Rewinding the tape to the 2024 season, the Blue Jays were one of the surprise sellers at the deadline after a disappointing year. While the team didn’t make any blockbuster trades involving key players like Chris Bassitt, Bo Bichette, or Vladimir Guerrero Jr., they took advantage of a seller’s market to restock the farm system.

Fast forward to now, and the Blue Jays are starting to see some returns from last year’s trade deadline.

So, where are these newer Blue Jays players at, and how are they doing? Below are some quick assessments of how the 2024 trade deadline looks so far:

Trading fan-favourite Kevin Kiermaier to the Los Angeles Dodgers wasn’t easy, but the Blue Jays did receive a serviceable major leaguer in Ryan Yarbrough, who helped the Jays’ bullpen down the stretch.

Yarbrough performed well for Toronto, posting a 2.01 ERA and 0.80 WHIP over 33 1/3 innings in the second half of 2024. He later left in free agency but briefly returned for spring training before signing with the New York Yankees. After a rough start to the season, he has settled in nicely for the Yankees, authoring a 3.90 ERA through 16 appearences, eight of which have come in the rotation. Yarbrough is currently on the IL with an oblique strain.

As the Blue Jays saw the biggest opening in the reliever market in 2024 at the trade deadline, the team managed to flip right-hander Trevor Richards to the Minnesota Twins, who were attempting to fortify their bullpen.

In return for Richards, Toronto received shortstop Jay Harry, who has a ceiling of a fourth or fifth infielder option at his current pace.

Harry began 2025 with the Vancouver Canadians and moved up to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats early into the campaign. While he thrived in Vancouver (.277/.346/.489), he has struggled at the Double-A level (.153/.255/.226). This type of adjustment period is not uncommon for young prospects and will ultimately depend on their ability to make necessary improvements.

On the Twins’ side, this trade has been an absolute flop because the team eventually DFA’d Richards after giving him a short leash. After bouncing around this past year, Richards has landed with the Arizona Diamondbacks and is currently in triple-A Reno.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa emerged as a trade chip after an impressive first half in 2024, slashing .292/.338/.420. He was eventually dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates for third baseman Charles McAdoo, a well-regarded prospect in their system that had some Pirates fans up in arms over the deal.

The former Pirates prospect slashed .279/.364/.479 in 2024 (between both organizations) but is struggling to find a rhythm in double-A New Hampshire (.231/.292/.366). On the bright side, he’s shown glimpses of power with 12 doubles, one triple, and five home runs and has also chipped in with 15 stolen bases.

The Yusei Kikuchi trade became a major story, highlighting the lopsided nature of the 2024 deadline market. The Blue Jays capitalized, acquiring three potentially major-league-ready prospects from the Houston Astros.

Jake Bloss is out for the 2025 season after undergoing UCL surgery earlier this season. He struggled before the injury, posting a 6.46 ERA and 1.94 WHIP, far from his 3.18 ERA and 1.07 WHIP the year prior across four different affiliates (both in Houston and Toronto). The biggest issue for Bloss this season has been his command, allowing 13 free passes through 23 2/3 innings of work, but one has to wonder how much the injury may have played into everything.

After playing 43 games for the Blue Jays down the stretch, Loperfido finished the year with a .197/.236/.343 slash line in a Jays uniform, struggling to control the strikeouts at the big league level. Loperfido was optioned to triple-A during spring training earlier this year and has remained there all season, given the depth the Jays have in the outfield. He’s rebounded with the Buffalo Bisons, putting together a .767 OPS and a .273/.352/.415 slash line with 17 doubles. He’s seen a slight dip in his power to begin the campaign to the tune of six home runs, but the strikeouts have really been reigned in, getting punched out just 65 times through 260 at-bats (21.9%).

Will Wagner impressed with a five-hit MLB debut in 2024 and started the year on the Jays’ active roster before being optioned back to triple-A on April 29th. He missed some time on the IL in May, but the Jays brought him back late last week when they needed some infield depth on the bench, sending Alan Roden back to triple-A. With the Blue Jays, Wagner owns a .200/.288/.231 slash line through 65 at-bats.

As Toronto’s playoff hopes dwindled early in 2024, veteran slugger Justin Turner became an obvious trade chip. He was sent to the Mariners in exchange for outfielder RJ Schreck.

Schreck posted strong numbers with double-A New Hampshire (.266/.396/.518) and earned a promotion to triple-A last month, where he’s now slashing .231/.375/.500. His consistency at the plate will determine whether he can become a productive fourth outfielder in the majors.

Following the trade, Justin Turner posted a 128 OPS+ with seven doubles and five home runs, but Seattle went on to miss the playoffs. He would sign a one-year pact with the Chicago Cubs this past season and later criticized the Mariners’ front office for their lack of moves this winter.

Yimi García was one of Toronto’s top trade assets at the deadline, and the Mariners paid the price by sending speedy outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher Jacob Sharp the other way.

The Dominican product appeared in seven games for Toronto to wrap up the 2024 season and started the new year in triple-A, sitting in the same boat as Loperfido when it came to depth in the outfield. Clase has ridden the options bus a few times this season but has been in the big leagues since May 7th, getting spot starts while working in the bottom of the lineup. Through 34 games this season, the switch-hitter owns a .210/.288/.300 slash line and two home runs.

Jacob Sharp finished the 2024 season in high-A Vancouver and earned a promotion to double-A New Hampshire to start the 2025 season. Through 39 games, he’s authored a .439 OPS and has struggled to find the hits on the East Coast.

This trade worked out well for the Jays, especially since Garcia resigned with the club on a two-year pact. When healthy, he’s been one of the go-to relievers down in the Blue Jays bullpen.

Danny Jansen’s departure was expected, with free agency looming and no extension in place. Toronto traded him within the division for a trio of prospects before losing him.

Cutter Coffey has been excellent at high-A Vancouver this season, authoring a .274/.360/.401 line with five HR, 15 doubles, 36 RBIs. The next test will be whether he can sustain this success in double-A and beyond, but there are a few prospects in his way before a promotion can be justified.

Infielder Eddinson Paulino has started the year with the Fisher Cats and has been a steady contributor at the plate, collecting 10 doubles, six home runs, and 18 RBIs to the tune of a .711 OPS. Paulino missed a couple of weeks on the IL in late April/early May.

The furthest down in the minor leagues is Gilberto Batista, the only pitcher acquired in the deal. He may have the most upside in the group, having crafted a 3.39 ERA through 14 appearences (eight starts) in single-A Dunedin. He owns a 1.20 WHIP and has walked just 12 batters through 61 innings of work.

The Red Sox did not re-sign Jansen, and he instead signed a one-year deal with the division rival Tampa Bay Rays. Through 57 games, the former Jays backstop owns a .196/.293/.358 slash line with five doubles, eight home runs, and a .651 OPS.

The Blue Jays moved on from Nate Pearson in 2024, dealing the once-hyped pitching prospect to the Cubs. The return – shortstop Josh Rivera and outfielder Yohendrick Pinango – netted them something for the once-dubbed ‘ace of the future’.

Pinango thrived in double-A to start the year (.298/.406/.522 in 47 games), earning a promotion to Buffalo on June 1st. Though he’s cooled off there (.226/.350/.440), his four homers, four doubles, and one triple show promise after such an impressive start to the season.

Rivera is putting together solid numbers in Triple-A (.255/.359/.376 in 50 games) with eight home runs. While his power at the plate has been on display, the 34.2% strikeout rate is concerning and will need improvement to break into the crowded infield picture.