The Toronto Blue Jays' 2026 season hasn't gone to plan, but the Mets might just hand Toronto a shortcut back toward relevance.
SNY's Chelsea Janes reported that a rival executive says the Mets are "open for business" at the deadline, and they're not waiting until the final days to sell.
Only five names are off limits in New York: Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, Christian Scott, Nolan McLean and Juan Soto.
Everyone else is available, including an old friend in Bo Bichette.
Bichette signed a three-year, $126 million deal with the Mets this offseason, but Bob Nightengale reported he's expected to opt out after this season, opening a real path back to Toronto despite his no-trade clause.
He's slashing .255/.300/.376 with 10 home runs and 51 RBIs across 96 games, numbers that would give Toronto real help with runners in scoring position and a reunion alongside his close friend, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Splitting time at shortstop with Andres Gimenez or sliding into DH duty would give Schneider real flexibility with Bichette back in the fold.
Peralta and Williams could address two different needs
Freddy Peralta offers a fix for Toronto's shakiest spot, starting pitching, after injuries to Max Scherzer and inconsistency from Shane Bieber and Trey Yesavage all season.
He's started 20 games for the Mets, posting a 4.66 ERA, but that number might not tell the whole story given New York ranks 22nd in defensive value at -8.8.
Toronto ranks sixth in that same category at 12.9, the kind of defensive support that could turn Peralta's numbers around the way a strong defense already has for Dylan Cease.
Devin Williams rounds out the group, a name that's a bit of a surprise given his three-year, $51 million deal signed just this offseason.
He's posting a 4.83 ERA with 13 saves across 23 games, but his ability to generate chases and strikeouts sits above the 90th percentile league-wide.
Adding Williams would ease the workload on an "ever-polarizing" Jeff Hoffman, giving Toronto another trusted arm alongside Tyler Rogers and Louis Varland in high-leverage spots.
It's a bit like a struggling team suddenly finding a going-out-of-business sale at exactly the store it needed most.
Would Toronto actually pull off all three, or does one of these names make more sense as the priority given the Blue Jays' limited trade capital right now?
Should the Blue Jays pursue a Bo Bichette reunion if the Mets make him available?
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