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Ryley Delaney
Sep 6, 2024, 12:00 EDTUpdated: Sep 6, 2024, 09:39 EDT
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It’s been over a month since the 2024 trade deadline.
As you may know, this season has been a bit of a disappointment for the Blue Jays, as they are all but eliminated from postseason contention. At the 2024 trade deadline, they moved on from expiring free agents and two other players who are under contract in 2025, making seven trades in total. In return, the Jays acquired 15 players, 14 of which were prospects.
This is the second of a two-part series looking at how the players involved at the trade deadline have done. A few days ago, we looked at the players of the Blue Jays. You can read that here. In this article, we’ll look at the 14 prospects and one Ryan Yarbrough that the Jays acquired at the 2024 trade deadline.

Jonatan Clase

On July 26, the Blue Jays traded Yimi García to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for two prospects – Jonatan Clase and Jacob Sharp.
Since joining the Jays, Clase is slashing .215/.260/.344 with two home runs in 100 plate appearances, along with a 6 BB% and a 28 K%. Overall, he has a 52 wRC+, down from the 112 wRC+ he had with the Mariners’ AAA team.
Still, he has an interesting blend of power, speed, and outfield defence, and if he can ever figure out the hit tool, he’ll easily become an everyday player.

Jacob Sharp

The Blue Jays used to be a catching development factory, but they only have a handful of notable catching prospects nowadays. Jacob Sharp looks to fix that.
Since the trade, the 22-year-old is slashing .215/.303/.354 with three home runs in 90 plate appearances, along with a 6.7 BB% and a 12.2 K%. High-A is a new level for Sharp, who stands at 5’7”, 180 lbs with a similar approach to the plate to Alejandro Kirk.

Cutter Coffey

Also assigned to the Vancouver Canadians was Cutter Coffey, who was one of three prospects the Blue Jays acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Danny Jansen.
Since joining the Canadians, the second-round pick in 2022 is slashing .195/.323/.286 with one home run in 93 plate appearances, along with a 14 BB% and a 24.7 K%. His numbers are down from his tenure with the Red Sox’s High-A team, where he slashed .238/.321/.463 with 14 home runs in 271 plate appearances.

Gilberto Batista

One of only a few prospects the Jays acquired who isn’t on the team’s updated top 30 mid-season list from MLB Pipeline, Gilberto Batista has posted great numbers so far with the Jays.
Since the Florida Complex League season ended prior to the trade, the 19-year-old was called up to the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, where he has a 2.25 ERA and a 3.05 FIP in 12 innings pitched, along with a 28 K% and 4 BB%.
He features a fastball that sits 93-95, a slider, a cutter, and a changeup.

Eddinson Paulino

Eddinson Paulino was the third and final prospect the Blue Jays acquired from the Red Sox. Unfortunately, he was on the injured list when the Jays acquired him, and only made his debut recently on a rehab assignment.
This season in Double-A with the Red Sox’s affiliate, Paulino slashed .263/.349/.391 with three home runs, all of which came in a three-game stretch early in the season. He can play third, second, and shortstop.

Josh Rivera

The Blue Jays traded former top 10 prospect in baseball, Nate Pearson, to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Josh Rivera and Yohendrick Piñango.
Rivera struggled with the Cubs’ Double-A team, slashing .169/.277/.260 with four home runs in 253 plate appearances. Those struggles have continued with the Double-A Fisher Cats, as he’s slashing .192/.241/.219 with a 6.3 BB% and a 35.4 K% (13 BB% and 26.5 K% with the Cubs).

Yohendrick Piñango

Also acquired in that trade was 22-year-old Yohendrick Piñango. The outfielder slashed .223/.316/.345 with the Cubs’ Double-A team, but has struggled with the Fisher Cats, as he’s slashing .179/.242/.250 with no homers in 91 plate appearances.
He hits the ball hard and has good bat to ball skills, but profiles as a fourth outfielder in his future.

RJ Schreck

If there’s one thing to take away from this article so far, it’s that there is a bit of an adjustment period when joining a new organization. That hasn’t applied to RJ Schreck though, who has been fantastic since the Jays traded Justin Turner for him.
In Double-A, Schreck is slashing .264/.380/.538 with five home runs, eight doubles, and a triple in 108 plate appearances. 58.3% of his 24 hits have been of the extra-base variety.
The outfielder has a great approach at the plate and keeps the strikeout rate down while walking often. He’s seemingly developed some power as well, and is a corner outfielder to monitor over the next few seasons. 

Jake Bloss

Jake Bloss is the best prospect the Blue Jays acquired at the 2024 trade deadline, the team traded fan favourite Yusei Kikuchi to the Houston Astros for Jake Bloss, Joey Loperifdo, and Will Wagner.
Although Bloss has pitched in the big leagues this season, he’s only pitched for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons since joining the Jays organization. The 23-year-old has a 4.70 ERA and a 6.42 FIP in 15.1 innings pitched, along with a 19.2 K% and a 15.1 BB%.
Bloss features a 92-94 mph fastball that touches 97, while also featuring an above-average curveball and slider, while his changeup lags behind. Expect him to pitch for the Jays at some point next season.

Joey Loperfido

Coming into the 2024 season, Joey Loperfido was one of the Houston Astros’ best players. He dominated Triple-A and was called up on several occasions to the big league team. Prior to the trade, he slashed .236/.299/.358 with two home runs in 118 plate appearances, along with a 5.9 BB% and a 36.4 K%.
His numbers have taken a hit since joining the Blue Jays though, as the 25-year-old outfielder is slashing .198/.232/.363 with two home runs in 92 plate appearances. Still, the power is intriguing, especially if he can improve his strikeout rate.

Will Wagner

Will Wagner was the final prospect that the Blue Jays acquired, and he’s made an immediate impact in the big leagues.
In Triple-A with the Astros, Wagner slashed .307/.424/.429 with five home runs in 324 plate appearances, along with a higher BB% (16.7%) than K% (10.2%). Since joining Toronto, the 26-year-old is slashing .328/.348/.516 with two home runs in 66 plate appearances for a 144 wRC+.
He’s an excellent hitter with some pop in the bat.

Jay Harry

On July 30, the Blue Jays traded long-time reliever Trevor Richards to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for prospect Jay Harry.
Selected in the sixth round of the 2023 draft, Harry was slashing .214/.306/.349 with eight home runs in 340 plate appearances with the Twins’ High-A affiliate. Since joining the Vancouver Canadians, he’s slashing .204/.250/.409 with four home runs in 100 plate appearances, albeit his K% rose from 19.1% to 31%.

Charles McAdoo

Shortly before the trade deadline came, the Blue Jays traded utility infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Charles McAdoo.This has the makings of a fleece, as McAdoo is slashing .269/.347/.490 with five home runs in 118 plate appearances with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Moreover, he has an 11 BB% and a 24.6 K% for a 134 wRC+.
Ranking as MLB Pipeline’s eighth-best Jays prospect, McAdoo has a good approach at the plate and can hit for power along with a solid enough average.

Ryan Yarbrough

The soon-to-be retiring Kevin Kiermaier was traded to the contending Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ryan Yarbrough.
Yarbrough seemingly always did great against the Blue Jays when he was with the Tampa Bay Rays, but he’s found success with Toronto as he has a 2.20 ERA and a 3.92 FIP in 16.1 innings pitched in seven appearances. He’ll be a free agent at season’s end, but the Jays should consider bringing him back.
As always, you can follow me on Twitter @Ryley_L_D.

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