Jose Berrios time in Toronto is finally coming to an end as the Blue Jays have found potential trade partner
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The Toronto Blue Jays have been looking at different trade options for Jose Berrios and it looks like they have finally found a realistic option.
A report making the rounds Wednesday floated Atlanta as a possible landing spot for Berrios, pulling from Mark Bowman's latest look at the Braves' starter search.
Bowman's point was simple, the Braves did plenty of work, then stopped one move short of feeling «done.» Atlanta added relievers Robert Suárez and Raisel Iglesias, plus position flexibility with Ha-Seong Kim, Mike Yastrzemski, and Mauricio Dubón.
On the other side, Toronto's winter has created a squeeze. The Blue Jays are coming off an American League pennant, and they've piled more arms onto the depth chart with names like Dylan Cease and Shane Bieber.
That's why Berrios shows up as a «wild card» target, not because he's an ace, but because he's usually available, and innings still matter in October.
This is not the first time Berrios' has been involved in trade rumors this off-season as he simply no longer has a spot in the starting rotation and made it clear last season that he does not have an interest in pitching out of the bullpen.
Atlanta Braves and Jose Berrios fit the need
Berrios is 31, a two-time All-Star, and his 2025 line reads like a sturdy, if imperfect, mid-rotation season. He went 9-5 with a 4.17 ERA over 166.0 innings, striking out 138 with a 1.30 WHIP.
The bigger selling point is the track record right before that dip. He posted a 3.60 ERA in 2024 across 192.1 innings, and he logged 189.2 innings with a 3.65 ERA in 2023.
Stylistically, he's a mix-and-match righty who wins with sequencing more than pure gas. In 2025 he leaned on a sinker and curveball, and still kept a 41.5% ground-ball rate despite average swing-and-miss.
The money is the hurdle, not the concept. Berrios is on a seven-year, $131 million deal, and any trade talk starts with how much salary Toronto would keep, plus what Atlanta would give up.
If the Braves really want one more starter before camp, this is the kind of pragmatic name that can quiet the room, then quietly win you games in June.
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JANVIER 9 | 313 ANSWERS Jose Berrios time in Toronto is finally coming to an end as the Blue Jays have found potential trade partner Would the Atlanta Braves be smart to trade for Jose Berrios in 2026? | ||
| Do it | 252 | 80.5 % |
| Too pricey | 32 | 10.2 % |
| Keep prospects | 9 | 2.9 % |
| Pass | 20 | 6.4 % |
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