The Blue Jays made a pair of deals earlier Thursday before their Trade Deadline buzzer-beater with the Twins, acquiring former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians and catching prospect Brandon Valenzuela from the Padres.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/bluejays as Blue Jays Veteran Making Most of Opportunity To Become Key Part of Team. During the offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays made a trade with the Cleveland Guardians, with the most important part of the deal being the international bonus pool money that was exchanged.

The Guardians are flirting with the MLB Postseason, and odd circumstance have made one player more critical than the rest down the stretch