MLB en bref : Ça prenait Lourdes Gurriel Jr. pour bouger | Ça devrait bien aller pour Carlos Correa

Christmas came early for the #BlueJays who finally got the lefty power hitter on their wish list, acquiring Daulton Varsho from Arizona for Gabriel Moreno and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. https://t.co/amD6VVIhTW

— Kaitlyn McGrath (@kaitlyncmcgrath) December 24, 2022

On a media call, Daulton Varsho says he was surprised by trade but he was aware of the rumours this winter and his dad, former MLBer and current Pirates scout Gary Varsho, actually told him #BlueJays would be a good fit.
He said Atkins told him primarily LF/CF in 2023.

— Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) December 24, 2022

Possible TOR lineup:
RF Springer
SS Bichette
1B Vlad Jr.
LF Varsho
3B Chapman
C Kirk/Jansen
CF Kiemaier
2B Merrifield
DH ????

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 24, 2022

Let’s look at some left-handed pitching options the Blue Jays could potentially use to replace Kikuchi in the rotation.
✍️@BusWallace https://t.co/KVVAX7rZ8h

— Jays Journal (@JaysJournal) December 24, 2022

Reason for optimism on Correa/Mets deal: both sides would seem to be motivated to make it workhttps://t.co/5nWB4UFMY0

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 24, 2022

JD says farewell to Red Sox Nation pic.twitter.com/S5CgFaje4Z

— ITM Podcast (@ITM_pod) December 24, 2022

Best wishes to Blue Jays PR guru Rich Griffin, who is leaving the ball club.

Griff has been an institution around baseball in Canada. As good as they come in media relations. Proactive, passionate, tireless, a real understanding of what players/staff/media require. Pro's pro. pic.twitter.com/g684WOjPKz

— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) December 23, 2022