The Toronto Blue Jays did not need to trade Brandon Valenzuela at the deadline, but it's clear there was a market that develop among the contending teams. The Blue Jays had a potential trade chip hiding in plain sight with the 25-year-old. Adley Rutschman deal gives Blue Jays a value check on Brandon ValenzuelaValenzuela was never going to command the same kind of return as Rutschman, and framing it that way is generously unfair. The Blue Jays should now understand just how much value Valenzuela could have in the coming years. The Blue Jays also had a unique reason to listen on offers for Valenzuela.