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Potential blockbuster trade between the Blue Jays and Rangers announced to replace Kevin Gausman
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The Toronto Blue Jays are looking at all options for their starting rotation next season and it looks like a potential trade with the Texas Rangers could happen.
Since the Blue Jays have yet to make a significant move this off-season, there has been a ton of signing and trade rumors going around.
Blue Jays might look to replace Kevin Gausman as their ace
The Blue Jays were two innings away from winning the World Series and fell short, when looking back, most believe that their starting rotation simply was not strong enough to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Fansided's Christopher Kline recently stated that the Blue Jays might look at a blockbuster trade with the Rangers in order to replace Kevin Gausman as their ace by bringing in Jacob deGrom.
«The Toronto Blue Jays came up juuuuust short. One can't help but wonder if the outcome would have been different if Max Scherzer wasn't pitching high-leverage games in his age-41 season. Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage give Toronto a solid one-two punch to build around, with Shane Bieber as the plucky third option. But there is room to flesh out the rotation and GM Ross Atkins is notoriously aggressive when true stars hit the market. That won't stop after a near-miss in the World Series. deGrom moves the needle in a big way for the defending AL champs. The Blue Jays are tired of missing out on premium free agents and trade candidates; perhaps deGrom is a plane Toronto can actually land,» -Kline
The Rangers seem to be listening to offers on deGrom who would certainly be an incredible addition for whichever team ends up landing him after he finished the 2025 season with a 2.97 ERA in 172.2 innings pitched to go along with 185 strikeouts and a 12-8 record.
The main thing with a blockbuster trade like this is that the Blue Jays will certainly have to put together quite the package if they plan on landing the former Cy Young winner.
While deGrom will definitely not be cheap, he would be worth it as he would jump right into the rotation and could become the Blue Jays new ace, which would take a lot of pressure off Kevin Gausman.
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NOVEMBRE 19 | 774 ANSWERS Potential blockbuster trade between the Blue Jays and Rangers announced to replace Kevin Gausman Should the Blue Jays put together a package for Jacob deGrom? | ||
| Yes | 354 | 45.7 % |
| No | 420 | 54.3 % |
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