The prospect we’ll look at today is the second one on our list that the Blue Jays acquired at the 2024 trade deadline!

This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Mid-Season top prospect list, where we’ll look at the 35 best prospects in the Blue Jays system. We’ll look at the player’s stats, my observations, and other publication’s scouting reports if available.
Let’s take a look at our 27th-best prospect, Eddinson Paulino.
<h2>Getting to know Eddinson Paulino….</h2>
Position: Infield
Bats: Left
Born: July 2, 2002
Acquired: Trade with the Boston Red Sox
Previous ranking: Not ranked
The Red Sox signed Eddinson Paulino to a signing bonus of $205,000 in the summer of 2018, with the utility infielder making his professional debut the season after. In 2019, he slashed .287/.394/.380 with no home runs in 128 plate appearances, along with a 14.1 BB% and an 18 K%.
The following season, Paulino played for the Red Sox&#8217;s Florida Complex League team, slashing .336/.436/.549 with no home runs in 133 plate appearances, along with an 11.3 BB% and a 15.8 K%. The batting average took a dip once he hit the “A” levels, as he slashed .266/.359/.469, but he hit 13 home runs in 539 plate appearances, along with an 11.9 BB% and a 19.5 K%.
Continuing the trend of moving up a level and spending the entire season there, Paulino played for the Red Sox’s High-A team in 2023, slashing .257/.338/.420 with 12 home runs in 500 plate appearances, along with a 10 BB% and a 22.6 K% for a 108 wRC+, the lowest of his career.
Paulino spent his entire 2024 season with the Red Sox’s Double-A affiliate, where he slashed .263/.349/.391 in 278 plate appearances. However, his power numbers took a dip as he has only hit three home runs this season, while the 22-year-old’s BB% sits at 10.4% and his K% at 21.6%. Funnily enough, those three home runs came in three games early in the season.
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Pauli power! Boston Red Sox prospect Eddinson Paulino’s ninth home run of the year is a tank job. <a href="https://t.co/WAFuUDaYXu">pic.twitter.com/WAFuUDaYXu</a>
&mdash; Hunter Noll (@Hunter_Noll) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_Noll/status/1688305588873093120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Prior to the trade deadline, Paulino was traded along with Cutter Coffey (who we’ll get too) and Gilberto Batista for Danny Jansen. However, the utility infielder has yet to appear in a game in the Blue Jays system, with his last game coming on July 12.
Still, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/eddinson-paulino-682796">Paulino ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 18th-best Blue Jays prospect in their mid-season ranking</a>. The publication believes he can hit for average thanks to a good approach and good hand-eye, but he hasn’t added much muscle to his 5’10” frame, so he only has 15 home run potential. He’s a smart base stealer with a fringy arm, most likely sticking to second base if he becomes an everyday player.
It’s undetermined if Paulino will make his debut in the Jays’ organization this season. However, he’ll be Rule 5 eligible this off-season, and the Jays may consider adding him to the 40-man roster to protect him. After all, the organization loves their utility players with good hit tools.
<h2>In case you missed it…</h2>
Honourable mentions: <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-catchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35">Catchers</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-infielders-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Infielders</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-outfielders-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Outfielders</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-starting-pitchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Starting Pitchers</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-relief-pitchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Relief Pitchers</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-top-35-prospect-countdown-no-35-peyton-williams">No. 35: Peyton Williams</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-34-victor-arias">No. 34: Victor Arias</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-33-sean-keys">No. 33: Sean Keys</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-32-randy-soto">No. 32: Randy Soto</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-31-trenton-wallace">No. 31: Trenton Wallace</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-30-jace-bohrofen">No. 30: Jace Bohrofen</a>
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-29-will-robertson">No. 29: Will Robertson</a>
No. 28: Yohendrick Piñango
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The prospect we’ll look at today is the second one on our list that the Blue Jays acquired at the 2024 trade deadline!



This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Mid-Season top prospect list, where we’ll look at the 35 best prospects in the Blue Jays system. We’ll look at the player’s stats, my observations, and other publication’s scouting reports if available.

Let’s take a look at our 27th-best prospect, Eddinson Paulino.
<h2>Getting to know Eddinson Paulino….</h2>
Position: Infield

Bats: Left

Born: July 2, 2002

Acquired: Trade with the Boston Red Sox

Previous ranking: Not ranked

The Red Sox signed Eddinson Paulino to a signing bonus of $205,000 in the summer of 2018, with the utility infielder making his professional debut the season after. In 2019, he slashed .287/.394/.380 with no home runs in 128 plate appearances, along with a 14.1 BB% and an 18 K%.

The following season, Paulino played for the Red Sox's Florida Complex League team, slashing .336/.436/.549 with no home runs in 133 plate appearances, along with an 11.3 BB% and a 15.8 K%. The batting average took a dip once he hit the “A” levels, as he slashed .266/.359/.469, but he hit 13 home runs in 539 plate appearances, along with an 11.9 BB% and a 19.5 K%.

Continuing the trend of moving up a level and spending the entire season there, Paulino played for the Red Sox’s High-A team in 2023, slashing .257/.338/.420 with 12 home runs in 500 plate appearances, along with a 10 BB% and a 22.6 K% for a 108 wRC+, the lowest of his career.

Paulino spent his entire 2024 season with the Red Sox’s Double-A affiliate, where he slashed .263/.349/.391 in 278 plate appearances. However, his power numbers took a dip as he has only hit three home runs this season, while the 22-year-old’s BB% sits at 10.4% and his K% at 21.6%. Funnily enough, those three home runs came in three games early in the season.

https://twitter.com/Hunter_Noll/status/1688305588873093120

Prior to the trade deadline, Paulino was traded along with Cutter Coffey (who we’ll get too) and Gilberto Batista for Danny Jansen. However, the utility infielder has yet to appear in a game in the Blue Jays system, with his last game coming on July 12.

Still, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/eddinson-paulino-682796">Paulino ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 18th-best Blue Jays prospect in their mid-season ranking</a>. The publication believes he can hit for average thanks to a good approach and good hand-eye, but he hasn’t added much muscle to his 5’10” frame, so he only has 15 home run potential. He’s a smart base stealer with a fringy arm, most likely sticking to second base if he becomes an everyday player.

It’s undetermined if Paulino will make his debut in the Jays’ organization this season. However, he’ll be Rule 5 eligible this off-season, and the Jays may consider adding him to the 40-man roster to protect him. After all, the organization loves their utility players with good hit tools.
<h2>In case you missed it…</h2>
Honourable mentions: <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-catchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35">Catchers</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-infielders-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Infielders</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-outfielders-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Outfielders</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-starting-pitchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Starting Pitchers</a>, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/notable-relief-pitchers-that-missed-out-on-blue-jays-nations-mid-season-top-35-prospect-list">Relief Pitchers</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-top-35-prospect-countdown-no-35-peyton-williams">No. 35: Peyton Williams</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-34-victor-arias">No. 34: Victor Arias</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-33-sean-keys">No. 33: Sean Keys</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-32-randy-soto">No. 32: Randy Soto</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-2024-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-31-trenton-wallace">No. 31: Trenton Wallace</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-30-jace-bohrofen">No. 30: Jace Bohrofen</a>

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/blue-jays-nations-mid-season-prospect-countdown-no-29-will-robertson">No. 29: Will Robertson</a>

No. 28: Yohendrick Piñango

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