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Morosi: TOR and PHI emerging as trade partners

Kevin Gausman

TOR Starting Pitcher #34

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MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports that the Blue Jays and Phillies “are emerging as trade partners.”

This makes plenty of sense. The Phillies need another starter for the rotation and potentially another outfield bat as well. The Blue Jays could send any combination of Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber, George Springer, and Daulton Varsho. The Phillies may also be interested in Jeff Hoffman for the bullpen. Would the Blue Jays want to take a chance that they can “fix” Andrew Painter? There is still time to go here and nothing imminent, but it seems like a pairing that makes sense.

- Eric Samulski

Source: Jon Morosi

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Kevin Gausman didn’t pitch well on Saturday, but still managed to pick up his eighth victory of the season despite allowing five runs on six hits over five frames against the Reds.

On the plus side for fantasy managers, Gausman did rack up seven strikeouts on the afternoon while allowing a pair of free passes. Most of the damage done against him came via the long ball, with Eugenio Suarez and Sal Stewart each slugging two-run homers against him. The 35-year-old hurler generated 13 swings and misses on 102 pitches on the day, posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. Now 8-11 on the season, he’ll bring a middling 4.52 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 156/43 K/BB ratio (155 1/3 innings) into Thursday’s battle against the Brewers.
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Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with a solo home run on Wednesday against the Yankees.

Varsho’s solo home run in the fourth inning briefly tied this game up before the Yankees jumped ahead in the bottom of that frame and pulled away later on. Nevertheless, he’s begun to pull the nose up after a rough start to his Astros tenure now riding a six-game hitting streak with four extra-base hits over that span.
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Shane Bieber has been diagnosed with a mild-to-moderate teres major injury and will be shut down from throwing for at least two weeks.

Schneider added that Bieber underwent an MRI that revealed the issue after experiencing discomfort while throwing a bullpen session recently. It seems highly unlikely he’ll make it back before the end of the regular season with just over four weeks remaining. It’s a tough break for the Blue Jays, and fantasy managers, since he was pitching much better in recent weeks. He’s not worth stashing in shallow mixed leagues at this advanced point of the year.
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Blue Jays placed RHP Shane Bieber on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Aug. 21, with right teres major inflammation.

This is a nasty surprise. Bieber had allowed just one run in each of his last two starts, taking him to 5-2 with a 4.53 ERA in 11 starts overall. No word yet on his chances of making it back before the end of the season, but it’s probably safe to drop him. The Jays could turn the rotation spot over to Simeon Woods Richardson for now or perhaps start the newly recalled Chad Dallas on Wednesday.
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Kevin Gausman tossed seven scoreless innings and got the win in the Cubs’ 7-0 victory over the Diamondbacks on Monday.

Gausman gave up three hits, walked one and struck out six. He improved to 7-11 with the win. Gausman hadn’t completed five innings in his last two starts, but dominated the D-backs for seven innings on Monday. He has a 4.37 ERA. Gausman is lined up to face the Reds at home on Sunday.
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Kevin Gausman (hand) will start Monday’s series opener against the Diamondbacks.

Gausman will take the ball after making an early exit from his previous start against the White Sox with a cramp in his non-throwing hand last week. It doesn’t appear to be a concern heading into Monday’s road tilt against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field.
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Varsho knocked a base hit in the second inning, then later led off the seventh inning with a solo homer off Luis Medina. The 30-year-old outfielder is having a down season in the power department as Saturday’s blast was just his ninth home run of the season. He’s slashing .232/.297/.364 with 44 runs scored, 30 RBI, and 10 steals across 431 plate appearances.
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Shane Bieber limited the Rays to one run over seven innings for a victory Thursday.

Bieber struck out a season-high seven and completed seven innings for the second time in 11 starts this season. the first time was also against the Rays in a 3-1 victory four weeks ago. He’s 3-0 with a 2.96 ERA in four starts this month, and he’ll be a nice fantasy option against the Royals next week.
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Daulton Varsho is on the bench for Wednesday’s game against the Angels.

Varsho has hit just .125 (6-for-48) with one homer, three RBI and one steal across 13 games since being acquired from the Blue Jays at the trade deadline earlier this month. It’s an extremely small sample size, but Varsho could certainly use a mental reset to hopefully get back on track.
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Reds signed INF Orlando Arcia to a minor league contract.

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