This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/bluejays as Could Shane Bieber Be the Blue Jays’ Hidden Wild Card for the Stretch Run?. The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off clobbering the Colorado Rockies to start their West Coast trip and are riding high before a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

However, the best trade of the trade deadline according to The Athletic’s Jim Bowden was the Blue Jays trading for Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Bieber, 30, hasn’t pitched in MLB this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery early in the 2024 season.

The Toronto Blue Jays didn't get the win against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, but they did get some good news out of the minor leagues.