On July 26th of this past season, the Blue Jays made a pretty significant trade by sending J.A. Happ to the Yankees. It was difficult to see the team’s best starting pitcher (in 2018 at least), and such a likeable character dealt to a division rival, but it was the right decision to move him before he became a free agent and at least get some assets in return.
The Jays enjoyed a surprise performance from Billy McKinney as one of the players that came back in the trade. He ended up slashing .