Time for the Jays to Jump on J.J. Hardy

As we near the end of the 2009 campaign, one of the big holes that the Blue Jays need to address in the offseason is who's going to play shortstop. Cito Gaston has said that he'd love to have Marco Scutaro back patrolling the middle infield, but unfortunately that's up to J.P. Ricciardi and Paul Beeston.Short of re-signing Scutaro, the Blue Jays will need to explore other options for shortstop in 2010. So who else could fill Scutaro's shoes at SS? I'm of course talking about perpetual BJH man-crush and possible shortstop replacement candidate, J.J. Hardy.Technically, Hardy doesn't become a free agent until after 2011, but the way that the Brewers organization have jerked him around just like the Blue Jays have with Jeremy Accardo, I wouldn't be surprised to see Hardy traded this offseason.Most recently, Hardy's demotion to Triple A has prevented him from qualifying for his original free agency period which would have been after the 2010 season. During...