Question of the week: name your trade candidate

[Brock Beauchamp]

A little different format for the question of the week. Within reason, who is your #1 trade target in the next six days? The guy who, if acquired, would make you give the Blue Jays a B or higher grade at the trade deadline if that's all they did at the deadline.

[mphenhef]

Cade Smith

[Jonn]

Eugenio Suarez

[Grant77]

David Bednar, but if we also overpay for non-ace starter or a guy that doesn't fit at all like Suarez then I may have the grade lower than a B anyways.

[Laika]

Clase. 

[Eat My Shatkins]

Jhoan Duran

[max silver]

I'll go with Dylan Cease as a potentially available front of the rotation rental.

[John_Havok]

Bednar or Clase. 

Edit.... Bednar

[Spanky__99]

Bubic

Edit: He died... I'll roll with Cabrera or Alcantara from the Marlins.

 

[Jayzfan79]

Any 1 or more of Duran, Clase, Bednar

[Eat My Shatkins]

29 minutes ago, Jayzfan79 said:

Any 1 or more of Duran, Clase, Bednar

Three closers with control past this season.

Agreed, hopefully they can land one. If they landed two of them that'd be something for sure. Nothing like closing out the 7th, 8th and 9th innings with three legitimate, proven closers.

 

Doesn't seem likely, but here's to hoping.

[Grant77]

On 7/25/2025 at 4:12 PM, Laika said:

Clase. 

Well that aint happening.

[abola2121]

On 7/25/2025 at 3:24 PM, Jonn said:

Eugenio Suarez

I'd rather have Laureano.

He wouldn't cost as much, and would leave the the Jays with more tradable assets to acquire a SP & shutdown closer

[Jonn]

4 hours ago, abola2121 said:

I'd rather have Laureano.

He wouldn't cost as much, and would leave the the Jays with more tradable assets to acquire a SP & shutdown closer

Yea I couldn't disagree anymore. Laureano is having a good Season.  His best in awhile. But he absolutely disappears offensively at times. Suarez is a consistent power bat in the Jays lineup which they very much need. Plus once Varsho is back only so many at-bats in that Lineup.

[Grant77]

21 hours ago, abola2121 said:

I'd rather have Laureano.

He wouldn't cost as much, and would leave the the Jays with more tradable assets to acquire a SP & shutdown closer

I agree with the sentiment, but I prefer Bader. Suarez is a really unnecessary and clunky addition, given his position and poor defense. If Springer were out all year or something then I would consider him.