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Blue Jays add another hard-throwing southpaw in the farm system with the acquisition of Dasan Hill
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Aug 3, 2026, 20:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 3, 2026, 19:56 EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays got a darn good prospect in Dasan Hill.
Shortly before Monday’s 6:00 PM ET deadline for trades, they sent Jeff Hoffman to the Minnesota Twins for Dasan Hill, John Klein, and Dameury Pena. They also got back that $250,000 in international bonus pool money they traded for Ryan Sprock last month.
The Blue Jays have always loved their tall left-handed pitchers who throw heat, and of course Hill fits that mold. Of the prospects the Jays acquired before the trade deadline, he by far has the highest ceiling.
Let’s get to know the 20-year-old southpaw!
Getting to know Dasan Hill
Hill was born on Christmas Day 2005 in Grapevine, Texas. Standing at 6’5”, 165 lbs, Hill was drafted 69th overall by the Twins in 2024 out of high school and made his professional debut the following season.
Beginning the year with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels of the Florida State League (Single-A), Hill made 16 starts and authored a 2.77 ERA and 3.51 FIP, with a 30.6 K% and 14.9 BB%. One of those starts, funnily enough, came against the Dunedin Blue Jays with Johnny King on the mound, another left-handed pitching prospect in the organization.
Hill finished his 2025 with the Twins’ High-A team posting a 5.40 ERA and 2.51 FIP in 10 innings of work, with a 33.3 K% and 15.6 BB%. High-A is where Hill began his 2026 season as well.
In 45 innings with the Twins’ High-A team, the 20-year-old finished his tenure there with a 5.80 ERA and 3.80 FIP in 45 innings of work. While his strikeout rate, 35.8%, remained high, his 17.2 BB% is the worst of his career.
But with Hill, what’s important is his stuff. Ranking as the Twins’ seventh-best prospect before the trade according to MLB Pipeline, his fastball was graded 60, due in large part to touching a tick under 100 mph. The slider is also considered plus, while his curveball is above average and his changeup is average. In due time, all four pitches could be graded at least above average.
However, his future depends on whether he can command his intriguing arsenal. Command is usually the last thing to come for hard-throwing southpaw pitching prospects, look no further than King or Ricky Tiedemann. There’s certainly some reliever risk in Hill.
Hill will likely finish out his season with the High-A Vancouver Canadians.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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