TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 12: Teoscar Hernandez #37 of the Toronto Blue Jays and Jose Bautista #19 in the outfield during MLB game action against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on September 12, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Once upon a time the Blue Jays were wise to preemptively extend Jose Bautista’s contract before he became a perennial All-Star. Should they consider the same with another breakout star in the making?
One of the best trades the Blue Jays ever made was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in August of 2008 when they acquired Jose Bautista in exchange for low-level minor leaguer Robinson Diaz.