BALTIMORE – The Toronto Blue Jays made three more trades ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline, sending utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Pittsburgh, reliever Trevor Richards to Minnesota and centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier to the Dodgers.
That made eight trades sending out eight players and returning 14.
Here’s a look at who they’ve acquired:
The return for Kevin Kiermaier:
Ryan Yarbrough – Majors
LHP | 6-5/215 pounds | Age: 32
2024 stats Dodgers: IP: 67.1 | 3.74 ERA | HR: 9 | BB/K: 25/39
The Breakdown: The innings-eating veteran is a longtime Blue Jays nemesis as a frequent bulk arm with the Rays and helps bolster a pitching staff that will need help covering innings for the rest of the season.
The return for Trevor Richards:
Jay Harry – High-A Vancouver
2B | 5-11/190 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 22
2024 stats Greensboro: PA: 258 | .336/.415/.561 | HR: 9 | SB: 14 | BB/K: 27/56
2024 stats Cedar Rapids: PA: 340 | .214/.306/.349 | HR: 8 | SB: 5 | BB/K: 30/65
The Breakdown: A sixth-round pick last year, Harry offers the ability to bounce around the diamond and has shown some on-base skills.
The return for Isiah-Kiner Falefa:
Charles McAdoo – Double-A New Hampshire
3B | 6-1/210 pounds | B/T: R/R | Age: 22
2024 stats Greensboro: PA: 258 | .336/.415/.561 | HR: 9 | SB: 14 | BB/K: 27/56
2024 stats Altoona: PA: 118 | .269/.348/.490 | HR: 5 | SB: 3 | BB/K: 13/29
The Breakdown: A 13th-round pick last year, he crushed at high-A before being promoted where in a month’s work he’s cooled but remained very productive. He hits the ball hard, with 90th percentile exit velocity, and is primarily an offensive player. He’s played some outfield, too, but has mostly been at third base this year and the Blue Jays’ initial intention is to keep him on the dirt.
The return for Trevor Richards:
Jay Harry – High-A Vancouver
2B | 5-11/190 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 22
2024 stats Greensboro: PA: 258 | .336/.415/.561 | HR: 9 | SB: 14 | BB/K: 27/56
2024 stats Cedar Rapids: PA: 340 | .214/.306/.349 | HR: 8 | SB: 5 | BB/K: 30/65
The Breakdown: A sixth-round pick last year, Harry offers the ability to bounce around the diamond and has shown some on-base skills.
The return for Yusei Kikuchi:
Jake Bloss – Triple-A Buffalo
RHP | 6-3/223 pounds | Age: 23
2024 stats Asheville: IP: 17.1 | 2.60 ERA | HR: 1 | BB/K: 8/25
2024 stats Corpus Christi: IP: 44.2 | 1.61 ERA | HR: 2 | BB/K: 13/35
2024 stats Sugar Land: IP: 4.0 | 0.00 ERA | HR: 0 | BB/K: 0/3
2024 stats Astros: IP: 11.2 | 6.94 ERA | HR: 5 | BB/K: 3/11
The Breakdown: A third-round pick just a year ago, he’s flown through four levels in his first full season of pro ball and is the key piece of the return for Kikuchi. He has the body to log innings and projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter thanks to a fastball that sits around 93 m.p.h. and gets up to 96, with a curveball, slider and changeup. His initial assignment is to Buffalo but he shouldn’t be there long given the hole in the Blue Jays’ rotation.
Joey Loperfido – Majors
OF | 6-3/220 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 25
2024 stats Sugar Land: PA: 189 | .272/.365/.568 | HR: 13 | SB: 9 | BB/K: 21/53
2024 stats Astros: PA: 118 | .236/.299/.359 | HR: 2 | SB: 2 | BB/K: 7/43
The Breakdown: A seventh-round pick in 2021, Loperfido debuted in the majors this year and does a little bit of everything. Broke out in a big way across three levels last year, when he hit 25 home runs and stole 27 bases, and with experience at all three outfield spots along with reps at first and second base, he’s the type of Swiss-Army-Knife player the Blue Jays covet.
Will Wagner – Triple-A Buffalo
UTL | 5-11/210 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 26
2024 stats Sugar Land: PA: 261 | .307/.424/.429 | HR: 5 | SB: 3 | BB/K: 54/33
The Breakdown: An 18th-round pick in 2021, the son of former all-star closer Billy Wagner is a bat-first player with good plate discipline and contact skills, both elements the Blue Jays prioritize. He played mostly first and second this year but also has seen reps at third, although Baseball America describes him as below-average at each spot.
The return for Justin Turner:
RJ Schreck – Double-A New Hampshire (expected)
OF | 6-1/205 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 24
2024 stats Everett: PA: 344 | .261/.401/.464 | HR: 12 | SB: 7 | BB/K: 57/47
2024 stats Arkansas: PA: 34 | .143/.294/.250 | HR: 0 | SB: 1 | BB/K: 4/7
The Breakdown: The ninth-round pick out of Vanderbilt in 2023 is a bat-first player with good on-base skills and some pop whose best defensive fit is still to be determined. Performed well at high-A, where he was a tick older than league average before a recent promotion to double-A, where he’s played only eight games.
The return for Yimi García:
Jonatan Clase – Triple-A Buffalo
OF | 5-10/150 pounds | B/T: S/R | Age: 22
Prospect Rankings: No. 13 in Mariners system by Baseball America
2024 stats Seattle: PA: 43 | .195/.233/.220 | HR: 0 | SB: 3 | BB/K: 2/14
2024 stats Tacoma: PA: 280 | .274/.373/.483 | HR: 10 | SB: 26 | BB/K: 40/72
The Breakdown: Clase has already touched the majors, debuting this season with Seattle and appearing in 19 games with them. He’s expected to join the Blue Jays at some point once their deadline fallout settles, with a chance to show how his blend of high-end speed, ability to get on base and surprising-for-his-size power plays. Still, as potent as the tools are — on full display last year when he hit 20 homers and stole 79 bases across two levels — his game is described by evaluators as raw. Part of the Blue Jays’ bet here is that he can smooth out some of his swing-and-miss and occasional chase with a more sound and consistent approach.
Jacob Sharp – High-A Vancouver
C | 5-7/180 pounds | B/T: R/R | Age: 22
2024 stats Modesto: PA: 191 | .255/.339/.435 | HR: 6 | SB: 3 | BB/K: 18/19
The Breakdown: The Blue Jays scouted him ahead of the 2023 draft, when he was selected by Seattle in the 17th round, believing he could stick behind the plate in pro ball. They’re even more convinced of that now despite his diminutive stature and he’s continued to make good contact while showing some offensive upside. The power is limited but the clubs likes his approach and that he rarely swings and misses.
The return for Danny Jansen:
Cutter Coffey – High-A Vancouver
INF | 6-1/190 pounds | B/T: R/R | Age: 20
2024 stats Greenville: PA: 271 | .238/.321/.463 | HR: 14 | SB: 8 | BB/K: 28/65
The Breakdown: Coffey is the key part of the Jansen return for the Blue Jays, who see solid offensive upside for the 2022 second-rounder. Despite being 2.2 years younger than league average, the 20-year-old has done damage with 14 homers and has shown he can get on base at high-A, although the strikeouts are high. He’s played mostly third and short but where he lands defensively will be further defined in Vancouver.
Eddinson Paulino – Double-A New Hampshire
INF | 5-10/155 pounds | B/T: L/R | Age: 22
Prospect Rankings: No. 18 in Red Sox system by Baseball America
2024 stats Portland: PA: 278 | .263/.349/.391 | HR: 3 | SB: 10 | BB/K: 29/60
The Breakdown: Currently on the IL with a quad injury, Paulino is a little further along than Coffey but with a lower ceiling. He’s shown more pop at lower levels but is still getting on base. He has a chance to play shortstop but is more likely to end up at second or third, although he’s got some outfield on his résumé, too.
Gilberto Batista – Low-A Dunedin
RHP | 6-0/165 pounds | Age: 19
2024 stats Florida Complex League: IP: 20.2 | 3.92 ERA | HR: 6 | HR: 0 | BB/K: 13/23
The Breakdown: A lower-level arm with some projection, who’s both raw and far down the line, although he’s shown some ability to get swing and miss already.
The return for Nate Pearson:
Josh Rivera – Double-A New Hampshire
SS | 6-2/215 pounds | B/T: R/R | Age: 23
2024 stats Tennessee: PA: 253 | .169/.277/.260 | HR: 4 | SB: 7 | BB/K: 33/67
The Breakdown: A third-round pick in 2023, Rivera appears to be, in the Blue Jays’ eyes, a legitimate shortstop and showed some offensive upside during his final season of college at Florida, hitting 19 homers with a 1.064 OPS. That hasn’t translated yet after an aggressive assignment to double-A after only 25 games of high-A. The Blue Jays are gambling some of that college polish at the plate emerges.
Yohendrick Pinango – Double-A New Hampshire
OF | 5-11/170 pounds | B/T: L/L | Age: 22
Prospect Rankings: No. 17 in Cubs system by Baseball America
2024 stats South Bend: PA: 122 | .340/.451/.610 | HR: 5 | SB: 3 | BB/K: 20/15
2024 stats Tennessee: PA: 225 | .223/.316/.345 | HR: 4 | SB: 7 | BB/K: 25/47
The Breakdown: Broke out early this season in his fourth trip through high-A before promotion to Tennessee, where he hasn’t been as productive. Still young enough for him to build upon an improving approach but rival evaluators see a lot of org player potential here.
