Blue Jays trade rumor could lead to blockbuster deal with Yankees in deadline shocker

Blue Jays trade rumor could lead to blockbuster deal with Yankees in deadline shocker originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It's not often that we see the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays make trades, and at the deadline this season, it'd be a bit surprising to see that end up being the case.

The Yankees are currently 28-19, sitting in second place in the American League East. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, have struggled a tad throughout the year, mainly due to injuries at 21-25. There have also been some players who just haven't done what they've needed to do for the Blue Jays, including closer Jeff Hoffman.

Hoffman, who was assigned to be one of the top relievers in baseball, hasn't done the job in Toronto. Bleacher Report recently predicted that he could be traded, and if there's one team that could take a shot on him, it should be the Yankees, depending on what they'd have to give up. “Triple-A pitching prospects Adam Macko and Jake Bloss are probably more likely to get moved, but could the Blue Jays unload Hoffman now that Louis Varland has shown himself capable as the closer?

Hoffman's strikeout rate is better than ever, and his hard-hit percentage is almost as low as it has ever been. He has just been dreadfully unlucky in the early going, and teams might want to buy low on the 2024 All-Star,” Kerry Miller of BR wrote . I know that most Yankees fans won't want to hear Hoffman's name because they see how poorly he's doing with the Blue Jays, currently owning a 6.