Meanwhile in the CFL, the Toronto Argonauts earned their first home win of the season Saturday with a 31-17 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Fifty-eight per cent of bettors backed the Argos’ victory while 66 per cent had the club’s spread at +4.5. However, just 27 per cent had the under at 50.5.

Even when they traded away a handful of established players at last year's deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays clearly believed a rebound was possible. A year later, they have a comfortable lead atop the AL East.

Big picture, the Blue Jays are in a good place. But the more they can do before Thursday’s deadline to upgrade the roster, the better equipped they’ll be to handle the attrition and stress ahead.