Tuesday's MLB trade deadline continues to creep closer, and teams have already begun making moves. Here are the latest rumours and news from around the league as the clock ticks closer. Follow every deal here with TSN.ca'sOne of the Toronto Blue Jays' most prized trade pieces, starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, may not be on the move after all, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
Appearing on TSN1050 Monday morning, Olney revealed that there is a"general lack of enthusiasm" from other general managers around the Japanese southpaw. "I think he's down the list when it comes to pecking order in the starting pitching market. Crochet is as the top, and then you've got Jack Flaherty, there's guys like Erick Fedde of the Chicago White Sox, and what I'm hearing from other teams is that they're kind of like 'Well, is okay, he's got talent, but... he finds a way to lose sometimes.
"I continue to hear that the Blue Jays are focused on 2025, on trading some of these rental players, guys who are headed into free agency for minor league assets that could help things going forward. But they don't want to do anything big, there doesn't seem to be an appetite for anything big." Kikuchi, 33, is in the final season of a three-year, $36 million contract signed with the Blue Jays in 2022. Since signing that deal, Kikuchi has gone 21-22 with a 4.48 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 384.0 innings pitched for the team.