The Blue Jays have acquired 30-year old lefty swinging 1B Mike Jacobs from the Mets for a player to be named later. Jacobs has played in 86 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 88 of 339 (.260 avg, .791 OPS) with 53 runs scored, 15 homers and 57 RBIs. He also played in 7 games earlier this season for the Mets and he was 5 of 24 (.208 avg, .671 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs. Jacobs has now played in 556 games in his six years in the majors and he is 489 of 1,930 (.253 avg, .787 OPS) with 244 runs scored, 100 homers and 310 RBIs. The Blue Jays will likely use Jacobs at AAA in Brett Wallace’s old spot. The Blue Jays could give Jacobs a call to the majors if they move Lyle Overbay in a trade this weekend.

The Blue Jays have acquired 19-year old lefty swinging outfielder Anthony Gose from the Astros for 23-year old lefty swinging 1B Brett Wallace. Gose was the Phillies’ #6 ranked prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. Gose has played in 103 games in A-ball this year and he was 110 of 418 (.263 avg, .710 OPS) with 67 runs scored, 4 homers, 20 RBIs and 36 stolen bases. He has now played in 245 games in three years in the minors and he is 252 of 967 (.261 avg, .690 OPS) with 143 runs scored, 6 homers, 75 RBIs and 115 stolen bases. Gose is one of the fastest players in all of minor league baseball but he didn’t come cheap. Brett Wallace played in 95 games in AAA-ball for the Blue Jays this year and he was 116 of 385 (.301 avg, .868 OPS) with 64 runs scored, 18 homers and 61 RBIs.

27-year old righty swinging shortstop Yunel Escobar is off to a excellent start for the Blue Jays since coming over from the Braves in the Alex Gonzalez trade. Escobar has played in 5 games for the Jays and he is 9 of 21 (.429 avg, 1.240 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 2 homers and 7 RBIs. He goes up to the plate swinging as he has only walked 1 time so far for the Blue Jays. But he has excellent bat control as he has yet to whiff for the Jays. Escobar has a huge upside as long as he stays focused and motivated and that has been the case in Toronto so far.

The Toronto Blue Jays don’t have any pressure to sell but they have some nice assets to move. With that in mind I would deal lefty reliever Scott Downs to the White Sox for righty reliever Jhonny Nunez and 1B/OF Christian Marrero. Then I would go back to the candy store called the Reds and trade them Jason Frasor for outfielder Chris Heisey. The Rockies really have a need at 1B and I would offer them Lyle Overbay and pay him the rest of the way for 26-year old lefty starting pitcher Greg Smith. The Dodgers are desperate for a backup catcher so I would be willing to trade them Jose Molina for young catcher Gorman Erickson. These deals would help the Blue Jays reload without rebuilding as Heisey, Marrero, Nunez and Erickson are all solid prospects. Greg Smith also has been solid in the past in his time with the A’s so he could rebound.

24-year old righty swinging catcher J.P Arencibia is really swinging a hot bat in AAA-ball right now for the Blue Jays. He came into this season as the Blue Jays’ #2 prospect and you can see why this year. He has played in 79 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 99 of 316 (.313 avg, 1.025 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 27 homers and 66 RBIs. Arencibia’s success could allow the Blue Jays a chance to trade John Buck if they can get a nice haul for him.