Through the hectic ridiculousness of the non-waiver trade deadline, many players changed uniforms, some more surprising than others. Several Blue Jays also changed uniforms on the most exciting day of the baseball year – Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez were not among them, though it wasn’t due to lack of interest.
According to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet, who spoke with Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins after the 4:00 PM EST trade deadline, the Jays received significant interest in the duo of young pitchers before the clock struck four.
Nicholson-Smith also notes that Atkins said the Blue Jays were close to trading some players but opted to keep them in order to secure a better return.