BlueJays active but uninspired on trade deadline day
Also incoming are a trio of pitchers — relievers Anthony Bass and Canadian Zach Pop from the Miami Marlins and the versatile arm of starter/reliever Mitch White from the Los Angeles Dodgers.“We felt like we made a very good team better today,” Atkins said in a Zoom call an hour after the frenetic close to MLB’s swap meet. “We are excited about this team and the acquisitions.”Article content
Miami Marlins relief pitcher Anthony Bass pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the ninth inning at PNC Park. Miami won 6-5 in ten innings.At the end of the day, it was an uninspired and underwhelming return at a deadline when the Jays needed to swing big. After a recent 10-2 run, the players felt they were playing their best baseball of the season and undoubtedly were hoping for more.
The addition of Merrifield is certainly the highest-profile move the Jays made — and potentially the most controversial. The 32-year-old infielder/outfielder was one of 10 Royals who couldn’t accompany the team to Toronto this past month for a series against the Jays because of his vaccination status.“This is a very fresh acquisition,” Atkins said. “Because of that I’m not going to comment more on that process for him and let him work through that with his family.
They did have to give up pitcher Max Castillo in the Merrifield deal, however, parting with a righty arm that had shown plenty of promise with the big league team in the previous month.
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