3 nightmare scenarios for the Blue Jays at this year’s MLB trade deadline

It has been a long and miserable 2024 season to date for the Toronto Blue Jays. With the great anticipation and excitement that had been built up during their past four years after making massive strides in their overall game, the Blue Jays have truly disappointed in many ways. In fact, it certainly felt like as though they have taken a huge step backwards this season. More worrisome though have been the fact that they haven’t been displaying the mentality, nor the fight to be a successful team in the league in the process.

Having produced four consecutive winning seasons between 2020-23 for the first time since the early 1990s, the Jays had successfully made the postseason three times in the process. However, things have not gone as planned for 2024, as they are currently 8 games under .500 at 48-56 and sit at the very bottom of the AL East division. Trailing by nine games clear of the third and final Wild Card playoff spot, it could be officially classified as a lost season for the Jays, if not so already.

With the trade deadline amongst them, it gives the Jays that glimmer of opportunity to salvage their 2024 year by making the right moves to prepare them well for the future. However, for a season that couldn’t seem to get any more worse for Toronto, it actually could if they end up dropping the ball and fail to take full advantage of the deadline. Here, we will take a look at three potential nightmare scenarios that could materialize for the Blue Jays if they don’t end up handling the situation properly. The Jays’ faithful better plead that these don’t happen for the sake of the team’s future.