All eyes on Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Ross Atkins with 24 hours left in the MLB Trade deadline
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The addition of Seranthony Dominguez was ideally a good start, however Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has a ways to go to bolster this bullpen.
The righty faced his former team for the second game in a row on Wednesday in Toronto's 9-8 win, and had two strikeouts in his one inning on the mound.
Toronto's bullpen, outside of Yariel Rodriguez, gave the Jays 4.1 scoreless innings in a much-needed victory with Brendon Little, Mason Fluharty, Braydon Fisher, Dominguez and Jeff Hoffman combining to record nine strikeouts, while yielding one hit and no runs.
Current Blue Jays bullpen:
Jeff Hoffman, Yariel Rodriguez, Seranthony Dominguez, Brendon Little, Braydon Fisher, Paxton Schultz, Tommy Nance, Mason Fluharty
«You want to have as many different looks as you can,» manager John Schneider said, «and you want to have swing-and-miss stuff, obviously. I think that a lot of the guys have that. If there are ways to continue to add to that, I know we're still talking about that, too. I like having two lefties, and I like having guys who can come into high-pressure spots and respond.»
With some big name arms already coming off the board Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has his work cut out
Ross Atkins will have his work cut out for him in the next 24 hours as some big name name relivers have already come off the board.
St Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley who Atkins was vigorously pursuing was traded to the Mets for a very hefty haul.
The Mets gave up shortstop Jesus Baez and minor league pitchers Nate Dohm and Frank Elissalt for a rental of Helsley, who is a free agent at seasons end.Obviously Atkins thought the price was too high for a rental.
The Cardinals are receiving shortstop Jesus Baez, right-hander Nate Dohm and right-hander Frank Elissalt from the Mets for Ryan Helsley, sources tell ESPN.
The Mets used six players today to get two high-end relievers to put in front of Edwin Diaz. @JonHeyman had the return.
The Mets used six players today to get two high-end relievers to put in front of Edwin Diaz. @JonHeyman had the return.
Another big arm that came of the board was Twins closer Jhoan Duran who was acquired by the Phillies for catching prospect Eduardo Tait and right-handed pitcher Mick Abel.
Cubs acquiring RHP Michael Soroka from Nationals, sources tell @TheAthletic
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Cubs acquiring RHP Michael Soroka from Nationals, sources tell @TheAthletic.- Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2025
Washington will receive prospects Ronny Cruz and Christian Franklin in return, according to ESPN's Jesse Rogers.
There are still some good bullpen pieces still available on the market like David Bednar, Jake Bird, Dennis Santana and others.
However the more arms that come off the board the higher the price as the deadline approaches.
Previously on Blue Jays Central
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 30 | 160 ANSWERS All eyes on Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Ross Atkins with 24 hours left in the MLB Trade deadline Do you think Blue Jays general Manager Ross Atkins will pick up another reliever before the end of the deadline? | ||
| Yes | 117 | 73.1 % |
| No | 33 | 20.6 % |
| Too early to tell | 10 | 6.3 % |
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