BOSTON — Every player has their own added pressures. The stresses change, but never go away. Some Toronto Blue Jays are playing to stay in the big leagues; others face impending free agency or future arbitration cases.The looming trade deadline, veteran starter Max Scherzer said, is yet another external factor. Add it to the list.“There are so many different things,” Scherzer said. “You can be in a contract year, you can be in the playoffs, there’s so many different ways the game challenges you, and you have to win every single day. … No matter what is going on around us, we always have the pressure to perform and win. And right now is no different.”With Friday’s 6-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, the Jays fell 10 games under .500. With the deadline eight games away, the Jays seem destined to sell. Even if they win every game ahead of Aug. 3, the Jays would still be two games under .500 on deadline day. Every Jay, even those not fearing their lives might soon be uprooted, must play with that concept hanging over the clubhouse.“You don’t just get to run in between the lines like, ‘Oh we’re just playing baseball,’” Scherzer said. “If you don’t win at this level, you’re gone. Hey, we signed up for that. We love it like that. We don’t want it any other way. I’m not complaining about it one bit; that’s just the reality we live. That’s our challenge.”Scherzer, sitting in the Fenway Park visiting dugout, declined to dive deep on the no-trade clause in his contract and how he’d approach it if the Jays chose to trade him. If the front office decides to sell, Scherzer said, he’ll talk about it then. Addressing deadline implications this early, he said, is pointless.Kevin Gausman, on the other hand, was open to breaking down the implications of his eight-team no-trade list and how emotionally impactful the looming deadline is on him and his family. He likened the Jays’ situation to playing under a “big magnifying glass.” Neither Gausman nor Scherzer’s approach is definitively correct. They’re just two people approaching the same situation in different ways. It’s a challenge all 26 Blue Jays players, plus the coaches, have to deal with.For some, the looming deadline may be motivating. Maybe Scherzer, who said on Friday that he feels good enough to return off the injured list next week, can showcase his talents and get sent back to a contending club. Perhaps George Springer launches a few homers over the Green Monster and makes himself more appealing in the coming days. Shane Bieber’s last two starts, one earned run across 13 innings, certainly helped his trade value.