The Toronto Blue Jays just suffered one of the more brutal losses in the World Series in recent memory, with them losing in seven games in extra innings. However, this should serve as motivation for them to go all out this offseason and redeem themselves.
One thing they can do is get a bona fide ace for their starting rotation. Fansided’s Christopher Kline believes that two-time Cy Young Winner Jacob deGrom would be the perfect person to replace Kevin Gausman for the role.
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“The Toronto Blue Jays came up juuuuust short. One can’t help but wonder if the outcome would have been different if Max Scherzer wasn’t pitching high-leverage games in his age-41 season. Kevin Gausman and Trey Yesavage give Toronto a solid one-two punch to build around, with Shane Bieber as the plucky third option. But there is room to flesh out the rotation and GM Ross Atkins is notoriously aggressive when true stars hit the market. That won’t stop after a near-miss in the World Series. deGrom moves the needle in a big way for the defending AL champs. The Blue Jays are tired of missing out on premium free agents and trade candidates; perhaps deGrom is a plane Toronto can actually land,” Kline wrote.
This past season, deGrom posted a 12-8 record, a 2.97 ERA, 185 Ks, and a 0.921 WHIP over 172 innings pitched. He would become the ace of the Jays and would give Toronto one of the best rotations in the American League.
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deGrom would also be the perfect mentor for Trey Yesavage, who was a superstar in the playoffs and World Series for Toronto. Having a two-time Cy Young mentor for the next couple of years would be perfect.
Hopefully, the Jays realize this and get to work on a package to offer the Texas Rangers for deGrom.
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TJ Morin is a Sports Media graduate of Butler University. When he isn’t writing, or arguing about sports, he’s sitting on the couch with his dad cheering for one of their various teams, the Washington Commanders, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Red Sox, the Virginia Cavaliers and the Butler Bulldogs. TJ can be found ranting about them on X @_Big_3_Sports_.