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TORONTO – When this season, which is all but certain to end with the ball club missing the playoffs for a 20th consecutive time, is over, it will be time for the Toronto Blue Jays to consider trading Jose Bautista. Before we break down the reasons why, its important to clear up potential confusion and dispel the possibility of misinterpretation. This is not about Bautistas crucial sixth-inning ejection from Sundays loss to Tampa Bay, a defeat which involved Bautistas replacement in right field, Nolan Reimold, misplaying a routine flyball in the 10th, leading to the Rays go-ahead run, and then striking out in the afternoons final at-bat. This is not about Bautistas on-field production or his daily preparation and work ethic. These areas, if not impossible, are difficult to criticize. This, certainly, is not about Bautistas leadership. Its not about whether Bautista is a leader or is not a leader and its not about whether or not leadership matters in baseball. Re-read the previous paragraph; Bautista produces, prepares and works hard. What this is about is the direction in which the franchise is headed and whether keeping its superstar player, who will be 34 years old on October 19, is in the clubs best interest. With Sundays incident serving as the framework for the conversation, Bautista held court before Mondays tilt with the Red Sox and had this exchange with Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star. Question: "Do you and Alex (Anthopoulos) have an understanding and a special relationship that doesnt need constant conversation to understand each other? Bautista: "I think so." Question: "And its all about winning?" Bautista:"To who? To me, yes. To him, youd have to ask him that." Question: "Has your perception of his dedication to winning changed in the last year?" Bautista: "No. I think he wants to win. I think hes fully committed to winning." Question: "Has your perception of the organizations dedication to winning changed?" Bautista: "I dont have enough information to answer that question." There remains a contingent of players in the clubhouse who are less than enthused with the organizations relatively quiet approach to the non-waiver trade deadline. The lack of activity didnt jibe with the message delivered by team president Paul Beeston at the annual end of spring training banquet, when players were told if they were a winning, contending outfit in July, the payroll budget would accommodate player additions. Bautista and Casey Janssen were two veterans who, on July 31 in Houston, publicly voiced their displeasure. Janssen likely is gone. Bautista is still under contract for two more seasons. Hes guaranteed $14-million next year. Theres a club option, at the same dollar figure, for 2016. What that means is Bautista is an attractive chip on the market. His .284/.399/.500 line is elite – that .399 on-base percentage continues to be the best mark in baseball among qualified hitters. Why does it make sense to deal Bautista? The Blue Jays starting rotation is turning a youthful corner. Soon it will be made up of Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Drew Hutchison and Daniel Norris. The positional roster is built to win now. You could argue the positional roster is beyond its ability to win, past its prime. Centrefielder Dalton Pompey is the only positional prospect of consequence playing higher than Single-A. Hes currently at Triple-A Buffalo. Its time for the Jays to supplement the young pitchers with a more youthful positional corps. The way to do that is to take the best asset, Bautista, and use his prodigious productivity and cheap contract to secure a haul. Not that the players interest is considered in these matters, but Bautista is deserving of an opportunity to play playoff baseball before Father Time catches up to him. With the rotation projected to be so young next year, the opportunity isnt going to come here. To be clear, Anthopoulos shouldnt trade Bautista for the sake of trading Bautista. If the right deal comes along, Anthopoulos absolutely should pull the trigger. This team, this core, has had two shots at making it work. It hasnt worked. This offseason, the time will come to be open-minded about trading the Blue Jays best player. Buffalo Bills Devin Singletary Jersey . 42 sitting next to the bench. The 57-year-old with greying hair couldnt box out or grab a rebound, but owner Ted Leonsis waved his red towel and egged on a cheering crowd that chanted "Free Nene!" The Wizards did just fine without the suspended Brazilian forward. Custom Bills Jerseys . You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN GO at 3pm et/Noon pt. The Thunder reclaimed the home-court advantage LA took with a Game 1 win on Friday night with a 118-112 road win in Game 3. http://www.cheapbills.us/. -- Ricky Romeros comeback bid hit another road bump Tuesday in an ugly 18-4 Jays loss to a Detroit Tigers split squad. 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It was just a matter of trying to squeak in for a couple of weeks, anyway." During a nearly hour-long pregame ceremony, Red Sox players received their rings for winning the clubs third title in 10 years. But then the Brewers ended Bostons streak of wins in nine straight home openers. "It was a special day for us," Bostons Will Middlebrooks said. "It was emotional. For all of the guys that were a part of it last year, its a special journey we were on." Khris Davis doubled off Mujica (0-1), who made his Boston debut, and took third when Scooter Gennett reached on a sacrifice bunt. Overbay doubled to right for a 4-2 lead, advanced on the throw and scored on Carlos Gomezs fourth single of the game. Aramis Ramirez added an RBI single. Mujica was the St. Louis Cardinals closer for much of last season, then lost that job last September and did not pitch in the World Series against the Red Sox. He signed a $9.75 million, two-year deal with Boston. "They came out swinging against Mujica," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Knowing hes been in the National League Central, theyre familiar with him. At the same time, Edwards had a lot of success against that lineup. Mislocated a couple of balls, and he paid for it." Ryan Braun was 0 for 5 and was booed each time he came to the plate in his first road game following his 65-game suspension last season. Foour days earlier, home fans applauded the 2011 NL MVP loudly during Milwaukees season opener.dddddddddddd. "I certainly wasnt anticipating a reception like I got in Milwaukee," Braun said. "Ive had plenty of experience dealing with it and I think regardless of how challenging anything is, the more you deal with it, the easier it becomes to deal with." Bostons winning streak in home openers was tied with Cincinnati (1983-91) for third-longest in major league history and ended behind 11 straight by the New York Yankees (1998-08) and 10 by Pittsburgh (1945-54). "This is a really intimidating place to come," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "The adrenaline that flows in this place is amazing." Brandon Kintzler (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, and Francisco Rodriguez pitched the ninth in a non-save situation. Each starter allowed two runs, Marco Estrada in 5 2-3 innings for Milwaukee and Jake Peavy in six innings for Boston. Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the second on Jonathan Lucroys first homer of the season and Gomezs two-out, run-scoring single. Boston scored in the bottom half with the help of an error by right fielder Logan Schafer, who misplayed Grady Sizemores single for an error that scored Mike Napoli. Middlebrooks homered in the third. NOTES: Brewers reliever Will Smith allowed two walks with two wild pitches but no runs or hits in 1 1-3 innings. ... New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady attended the game. ... Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta stumbled and fell as he ran to the third-base line when Brewers players were introduced before the game. "I didnt see him go down but thats what I heard. He had a dirty uniform when he came back," Roenicke said. "Hes fine."... Before the game, there was a moment of silence as a tribute to Lt. Edward J. Walsh and firefighter Michael R. Kennedy. They died last week while battling a fire in a home less than two miles from Fenway Park. 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