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Originally Posted by Parallex
Nah, it's a baloney rumor made up so that the MLB insiders can talk about something.
I mean look at this "Cubs" rumor... they want to acquire him to play 3B... so they're going to get Bo (whose arm isn't the best) move him off SS (which he doesn't want to do) to play the infield position where the arm is the most important tool? Oh look, the Jays don't have anyone to play 3B either so now the Jays are creating another hole in the roster (because they don't have anyone in the minors suited to play SS at the MLB level)? "Ok" you say "maybe the Blue Jays are rebuilding?" Sure, I doubt it, but let's say that's the case... if the Jays were open to trading Bo as part of a prospect focused rebuild they'd be open to trading Gausman, Romano, Jansen, and Vlad... but there are zero indications that's the case.
Nope, nothing about that rumor passes the smell test. Sounds like just some reporter trying to make a mountain out of the standard offseason chatter molehill.
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Yeah, I think if you trade Bo you might as well offer all the pieces that
1) have value
2) won't be around when the prospects you pull in make the jump to MLB
I think you could reasonably add the rest of the starting pitchers to your list above, as well as Springer.
But there's no way they do that before their first year in the "new" ballpark.