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Opinion | Kiner-Falefa, Kiermaier, Richards. The Blue Jays could have taken bigger swings at the trade deadline. But they did make progress

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The Blue Jays saw Isiah Kiner-Falefa as a fit for their plans to contend as soon as next season, but trade interest from several teams forced their hand on Tuesday.


Gregor Chisholm is a ɫɫÀ²-based baseball columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: or reach him via email: gchisholm@thestar.ca.

µþ´¡³¢°Õ±õ²Ñ°¿¸é·¡â€”T³ó±ð Blue Jays continued to overhaul their minor-league system on Tuesday as one of the largest mid-season sell-offs in franchise history reached its conclusion.

Entering trade deadline day, the Jays had made five deals to acquire 11 prospects. Prior to 6 p.m. Tuesday, general manager Ross Atkins finalized three more with infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, reliever Trevor Richards and outfielder Kevin Kiermaier becoming the latest to get shipped out.

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Gregor Chisholm is a ɫɫÀ²-based baseball columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: or reach him via email: gchisholm@thestar.ca.

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