Duane Ward only played only 10 Games for the Braves in the 1986 season before he was traded to the Blue Jays straight up for Doyle Alexander.   Ward was in the Minors for most of the rest of 1986 and 1987, but by 1988, he was a dependable middle-innings reliever, eventually settling into an eighth-inning role to set up Tom Henke.

Henke departed for Texas as a free agent, and Ward took over as the closer, going to his first All-Star Game, leading the league in Saves (45), and helping Toronto repeat as World Series Champions.  Ward still had plenty of Save opportunities, and he closed 76 Games from 1988 to 1992, leading the AL in Games Pitched (81) in 1991 and helping Toronto win the World Series.  He was also fifth in Cy Young voting.  

Ward did not know it then, but that would be his end.  He missed the entire 2014 Season due to biceps tendinitis, and he only played in four ineffective Games in 1995.  Ward retired soon after, and he recorded 121 Sves for Toronto.  The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame also added Ward to their ranks.

David Wells was not the best Pitcher in most of the staffs he appeared on, but the man known as "Boomer" was often the most known.

The Blue Jays released Wells in 1993 before the season started, but he gradually got better and became one of Baseball's most potent lefthanded starters.  Wells began his career with the Blue Jays, with the first strictly in the bullpen.  The southpaw split his next three years as a starter and reliever and won a World Series Ring with Toronto but saw limited action in the playoffs.

Roger Clemens wanted to play for a contender, and Wells, who was in New York, was traded to the Jays as part of the deal.  In his second run with Toronto, Wells won 37 Games in two seasons, including 20 that led the AL in 2000.  That year, Wells was an All-Star and was third in Cy Young voting, despite a 4.11 ERA, but it was a hitter’s era.

The still-struggling Jays traded Wells to the White Sox after 2000, and with the Blue Jays, he went 84-55 with 784 Strikeouts.  

Shannon Stewart's MLB career began with the Blue Jays in 1995, after their back-to-back titles, but still, an era where the SkyDome was rocking.

Stewart worked his way to starting at Center in 1998, swiping 51 bases with a .279 Batting Average.  His basepath acumen dipped afterward, but Stewart batted over .300 for the rest of his four-and-a-half years in Toronto and showed good power with six straight 10-Home Run years.  

The Blue Jays were no longer a contender in the early 2000s, and Stewart was traded to Minnesota for their playoff run.  Stewart collected 1,082 Hits, and batted .298 with 74 Home Runs with 166 Stolen Bases for Toronto.

Ernie Whitt was in the Red Sox organization when the Toronto Blue Jays were formed, and they used one of their Expansion picks to take the Catcher, who would appear in 23 games for the parent club that year.

Whitt's ascension was slow, playing only 2 Games for the Jays in 1978 and zero in 1979, but the decade of the 1980s was Whitt's time to shine behind the plate.  After becoming the primary Catcher in 1980, Whitt often was in a platoon situation as a Jay against right-handed Pitchers, which granted him the heavier load.  

A favorite of Blue Jays' ace Dave Stieb, he had the opportunity to catch him in his lone All-Star appearance in 1985.  That was the season when Whitt and Jays made their first post-season appearance.  Whitt also collected over 100 Hits for the first time and would accomplish that in the next five years while also having a nine-year run of 10-plus Home Runs.  

Whitt was traded to make room for younger Catchers, and when it was all said and done, the popular player managed 888 Hits with 131 Home Runs.  He is also a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.