Catcher Russell Martin, left, and Josh Donaldson are two players the Blue Jays simply cannot afford to lose to injury as the post-season approaches. Todd Korol / Toronto Star ) Order this photoThe Blue Jays head into September in relatively good health, an advantage they hold over many other American League contenders. This is not a listing of simply the Jays’ best players, but the ones manager John Gibbons can least afford to lose due to lack of a suitable replacement. It might also prompt the Jays to finally move Aaron Sanchez to the bullpen in either an eighth- or ninth-inning role. One reason none of the Jays’ starting pitchers are on the Most Important Player list is that as a group they are 56-31.

Source: thestar August 30, 2016 23:15 UTC