The Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games under .500 for the season, and it is starting to look like last year's World Series runner-up might have no path to make the postseason.They have been bad on offense, but their pitching staff has been a problem as well.
It just seems like nothing is going right for the team, and they are likely to start trading away anyone of interest to those looking to make a postseason push.It is a sad reality, and a follow-up to the progress they made last season.Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider (14) looks on during the fifth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on March 18, 2025.
(Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)There have been a number of issues on the mound for Toronto this season, including injuries.Max Scherzer is coming off of the injured list for this start.
He was...not good on the hill this season.
In May and June, he made five starts.Only one of those starts saw him complete more than four innings of work.
He allowed two runs in six innings against the Diamondbacks, but then allowed 22 earned runs in 9.2 innings in the other four outings.Nationals hitters have done well against Scherzer in the past, going 10-for-34 against him.ATHLETICS' SHEA LANGELIERS, TOP MLB TRADE DEADLINE TARGET, COULD BE OUT FOR SEASON AFTER DEVASTATING INJURYThe Washington Nationals have been surprising in a different way.
This season, the team is 54-52, but they've been terrible at home.They are just 22-32 for the season when playing in Washington.
The Nationals are in a strange spot because they are competitive in a year they weren't expected to be, and they have a lot of suitors if they choose to trade away pieces and continue with the planned rebuild.I'm not sure which direction they will go, but some offers might be too good to pass up.The Washington Nationals logo is displayed in Nationals Park before the game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2023.
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