Blue Jays could explore Rays for further bullpen help

The Blue Jays may want to look into the stable of arms in Tampa Bay, where young GM Matthew Silverman could be a willing trade partner

There are just five days to go before August 1st non-waiver trade deadline, and the Blue Jays are among the potential contenders scouring the pool of available arms. Even with yesterday’s addition of Joaquin Benoit from the Mariners, that won’t change,

This trade deadline has a thin crop of pitchers on the block for a variety of reasons. Since the addition of the extra Wild Card playoff spot, there are simply more teams that believe they can contend at this time of the year. Of the teams that seem to have accepted their fate as playoff observers, there aren’t…