{"id":255818,"date":"2026-08-02T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/02\/kevin-gausman-has-simple-message-in-possible-final-blue-jays-start\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:30:32","slug":"kevin-gausman-has-simple-message-in-possible-final-blue-jays-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/02\/kevin-gausman-has-simple-message-in-possible-final-blue-jays-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Gausman has simple message in possible final Blue Jays start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If Saturday was indeed the last time that pitcher Kevin Gausman stepped on the mound in Toronto as a member of the Blue Jays, he wanted to make sure he didn&#8217;t hide his feelings.<\/p>\n<p>With his name surfacing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/blue-jays-looking-to-fill-long-term-needs-at-trade-deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple trade rumors<\/a>, the 35-year-old Gausman scattered nine hits over 5 2\/3 innings against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/st_louis_cardinals\/26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> on Saturday. Over the course of five years in Toronto, Gausman&#8217;s start on Saturday was his 148th for the franchise. However, he is a free agent at the end of the season and he and the Blue Jays are at a crossroads when it comes to his future.<\/p>\n<h2>Kevin Gausman&#8217;s simple way of acknowledging potential trade from Toronto Blue Jays<\/h2>\n<p>Gausman&#8217;s trade value is high, with the veteran entering Saturday ranking fifth among qualified American League pitchers this season in chase rate (34.0%), eighth in average exit velocity (88.5 mph), 11th in whiff rate (27.0%), 13th in hard-hit rate (38.9%) and 13th in walk rate (6.8%).<\/p>\n<p>In his last start of July, against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/boston_red_sox\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> on July 26, Gausman allowed three runs on five hits over 6.0 innings. That was his team-high 11th quality start of the season as well as his 80th as a Blue Jay, the eighth-most in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Those numbers and his 14-year MLB career make Gausman an intriguing trade candidate, and that&#8217;s one of the reasons why he took a moment to acknowledge Toronto&#8217;s fans on Saturday as he exited the game.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/articles\/kevin_gausman_has_simple_message_in_possible_final_blue_jays_start\/s1_13132_44127091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Saturday was indeed the last time that pitcher Kevin Gausman stepped on the mound in Toronto as a member of the Blue Jays, he wanted to make sure he didn&#8217;t hide his feelings. 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