Players that could lose their 40-man spot if/when the Blue Jays make trades

ST LOUIS, MO - MAY 24: Santiago Espinal #5 Bradley Zimmer #7 and Vinny Capra #44 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrate their teams victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on May 24, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MO - MAY 24: Santiago Espinal #5 Bradley Zimmer #7 and Vinny Capra #44 of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrate their teams victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on May 24, 2022 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – JUNE 16: Jeremy Beasley #38 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch during a MLB game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on June 16, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

Jeremy Beasley

Acquired early last season from the Arizona Diamondbacks, right-hander Jeremy Beasley is one pitcher who has seen his fair share of time split between AAA and the MLB.

He has continuously been optioned back and forth and was even outrighted from the roster midway through the 2021 campaign. He returned to the Jays on June 2nd this season and so far this year, Beasley has struggled to find a rhythm on the mound, authoring a 6.30 ERA through 10.0 innings. Three of those outings have seen two earned runs on the board but his appearance two weekends ago helped the Jays out of a tough spot, going 2.0 innings while allowing just one hit and no runs.

The biggest issue is consistency, as the June 24th game against the Milwaukee Brewers was another two-earned-run affair, which is a tough vote of confidence moving forward. With Casey Lawerence and Thomas Hatch also on the 40-man and able to go multiple innings (albeit both struggled this past weekend), this makes Beasley expendable should the Jays need roster space if the team makes any trades.

I personally think Beasley is not at the top of this list because he has MiLB options available but is a player that snuck through the waiver wire last season and might be able to do so again if the Jays choose to risk it.