Dodgers Making Late Push to Acquire the Toronto Blue Jays Before the Trade Deadline SportsPickle Follow Jul 30, 2015 · 2 min read

LOS ANGELES — According to sources, the Los Angeles Dodgers are close to acquiring the Toronto Blue Jays roster in a move that would likely make them a prohibitive World Series favorite.

The Blue Jays loaded up in recent days by acquiring stars Troy Tulowitzki and David Price despite being a .500 team that is currently out of wildcard position.

Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos was going all-in on 2015, but he is reportedly now seriously listening to an offer from Dodgers counterpoint Farhan Zaidi for all of his players.

“No one is ever untouchable,” said a Blue Jays front office source. “If someone makes us an offer for all of our players that blows us away, you’d be a fool to not at least listen to them.”

The Dodgers are said to be offering a package of top prospects, $2 billion in cash and backup catcher Austin Barnes.

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“The chances the Blue Jays are going to win the World Series were slim even with their new additions,” said a Dodgers source. “They have to first just get into the playoffs, and then they only have a 1-in-8 shot even if they win the wildcard game. They can really build for the future with some good prospects and $2 billion. And Austin Barnes is a solid throw-in. We’re happy to do that deal because we are swimming in cash here. It’s actually hard to keep track of all of it. Honestly. We have a TON of money and more rolls in every day. Baseball is great for teams like us.”

If the deal is finalized, the Dodgers would have a roster featuring Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Davis Price, Tulowitzki, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Adrian Gonzalez, Justin Turner, Yasiel Puig and Joc Pederson.

“That would be tough to beat,” said a rival National League GM. “But as long as they’d start Kershaw in the playoffs, I’d still like our chances.”