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. Steve Grogan Jersey . - San Diego Padres centre fielder Cameron Maybin is going to be out two to three months after rupturing his left biceps tendon during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Kevin Faulk Jersey . The time off didnt slow them down. Tyler Zeller scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds, Kyrie Irving added 14 points and the Cavaliers pushed their winning streak to five games Tuesday night with a 114-85 victory over the skidding Philadelphia 76ers. http://www.shoptheofficialpatriots.com/E...atriots-Jersey/. 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