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With the all-star break over, a 10-game road trip looming and the calendar moving deeper into July, it’s possible that Marcus Stroman’s only remaining business at the Rogers Centre will be to clean out his locker.

The flashy right-hander — the Blue Jays best trade chip — acknowledged as much once again following Monday’s 90th All-Star Game, a contest in which he was relegated to cheerleader role because of a cramp in his left pec that has now sidelined him for 10 days.

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Given the stage and his status, Stroman was also once again left to answer questions about his future, much as a year ago when Jays’ Midsummer Classic representative J.A. Happ had to do the same thing.

With Stroman maintaining that management has shown zero interest in a contract extension for their best pitcher, his future appears as inevitable as it is obvious.

And if he is indeed dealt, the likelihood now is that the most he would have is one more start with the home team in the city that he has embraced.