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Report: Toronto Blue Jays Acquire Bass from Marlins, Send Top-100 Prospect in Return

The Toronto Blue Jays add bullpen help through trade with the Miami Marlins.

Kade Kistner

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The Toronto Blue Jays are solidifying their bullpen by adding Anthony Bass and Zach Pop from the Miami Marlins according to the NY Post's Jon Heyman. In return the Blue Jays are sending Jordan Groshans who is the 82nd ranked prospect in baseball according to MLB.com.

Bass helps provide late inning help for Toronto as he has served in the closer's role for Miami this season. He recorded 15 saves and accumulated a 1.41 ERA over the course of 44.2 innings pitched in 2022. He will slot in nicely with Yimi Garcia and Jordan Romano near the back end of the bullpen.

Pop is another reliever who has had a decent season. The righty has tossed 20.0 innings this season to the tune of a 3.60 ERA with a 1.250 WHIP.

It is an interesting package for the Blue Jays as they look to keep pace in the American League East and wild card races.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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