Now that the All-Star break has come and gone, the Blue Jays and the rest of baseball will kick back into high gear when it comes to trade rumours and discussion. In fact, it looks like a blockbuster was finished off over the break, with Manny Machado heading from the Baltimore Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a package of prospects.
For the Blue Jays, they did strike once so far, sending Steve Peace to the Red Sox a few weeks back. The expectation is that they’ll be among the busier sellers in advance of the July 31st trade deadline, especially since they have a few useful veterans on expiring contracts like J.