Chris Bassitt

The Blue Jays enter next week’s trade deadline as clear sellers, but virtually all of the focus thus far has been on the rental players they can offer to other teams. Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, relievers Yimi Garcia and Trevor Richards, and catcher Danny Jansen are all free agents at season’s end and thus all candidates…

On top of that, Lowe drew two walks for an absolute monster of a day for the 30-year-old. He set the tone in this one with a solo homer off Chris Bassitt in the first, and he's now up to 12 roundtrippers on the season. Lowe hasn't been a major helper in the average category with just a .251 mark even after the four-hit day, but he's getting on at a solid .346 clip with a .514 slugging mark along with 33 RBI. Long story short, he's been a solid fantasy option when he's been on the field.

The Blue Jays ended up getting trounced in this contest, but Bassitt was only a minor offender. He allowed five hits -- including a solo homer to Brandon Lowe -- while striking out six against one walk. Not a great outing for the 35-year-old, but it could have been a lot worse. Bassitt will take a 3.78 ERA into his start scheduled for Tuesday against the Orioles. He's an absolute must-start for Wedneday's tilt against the Marlins.

The Blue Jays enter next week’s trade deadline as clear sellers, but virtually all of the focus thus far has been on the rental players they can offer to other teams. Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, relievers Yimi Garcia and Trevor Richards, and catcher Danny Jansen are all free agents at season’s end and thus all candidates…

Bassitt racked up six strikeouts on the evening while issuing only one free pass. The Tigers got to him for three runs in the fourth inning as Riley Greene smacked an RBI single and Mark Canha followed with a two-run blast. Wenceel Perez then tagged him for a two-run shot to chase him in the seventh inning. Bassitt got 10 swings and misses on 95 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 32 percent. He'll look to improve upon his 3.71 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 106/46 K/BB ratio (114 innings) when he does battle against the Rays on Thursday.