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Getting to know Dub Gleed, the prospect the Blue Jays acquired for Leo Jiménez
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Ryley Delaney
Mar 29, 2026, 20:00 EDTUpdated: Mar 29, 2026, 20:15 EDT
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Over the years, the Toronto Blue Jays have shown a penchant for acquiring prospects that control the strike zone.
They did just that on Sunday evening, as the Blue Jays traded Leo Jiménez to the Miami Marlins for Dub Gleed and $250,000 in International Free Agency bonus pool money. Let’s take a look at what the Blue Jays get in Gleed.
The corner infielder spent his college years with the University of California – Irvine, slashing .351/.469/.550 with six home runs in 153 plate appearances for a 157 wRC+. That led to the Marlins drafting him in the ninth round of the 2024 draft, though he didn’t make his debut until the following season.
In 2025, Gleed played four of the Marlins’ affiliates, skipping High-A entirely. Gleed slashed .250/.478/.375 in 46 plate appearances with their Florida Complex League team, but was quickly promoted to Single-A. There, he slashed .238/.384/.307 with a home runs in 126 plate appearances for a 111 wRC+. 
Aside from a game in Triple-A at the start of June, the 23-year-old spent the rest of the season with the Marlins’ Double-A team, where he slashed .276/.360/.391 with one home runs in 102 plate appearances for a 124 wRC+.When combining all four levels, Gleed slashed .252/.391/.347 with two home runs in 277 plate appearances.
Before being drafted, MLB Pipeline had a scouting report on the corner infielder, noting he’s a good contact hitter and avoids whiffing. He’ll likely be a third baseman, which is a little bit of concern given his lack of pop and slow foot speed.
Another hit-over-power prospect that the Blue Jays acquired in the last couple of years is RJ Schreck. Both have elite names and were drafted in the ninth round (Schreck one year earlier), but both players also have a hit-over-power toolset. It’s easy to see a little bit of similarities between the two, although Schreck is the far better prospect since joining the Jays.
Gleed’s 2025 season is encouraging, and it’s likely that he’ll start the 2026 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. It’s hard to see him in a utility role because of his speed, so Gleed’s status of a prospect depends on if he can hit for any semblance of power. 
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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