Blue Jays Rumors: Valenzuela, Clement, Smith, Schneider, Pitching

The hot stove is warming up. The Blue Jays haven’t made a big move yet but the buzz on them continues to be that they’re exploring just about everything. Mitch Bannon of The Athletic as well as Ben-Nicholson Smith and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet have details on some of the various things that are up in the air with the club.

Bannon notes that the Jays are getting some trade interest in catcher Brandon Valenzuela. Bannon doesn’t specify which clubs are calling but notes that the Reds have had previous interest. Valenzuela had an encouraging debut this year, getting into 91 games for the Jays. He made 271 plate appearances and hit .222/.307/.372. That translates to a 93 wRC+, indicating he was 7%…