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.

The Blue Jays still have time to turn things around in the next couple of weeks as they are 41-42 on the season which has them in 4th place in the A.L. East, 10.5 games behind the Yankees. The Blue Jays will likely wait a big longer to see if they can get on a winning streak and turn into a buyer in the trade market. If things continue to go poorly look for the Jays to put Jose Bautista, Scott Downs, Kevin Gregg and Jason Frasor on the block. Each of those guys would likely bring the Blue Jays back a decent prospect or more. John Buck, Alex Gonzalez, Lyle Overbay and Edwin Encarnacion would also be likely on the block if the Jays fall out of contention. Backups like John McDonald, Jose Molina and lefty reliever Brian Tallet could be thrown in a trade to sweeten the pot. I like the way the Blue Jays have played this season but unless they get hot in the next couple of weeks I don’t see them keeping this team together.

The Blue Jays are all of a sudden a contending baseball team so they will need to act like one. The Chicago Cubs have been after Jason Frasor for quite a while so why not call them on the carpet about him. The Cubs are looking to put Carlos Zambrano back into the starting rotation likely pushing lefty starter Tom Gorzelanny to the pen. So a trade of Jason Frasor to the Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny would probably make both parties happy.