Blue Jays: Examining how the prospects acquired before the 2024 trade deadline are doing
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Apr 27, 2026, 15:00 EDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2026, 15:07 EDT
The 2024 Toronto Blue Jays fell well short of expectations.
After making the postseason in three of the last four seasons entering 2024, injuries and poor performance derailed their season, forcing the Jays to sell ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. As awful as that season was to watch, it has set the Jays up for the future.
Not only were they able to draft JoJo Parker with the eighth overall pick, but they traded for several Major League Baseball-ready prospects who have already started to get involved in the fold.
The latest of which was Yohendrick Piñango, who was called up before Saturday afternoon’s game to replace Nathan Lukes. On Sunday, the outfielder made his big league debut and notched his first career hit, a single.
Add in the fact that two players have already been traded for big league players, and it’s easy to say that the Blue Jays did pretty good at the 2024 trade deadline. With that said, let’s check in how the prospects the Jays acquired before the 2024 trade deadline are doing.
Jonatan Clase
The first trade ahead of the 2024 trade deadline came on July 26th, with the Blue Jays sending Yimi García to the Seattle Mariners for Jonatan Clase and Jonathan Sharp.
Starting with Clase, the switch-hitting outfielder has an interesting blend of speed and power, but has yet to show it since joining the Blue Jays. After the trade, he played mostly with the Buffalo Bisons, slashing .244/.288/.363 with two home runs. Clase got a look with the big league team toward the end of the season, hitting his first career home run in one of the 23 plate appearances he received
Again, most of his 2025 season was spent with the Bisons, slashing .255/.335/.403 with seven home runs in 352 plate appearances. Clase received a cup of tea with the big league team, slashing .210/.288/.300 with two home runs in 112 plate appearances, including a game-tying home run in Missouri.
The switch-hitter is currently on the 7-day injured list in Triple-A. When he was healthy, Clase was slashing just .161/.289/.258 with a home run in 38 plate appearances. He’ll turn 24 years old next month, so there’s still some hope.
Jacob Sharp
Catcher Jacob Sharp was drafted in the 17th round of the 2023 draft. Before the trade, he slashed .255/.339/.435 with six home runs in 191 plate appearances in High-A. After the trade, Sharp stuck around in the same High-A league and slashed .225/.316/.381 with three home runs in 96 plate appearances.
He couldn’t find the same success in 2025, slashing .161/.271/.206 with a home run in 209 plate appearances with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The 5’7” catcher returned to the Vancouver Canadians in 2026, and has started the season slashing .323/.333/.462 with no home runs and four doubles in 37 plate appearances.
Eddinson Paulino
Eddinson Paulino was one of three prospects acquired in the Danny Jansen trade with the Boston Red Sox. The utility infielder was joined by Gilberto Batista and Cutter Coffey. Paulino is also one of three prospects on this list that is no longer in the Blue Jays organization.
Paulino spent a large part of the 2024 season after the trade injured, appearing in just 10 games, four on a rehab assignment and six with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Last season in Double-A, Paulino slashed .198/.264/.362 with 13 home runs in 360 plate appearances.
At the end of the season, he elected free agency and joined the New York Mets’ system. He played for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets, where he was slashing .240/.345/.320 with no home runs in 29 plate appearances before an injury.
Gilberto Batista
Batista was the lone pitching prospect the Blue Jays traded for, though they also acquired Ryan Yarbrough from the Los Angeles Dodgers minutes before the deadline. Anyway, he made his “A” level debut following the trade, joining the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays.
He looked good there, posting a 2.70 ERA and 3.74 FIP in 16.2 innings pitched over four outings. Beginning the 2025 season at the level, he made eight starts in 23 appearances, finishing the season with a 4.96 ERA and 4.80 FIP in 85.1 innings pitched, with a 22.4 K% and 5.9 BB%.
The 21-year-old began the 2026 season with the Canadians, where he has a 9.49 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched, along with more walks (14) than strikeouts (10). Not particularly great, but he won’t be 22 years old until January, so there’s still hope.
Cutter Coffey
Coffey was selected 41st overall in the 2022 draft and was having a solid 2024 before the trade. After it, he joined the Canadians where he slashed .185/.309/.272 with one home run in 97 plate appearances.
The third baseman rebounded in 2025 at the same level, slashing .273/.359/.427 with 11 home runs in 440 plate appearances, along with a 10.7 BB% and 22.7 K%. However, Double-A was always going to be a big challenge for the Coffey.
It’s been a difficult month for Coffey in Manchester, New Hampshire. Following Sunday’s game, the 21-year-old is slashing .127/.234/.200 with no home runs in 64 plate appearances this season. Coffey has always been susceptible to breaking stuff, with his K% ballooning to 42.2%.
Yohendrick Piñango
Piñango is the fourth player the Blue Jays traded for in 2024 to appear in a big league game for them. The Jays acquired him and Josh Rivera for former Top 100 prospect Nate Pearson. At the time, Piñango was a prospect at the back end of the Cubs’ Top 30 ranking. He wasn’t great after the trade either.
The outfielder broke out last season, beginning the year with the Fisher Cats. Over 192 plate appearances, he slashed .298/.406/.522 with eight home runs, along with a 14.1 BB% and 12.9 K%. Upon his promotion to the Bisons, Piñango slashed .235/.335/.379 with seven home runs in 341 plate appearances, alongside some strong batted ball numbers.
This past off-season, the Blue Jays left Piñango exposed in the Rule 5 draft, with the 23-year-old remaining in the organization Beginning the season with the Bisons, he slashed .288/.370/.488 with three home runs in 92 plate appearances before the call-up.
Josh Rivera
At the time, Rivera was the better of the two prospects, being drafted in the third round of the 2023 draft. The shortstop prospect has still yet to find his footing in the upper-minors. Before the trade, he was slashing .169/.277/.260 with four home runs in Double-A.
Post-trade, Rivera slashed .170/.226/.198 with no home runs in 115 plate appearances with the Fisher Cats. Last season, he started the season with the Fisher Cats, slashing .163/.217/.256 with a home run in 46 plate appearances. He wasn’t much better with the Bisons, slashing .226/.332/.330 with six home runs in 394 plate appearances.
So far this season, the 25-year-old is slashing .208/.278/.431 with four home runs in 79 plate appearances. Rivera’s strikeout rate is down relative to last season and he’s on pace to hit a career-high in home runs, but he’s a below-average hitter.
Jake Bloss
The biggest trade the Jays made before the 2024 trade deadline saw them trade Yusei Kikuchi to the Houston Astros for Jake Bloss, Joey Loperfido, and Will Wanger. Only one of those prospects, Bloss, remains in the organization.
Bloss had a meteoric rise in the Astros system. Drafted in the third round of the 2023 draft, Bloss pitched at two levels, the Arizona Complex League and Single-A, in 2023. He began the season in High-A, mainly pitched in Double-A, and got a start in Triple-A. Due to injuries in the rotation, Bloss was promoted to the Astros’ big league team.
Over three starts, he had a 6.94 ERA and 7.62 FIP in 11.2 innings pitched, then was traded to the Jays. Bloss joined the Bisons, had a few good starts, but struggled to end the year. Over eight starts, he had a 6.91 ERA and 5.87 FIP in 27.1 innings pitched with the Bisons.
The 24-year-old righty didn’t have a great start to his 2025 either, posting a 6.46 ERA and 4.76 FIP in 23.2 innings pitched. Unfortunately, Bloss needed Tommy John surgery and hasn’t pitched since last May. Barring any setbacks, Bloss will probably be back in the second half of the 2026 season.
Will Wagner
Son of Hall of Famer Bill Wagner, Will Wagner wasn’t a fast riser in the Astros’ system, but he broke out in 2023, and had a strong start to his 2024 season. In 324 plate appearances with the Astros’ Triple-A team, the corner infielder slashed .307/.424/.429 with five homers.
Wagner split the end of the season between Triple-A and the big leagues. With the Jays, he slashed .305/.337/.452 with two home runs in 86 plate appearances, earning him a spot on the roster in 2025. He didn’t hit nearly as well, slashing .237/.336/.298 with no home runs in 132 plate appearances, with okay numbers in Buffalo.
The corner infielder has the distinction of being the first player the Jays acquired ahead of the 2024 trade deadline to be traded. At the end of July 2025, Wagner was sent to the San Diego Padres for Brandon Valenzuela, who has come in handy with Alejandro Kirk’s thumb injury.
Wagner played in 17 Triple-A games in the Padres system, as well as 15 games for the big league team. He was a below average hitter at both levels and has yet to make his season debut due to an injury.
Joey Loperfido
Loperfido had graduated as a prospect before the trade and struggled to begin his big league career, slashing .236/.299/.358 with two home runs in 118 plate appearances. He was worse when he joined the Jays, slashing .197/.236/.343 with two home runs in 43 plate appearances.
The outfielder mainly spent his 2025 season in Triple-A where he had unremarkable numbers. In the big leagues, though, Loperfido was terrific when sparsely used. Over 41 games, he slashed .333/.379/.500 with four home runs in 104 plate appearances for a 148 wRC+.
Loperfido was another player acquired ahead of the 2024 trade deadline who was traded. Before the start of the 2026 season, the Blue Jays sent Loperfido back to the Astros for Jesús Sánchez. Making the Astros’ roster out of Spring Training, Loperfido is slashing .276/.348/.362 with no home runs in 66 plate appearances.
RJ Schreck
After Piñango, RJ Schreck may be the next outfielder that the Blue Jays call up. Similar to Piñango, Schreck ranked at the back end of his former team’s Top 30 prospect list, ranking as the Mariners’ 29th-best prospect at the time of the trade. This one saw the Blue Jays send Justin Turner to the Pacific Coast team for the outfielder.
Of the prospects the Jays acquired ahead of the 2024 trade deadline, Schreck was one of the few that found immediate success. Joining the Fisher Cats to end the 2024 season, he slashed .255/377/.521 with five home runs in 114 plate appearances.
Schreck and Piñango’s careers will always be intertwined to me, as they both had a hot start with the Fisher Cats in 2025. In 169 plate appearances, Schreck slashed .266/.396/.518 with eight home runs in Double-A. Upon his promotion to Triple-A, Schreck slashed .242/.392/.435 with nine home runs in 234 plate appearances.
The outfielder is off to a slow start in 2026 with the Bisons, slashing .175/.327/.325 with three home runs in 98 plate appearances. That said, Schreck has a higher BB% (17.3%) than K% (14.3%).
Charles McAdoo
The most underrated trade deadline deal the Blue Jays made in 2024 saw them trade Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Pittsburgh Pirates for third base prospect Charles McAdoo. Kiner-Falefa was off to a great start to his Blue Jays career and quickly tailed off.
On the other hand, McAdoo quickly became a fast riser in the Pirates organization after being selected in the 13th round of the 2023 draft. Beginning the 2024 season with the Pirates’ High-A team, McAdoo slashed .336/.415/.561 with nine home runs in 258 plate appearances. He didn’t slow down in Double-A either, slashing .269/.347/.490 with five home runs.
Post trade, McAdoo didn’t have a great end to his season once joining the Fisher Cats. The third baseman didn’t have a start to his 2025 either, eventually being placed on the development list on May 20th. A week later, he was reactivated and slashed .267/.335/.469 with 15 home runs in 362 plate appearances to end his season.
So far this season, McAdoo is slashing .280/.375/.537 with five home runs in 96 plate appearances with the Bisons. He’s a corner infielder, so the positional fit is a bit tricky to figure out, but he’s a legitimate prospect.
Jay Harry
Finally, Jay Harry was acquired from the Minnesota Twins for Trevor Richards. Drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 draft, Harry finished his 2024 season slashing .210/.259/.420 with four home runs in 108 High-A plate appearances. His 2025 season was split between the Canadians and Fisher Cats, where he slashed .199/.284/.288 with five homers in 366 plate appearance.
So far in 2026 with the Fisher Cats, Harry is slashing .333/.371/.424 with no home runs in 36 plate appearances with a 38.9 K%.
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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