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The Toronto Blue Jays are looking at a blockbuster trade involving veteran pitcher Chris Bassitt
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The Toronto Blue Jays have been open about the fact that they are looking to bring in some help for their starting rotation which seems to involving trading Chris Bassitt.
The Blue Jays have been open about their efforts to free up some space in their starting rotation by either trading Chris Bassitt or moving Yariel Rodriguez over to the bullpen.
The Blue Jays looking at blockbuster trade involving pitcher Chris Bassitt
Many fans believed that the Blue Jays would have traded Bassitt at last year's deadline but they ended up holding onto him since he is still under contract through the 2025 season.
MLB insider Zach Pressnell stated that the Blue Jays will look into trading Bassitt very soon since their are better options on the market for the same price tag which is what the Blue Jays need.
"The Blue Jays should have traded (Bassitt) at the deadline last season, but they opted to hold onto him since he was under contract through 2025. Now he's an expiring contract and Toronto could find much better options for the same price tag, especially in this off-season's loaded free agency class," Pressnell said.
Pressnell believes that Bassitt has some some trade value as of right now which will only go up once the top free agent pitchers sign deals which give the Blue Jays a bit of an upper hand.
The Blue Jays have also been clear on looking at bringing in a new starting pitcher through free agency such as Max Fried or Blake Snell which will likely cause them to trade Bassitt if they can get the signing done.
His value should go up after the top pitching free agents sign as well. If Toronto acquires a top free-agent arm, expect to see Bassitt traded away soon after." -Pressnell
Since Bassitt has some solid value in terms of a trade, the Blue Jays will be able to get a solid return which hopefully fills one of their holes in either offense or the bullpen.
Source: Sporting News
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