Blue Jays proposed blockbuster brings pair of Royals All-Stars to Toronto

The first half of nan 2025 play went arsenic good arsenic nan Toronto Blue Jays ever could person dreamed. Now, it's clip to support nan momentum rolling.

With nan waste and acquisition deadline accelerated approaching, nan 55-41 Blue Jays will person to make bold moves. The New York Yankees (two games back) and Boston Red Sox (three) will some apt person thing to opportunity astir Toronto's lead successful nan hotly competitory American League East.

One area for nan Blue Jays to reside is nan starting rotation, which is aging and not performing rather up to its accustomed standards successful 2025. Toronto could dramatically plaything nan section likelihood successful their favour by bringing successful a morganatic playoff-caliber starter.

A apical shot insider sees nan Blue Jays having nan expertise to onshore some a top-tier starter and a beardown person successful 1 go.

On Sunday, Jon Heyman of nan New York Post proposed a trade successful which nan Kansas City Royals would nonstop starter Seth Lugo and person Carlos Estévez to Toronto successful speech for  infielder Orelvis Martinez, outfielder Emmanuel Bonilla, and outfielder RJ Schreck.

"The Royals are still looking to add, not subtract. But if they proceed to disappoint, Lugo has an opt-out and would go an evident waste piece," Heyman wrote.

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Lugo, 35, would beryllium nan prize of nan deal. He's sewage a 2.67 ERA successful 17 starts, and that's connected nan heels of a Cy Young Award runner-up decorativeness successful 2024. He'd beryllium nan champion starter traded astatine nan deadline if nan Royals were consenting to trim him loose.

But Estévez is simply a large portion arsenic well, and he comes pinch power for 2026 (club action for 2027 arsenic well). Lugo is making $15 cardinal this season, while Estévez is making $10 million.

Is Toronto all-in? This would beryllium an easy measurement of proving it.

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