According to a Sunday report from Gerry Fraley of the Dallas News, the Toronto Blue Jays were interested in Carlos Beltran, then of the New York Yankees, ahead of the August 1st MLB trade deadline.
Back in mid-July, ESPN’s Jim Bowden reported that the Blue Jays were holding “internal discussions” on Beltran. He added at the time that Toronto had been “linked” to Melvin Upton Jr., who they added soon after.
“Toronto Blue Jays have had internal discussions about possible interest in acquiring Carlos Beltran if the Yankees decided to move him at the trade deadline according to a club source,” Bowden wrote at the time.