​TORONTO, CANADA – AUGUST 1: Kevin Gausman #34 of the Toronto Blue Jays is taken out of the game by manager John Schneider #14 in the sixth inning of their MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rogers Centre on August 1, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) | Getty Images We are about 31 hours short of the trade deadline and the Jays haven’t made a move yet. I’m expecting trades, but I will be sad to see guys leaving the team. I’ve been putting off hitting publish hoping something comes up. The Jays have been too quiet, there aren’t any rumors or anything at the moment. There was a big trade, the Dodgers got Tarik Skubal and really didn’t give up anyone that they won’t be able to live without. The Tigers got:Zyhir Hope a left-handed hitting outfielder, 21 years old. He’s hitting .293/.369/.530 with 23 home runs in 94 games at Double-A Tulsa. He strikes out a fair bit, but has good speedRiver Ryan a 27-year-old right-handed pitcher who has an ‘upper 90s’ fastball and a slider with good control. He’s missed a lot of time thru injuries, including Tommy John, but I’d imagine the Tigers will be calling him up as soon after he’s recovered from his hamstring injury. 27 is old for a ‘prospect’ but injury issues have slowed his climb. Brady Smith a right-handed pitcher, 21 years old, who has been hit pretty hard in A ball this year, but has 113 strikeouts in 74.1 innings. He’s also been through Tommy John throws mid-90s with a very good changeup and a slider. I think he’ll end up in the bullpen, but you never know. I don’t know that it is really enough for one of the best pitchers in baseball, but it does suggest the Jays won’t get as much for Kevin Gausman as we’d like to think. But they are three guys who were on Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. I would be very happy getting one guy on the top 100 prospect list for Kevin. It doesn’t look like Bo Bichette will be moving, I didn’t think it was likely. He’s making too much money for my liking. I did see someone say that the Jays should trade for him, but I can’t imagine it, as much as I’d like to continue watching him. Bo Bichette, whose contract contains a no-trade clause, said the Mets haven’t come to him with any proposals. Says it’s highly unlikely he will be dealt.— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) August 2, 2026Today’s lineup: Urias back in the leadoff spot. Springer playing outfield (I wonder if that is for teams scouting him?). We have seen a lot of lefty starters lately. Today’s LineupsCARDINALSBLUE JAYSLars Nootbaar – RFLuis Urias – 2BJordan Walker – DHVladimir Guerrero – DHAlec Burleson – 1BKazuma Okamoto – 1BIvan Herrera – CGeorge Springer – LFMasyn Winn – SSAlejandro Kirk – CBryan Torres – LFErnie Clement – 3BJose Fermin – 2BMyles Straw – RFNathan Church – CFDaulton Varsho – CFBlaze Jordan – 3BAndres Gimenez – SSM. Liberatore – LHPMax Scherzer – RHP51 game