The Toronto Blue Jays' rumored trade deadline plan would be underwhelming enough to betray Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s trust.

Anthony Santander has been “week to week” for nearly two months now … and the Blue Jays are starting to run out of weeks. The Blue Jays’ big offseason splash has been stuck in a long, often mysterious dance with left shoulder inflammation that just won’t go away.

Pitching wasn’t at the forefront of general manager Ross Atkins’ top priorities, but with the recent resurgence of right-handed bat Davis Schneider, the Blue Jays are expected to heavily pursue pitching at the trade deadline.

Toronto is three games ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East, who they’ll host Monday-Wednesday. The Blue Jays swept the Yankees in four games at the Rogers Centre from June 30 to July 3, and are up 5-2 in the season series.

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The Blue Jays are making bold moves with the AL wide open, riding momentum and gearing up for a crucial Yankees series.

The Yankees and Blue Jays are set to clash in an AL East showdown that will prove exactly what both teams need to address prior to the trade deadline.

Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer added hit solo shots and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 to complete a three-game sweep and match a franchise record with their 10th consecutive home win.

The Toronto Blue Jays used a speculative 12th-round pick on a high school shortstop with concerns about signability. They signed him. It just took an MLB record to do so. The bonus the Blue Jays paid to Blaine Bullard is the highest for any 12th-round pick in league history. Bullard will get $1,697,500 to sign with Toronto.