On this day in Blue Jays history: Jays trade Nate Pearson and Danny Jansen
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Jul 27, 2025, 18:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 27, 2025, 18:12 EDT
Last season, the Toronto Blue Jays were active on July 27.
As sellers, they traded Nate Pearson to the Chicago Cubs and Danny Jansen to the Boston Red Sox. In return for Pearson, the Jays acquired Yohendrick Piñango and Josh Rivera, while acquiring Cutter Coffey, Eddinson Paulino, and Gilberto Batista for Jansen.
Pearson has pitched the bulk of his season in Triple-A with good numbers, while his numbers in the big leagues aren’t great. The Red Sox ended up missing the postseason, and Jansen signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, where he has 11 home runs for a 99 wRC+ in 259 plate appearances.
As for what the Blue Jays got, Piñango has become one of the most intriguing prospects in the Jays’ system in 2025. In 360 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A, the outfielder is slashing .265/.368/.471 with 14 home runs for a 137 wRC+. However, he’s been an average hitter with the Buffalo Bisons since being called up to Triple-A.
Rivera hasn’t found the same success as Piñango, as he’s slashing .223/.322/.328 with five home runs in 296 plate appearances this season, splitting his time between Double-A and Triple-A.
Down in High-A, Coffey has found success, as he’s slashing .283/.366/.422 with seven home runs in 369 plate appearances. His home run total is down from 2024, as he hit 15 home runs in 368 plate appearances, but he still has a 118 wRC+.
Paulino has spent the 2025 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and is slashing .246/.315/.441 with nine home runs in 232 plate appearances for a 121 wRC+. He’s been hot in recent times, hitting three home runs in his past three games.
Batista was the only pitching prospect the Jays received at the trade deadline last season, and so far in Single-A, he has a 4.41 ERA and 4.70 FIP in 67.1 innings pitched, with a 20.8 K% and 5.9 BB%. After a good start to his season, the 20-year-old righty has given up 16 runs in his last 13.2 innings pitched.
All in all, these two trades have shown promise, even if none of the five players have made an impact on the team so far.
Other notable things from July 27
In 2011, the Blue Jays swung two trades. They acquired Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Jason Frasor and Zach Stewart, but later shipped off Jackson and others to the St. Louis Cardinals in return for Colby Rasmus and others.
Rasmus played his first full season with the Jays in 2012, slashing .223/.289/.400 with 23 home runs in 625 plate appearances, matching his previous career-best in 2010. He followed that up by slashing .276/.338/.501 with 22 home runs in 458 plate appearances in 2013. Rasmus’ final season with the Jays was in 2014, where he slashed .225/.287/.448 with 18 home runs in 376 plate appearances.
During the 2014-15 off-season, Rasmus signed with the Houston Astros, spending the next two seasons with the Texas-based team. For the 2017 season, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rays. He was out of baseball after the 2018 season.
Also on this day in 2000, Jim Fregosi picked up his 1,000th win as the Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-2. The 2000 season was Fregosi’s final as a manager in the big leagues, finishing with a 167-157 record at the helm of the Jays and a 1,028-1,094 record in the big leagues.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.