Well, the thing is, there are six teams statistically ahead of the Jays for the second wild card spot in terms of record, and some of them were also sellers at the deadline. The Twins gave up their star closer, who I think had 27 saves, and the Rangers traded Darvish. The Royals and Mariners added players, and the others didn't really do anything. And the net result is that it doesn't seem to matter that much: no one seems to be good enough to shake the rest of the pack. I mean, a few weeks ago, I thought, look out, here comes KC, a team still with some players who have been there before, but no, they're slip sliding away like the rest, 2-8 in their last ten.

The Jays are hanging around because of that, but to get into the thick of it, they have to get it going. A ten game win streak seems unlikely, but what about 14 out of 20 or something like that?