Blue Jays-Angels trade pitch sends MLB's ERA leader to Toronto to help Dylan Cease

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The Toronto Blue Jays' starting rotation was hampered by injuries throughout the first month of the season.

Cody Ponce is out for the year after tearing an ACL in his first start. Trey Yesavage just made his first start of the season on Tuesday due to a right shoulder impingement, which required a rehab stint at Triple-A Buffalo.

Right-handers Shane Bieber and Jose Berrios have yet to return from the injured list. All of that is before mentioning Max Scherzer's right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation.

To help support frontline starters like Dylan Cease and Kevin Gausman, the Blue Jays could have an aggressive approach at the trade deadline, FanSided's Mark Powell wrote Wednesday. Powell suggests they give the Los Angeles Angels a call about MLB's ERA leader, Jose Soriano.

"Assuming the Angels are out of the AL West race by early August, expect Soriano's name to at least be floated in trade chatter," Powell wrote. "If the Angels are serious about moving him, they'll have no shortage of suitors."

Soriano leads the Majors with a 0.84 ERA through seven starts. His early-season breakout appears to be legitimate.

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"While the Jays have plenty of talent in their rotation in the likes of Dylan Cease, Trey Yesavage, and Kevin Gausman, none have been as dominant as Soriano so far this season," Powell added. "The Jays have a 4.21 team ERA so far this year. That's not good enough."

It may cost Toronto a pretty penny to acquire Soriano, and there will be interest from several other clubs. But this seems like a move they have to consider if injuries continue to be a glaring issue.