{"id":105040,"date":"2025-07-30T01:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105040"},"modified":"2025-07-30T01:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:12:05","slug":"blue-jays-seeking-pitching-help-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/30\/blue-jays-seeking-pitching-help-trade-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Seeking Pitching Help as Deadline Nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is almost here, and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to boost their roster with pitching help. On Tuesday, Toronto acquired Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimore Orioles to amplify their bullpen with a high-leverage back-end reliever.<\/p>\n<p>This is helpful, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/24\/blue-jays-yimi-garcia-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Yimi Garcia<\/a> continues to rehab his injury. Additionally, Chad Green had been going through struggles and was recently designated for assignment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100840\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-100840\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"With Yimi Garcia still recovering from injury, the Blue Jays should prioritize adding bullpen help at the deadline.\" width=\"482\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26179397-2048x1385.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 14, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia (93) delivers a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Blue Jays&#8217; Quest for Success Lies in Adding Bullpen Help at Deadline<\/h2>\n<p>The Blue Jays are looking to win the American League East this season, and they can\u2019t afford to have pitchers struggle down the stretch. The addition of Dominguez should be a huge help but they still need to add some more pitching.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez was on the Orioles for the first game of today\u2019s doubleheader against the Blue Jays<\/p>\n<p>He was traded to Toronto between games and walked over to their clubhouse. He\u2019s now pitching against the Orioles <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XUjES8Be0U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XUjES8Be0U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JomboyMedia\/status\/1950356389555036378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays&#8217; necessities for the deadline are picking up both starters and relievers. They currently have Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos, Kevin Gausman, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/30\/blue-jays-rotation-showcasing-stabilization\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chris Bassitt<\/a> anchoring the rotation. But on the back end, they have had to use nine different pitchers to fill the remaining two spots. Eric Lauer has been a pleasant addition to the rotation. Across his 10 starts, he has a 2.61 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto ranks seventh in the majors in bullpen ERA (3.66). But unfortunately, closer <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/01\/10\/jeff-hoffman-signs-blue-jays-three-year-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jeff Hoffman<\/a> hasn\u2019t exactly been lights-out dominant. He needs a solid backup reliever who will set him up nicely in the pen. But the Blue Jays could do some more shuffling by moving Hoffman out of the closer role. Overall, the Blue Jays are in a solid position to make moves to upgrade the pitching at the deadline, which they have already started with Dominguez.<\/p>\n<p>Some pitchers, some notable and some under the radar, that could help solidify the Blue Jays staff are Miami Marlins right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera, Cleveland Guardians reliever Emmanuel Clase, Kansas City Royals right-hander Seth Lugo. and Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar. Both Clase and Bednar would be great options, considering Hoffman has showcased some struggles this season. The Blue Jays could move Hoffman out of the closer role into a set-up man position if they did acquire a closer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline is almost here, and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to boost their roster with pitching help. On Tuesday, Toronto acquired Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimore Orioles to amplify their bullpen with a high-leverage back-end reliever. This is helpful, as Yimi Garcia continues to rehab his injury. 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