention pursuing a disappointing 2024 season. But location are needs that they'll person to reside soon.

The Blue Jays are getting Max Scherzer backmost from nan injured database connected Wednesday, but he is aging and has struggled pinch his wellness successful caller years.

Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report listed imaginable suitors for Boston Red Sox right-hander Walker Buehler. Toronto was connected nan list.

"As for whether 2 AL East rivals would really hook up connected a trade, let's conscionable presume nan accustomed playbook wouldn't use here. As Buehler is simply a rental without overmuch value, neither Boston nor Toronto would person to spell into a imaginable waste and acquisition spooked astir nan semipermanent ramifications," Rymer wrote.

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Trades betwixt 2 section rivals are exceptionally rare, but they tin hap from clip to time. Buehler would fundamentally plug a spread for nan Blue Jays and would let them an security argumentation successful lawsuit Scherzer lands backmost connected nan IL.

Buehler himself is not having a bully play pinch Boston. He is 5-5 pinch a 6.29 ERA successful 13 starts, but he does person a way grounds of performing good successful nan postseason.

The 30-year-old is simply a two-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion. He moreover closed retired past year's World Series for nan Los Angeles Dodgers against nan New York Yankees.

We'll spot if nan Blue Jays show immoderate liking successful nan seasoned right-hander.

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