The Blue Jay are expected to have an interesting off-season with plenty of available payroll room, and the need to upgrade in several areas, but I don’t think many of us expected the rumour that circulated on Monday.
TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that the Blue Jays could be “open” to the idea of trading Lourdes Gurriel Jr. under the right circumstances, which definitely fits in the unexpected column for me. I’m not surprised that the front office would remain open to almost anything, with a few exceptions, but Gurriel Jr. seems like a pretty obvious fit as part of the core of this team going forward.