If the Blue Jays want to use their catching depth to fill other holes, a number of teams could fit as trade partners. bnicholsonsmith looks at some of the options.
Though the Padres have Austin Nola, they have room for a second quality catcher. Meanwhile, Trent Grisham could appeal to Toronto given his defensive skills and left-handed bat. A structure of Jansen for Grisham could appeal to San Diego, but that’s a lot for the Blue Jays to surrender .The emergence of Canadian Bo Naylor gives Cleveland an in-house option, but it’s hard not to wonder about a team that’s scouted Kirk heavily in the past.
“Understand that like Yadi was, first of all a high-baseball-IQ defensive savant,” Mozeliak said. “You have to understand that’s not going to be the easiest thing to replace. Having said that, though, what we’re trying to look at is ‘how do we replace him and is there some opportunity for a little more offence in that slot?’ It’s not a position we’ve had to go shop at for 21 years.
That’s where things could get interesting. In theory, the Cardinals have enough outfielders to consider parting with someone like Dylan Carlson or Lars Nootbar, both of whom would likely have real appeal to the Blue Jays.
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