"The San Diego Padres have reportedly been listening to offers for Miller, who they just acquired at the 2025 trade deadline from the Athletics for a gaudy prospect package headlined by Leo De Vries. The Blue Jays should do their due diligence if Miller is available. His fastball averages 101.2 mph, and he struck out a ridiculous 44.4% of the batters he faced last season. He ranked in the 100th percentile for expected batting average against and whiff rate."
"Skubal needs little introduction. He just won his second straight AL Cy Young Award after striking out 241 batters with a 2.21 ERA and 0.891 WHIP. His 7.30 strikeout-to-walk rate led the entire league. Skubal is authoring one of the most impressive peaks we've ever seen for a starter pitcher. Trading for Skubal would be worth whatever it costs in prospect capital. He'd make the Blue Jays the favourites to win the 2026 World Series, and they'd have a whole year to sell him on Toronto as his long-term home."
The Blue Jays have been active in free agency, adding reliever Chase Lee while avoiding major trades so far. The front office faces opportunities for blockbuster trades that would require surrendering significant prospect capital. Mason Miller offers an elite closing arm with a 101.2 mph fastball, a 44.4% strikeout rate and team control through 2029 but would demand a substantial return. Tarik Skubal arrives with consecutive AL Cy Young Awards, dominant strikeout and efficiency metrics, and would immediately elevate the rotation at a high prospect cost. José Ramirez is named as an aspirational offensive target.
Read at BlueJaysNation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]