Blue Jays looking to add at MLB trade deadline
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The players and coaches in the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse are getting used to being buyers ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline.
TORONTO – The players and coaches in the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse are getting used to being buyers ahead of Major League Baseball’s trade deadline.
Toronto holds the third and final wild-card spot in the American League and, with a four-game series starting on Monday against the division-leading Baltimore Orioles, an AL East title is also a possibility. That means the Blue Jays are looking to add rather than subtract before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline.
Toronto manager John Schneider said his players are good about handling the sometimes chaotic period ahead of the trade deadline.
“We’re comfortable with the team we have and I think they all just want to play more consistently,” said Schneider. “They obviously understand the outside noise and things like that but any addition is welcome.”
Schneider said that it’s virtually impossible for major leaguers to avoid all the trade news, however.
“Just because it’s on so much,” said Schneider, gesturing to one of the two TVs in his office tuned to MLB Network. “You see (the Chicago White Sox) moving guys and a couple more, you know, here and there.
“You follow along a little bit and see who’s doing what.”
The Blue Jays will certainly get some help at the deadline thanks to the returns of starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu and reliever Chad Green from the 60-day injured list. Both are recovering from Tommy John surgery they had last season, with Ryu scheduled to face Baltimore on Tuesday in the second game of their crucial four-game series.
