That's the thing none of us know yet - are they Jays going to stay in this race for much longer, and if not, at what point do you decide to sell off? There are a lot of intriguing pieces the Jays have that could sell at the deadline - Oliver, Encarnacion (though I'd prefer they keep him), Thames, Snider, etc. If you do become a seller, you don't sell JPA unless you are 100% sure that D'Arnaud is going to be your every day catcher at the big league level next year - and only AA knows this.
I'm honestly not sure what the Jays do - we aren't outta the race yet, but we are sure doing everything possible to get there.
Also - I think one might be surprised at the amount of #3 starters that could come available. You could see a wave of arms coming up from AA or AAA (Bauer, Pomeranz, etc.), that could make others available. There are quite a few big arms in the minors that are knocking at the door for a big league promotion.
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