Toronto Blue Jays Reportedly Open to Trading Former All-Star Pitcher

The Toronto Blue Jays are open to trading starting pitcher Alek Manoah, according to a report from Ken Rosenthal of 'The Athletic.'

Some rival executives, speaking on condition of anonymity in order to avoid charges of tampering, say the Blue Jays are open to moving right-hander Alek Manoah. How open remains to be seen.

Now, we don't know if they are just listening to offers on Manoah or are actively shopping him, but this is an interesting development given that we just recently heard that Manoah had the "leg up" on winning the fifth starters spot for Toronto.

Manoah, who started Game 1 of the playoffs for Toronto in 2022, went just 3-9 in a disastrous 2023 season for the Jays. He made 19 appearances and pitched to an ERA of 5.87.

He was sent to the organization's minor league complex at one point and then was sent to Triple-A at the end of the season, but never appeared in games there.

Still just 25 years old, Manoah has a chance to re-write the story of his career and get back to the productive pitcher he was in 2022. Now we have to see which organization that will be a part of.

There's a few different ways to look at all this:

1) The Blue Jays don't think Manoah will ever return to his prior form and could ship him off to just get "something" for him.

2) The Blue Jays would be giving up very early on a player who has previously been very good and is under contract through 2027.

3) The Blue Jays should hold onto Manoah in order to at least restore his value on the trade market. They'd be selling awfully low on him right now.

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