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Blue Jays trade Gabriel Moreno, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to Diamondbacks for Daulton Varsho

The Toronto Blue Jays are giving their fan base an early holiday present this winter, striking a massive trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. The Blue Jays agreed to send outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and top catching prospect Gabriel Moreno to Arizona in exchange for outfielder Daulton Varsho.

OFFICIAL: We've acquired Gold Glove Finalist and All-MLB Finalist OF Daulton Varsho from the Dbacks in exchange for OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and C Gabriel Moreno.

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For much of this offseason, the Blue Jays were expected to address other areas of their roster by trading from their impressive catching depth, and now they’ve done precisely that.