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3 Top Trade Targets to Replace Jeff Hoffman After Blue Jays Demotion
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3 Top Trade Targets to Replace Jeff Hoffman After Blue Jays Demotion

Fastball On SI·Patrick McAvoy·about 1 month ago
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The Toronto Blue Jays officially are making a change at closer. Earlier in the week, reports surfaced indicating that the Blue Jays would be considering all options, including moving Hoffman out of the closer role. As the buzz grew louder and louder, we broke down various options who could replace Hoffman in the role. For an internal option, we floated Tyler Rogers as the top option. Externally, we floated Michael Kopech and JoJo Romero as free agent and trade targets. On Friday, MLB.com's Keegan Matheson reported that a change is coming and that Toronto will roll with a closer by committee for the time being. "News: Jeff Hoffman is out as the Blue Jays’ closer," Matheson wrote. "They’ll go with a closer by committee for now while Hoffman works on things in lower-leverage spots." Now that the move has been made official, let's examine trade candidates around the league that Toronto should call about right now.…

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