TORONTO — Tuesday night was the first time Kevin Gausman and his wife, Taylor, really had the conversation. They discussed his eight-team no-trade list, Gausman said, the potential destinations that he could control ahead of the upcoming Aug. 3 trade deadline. As the Toronto Blue Jays drift closer to a potential deadline sale, the conversations have become harder to avoid.Gausman and the rest of Toronto’s roster and coaching staff still talk about a turnaround, hoping to right the 46-55 Jays’ season. But the 35-year-old starter, holding back tears in the clubhouse ahead of Wednesday’s game, acknowledged that after almost five years in Toronto, his time may be near an end.“I told my wife yesterday,” Gausman said in an interview with The Athletic and Sportsnet. “How lucky have we been to be here? To be a place long enough that we’re sad to leave.”With his five-year contract over at the end of this season, Gausman is arguably the Jays’ top expiring trade chip at the deadline if they do end up selling. Even with a 4.51 ERA and a league-leading nine losses, the righty has the strikeout stuff and postseason pedigree contending teams often covet. Early this week, the Jays had yet to signal to other teams they would be trading significant roster players, according to league sources who were granted anonymity to discuss details. As Toronto continues to lose out of the All-Star break, though, reality is becoming hard to avoid.Asked if he would want Toronto’s front office, led by general manager Ross Atkins and president Mark Shapiro, to consult him before any deal, the veteran starter said he “tries not to do anyone else’s job.” Gausman can reject trades to eight locations via a clause in his contract, league sources briefed on the details said. Those teams include the Reds, Brewers, Tigers, Mets, Athletics, White Sox, Pirates and Mariners. That still leaves pitching-needy teams like the Cubs, Dodgers, Rangers and Padres as potential destinations.