3 Blue Jays players still the most likely to be traded before Spring Training

The Toronto Blue Jays have been busy looking for ways to bolster their roster ahead of the 2026 season. They have done a fair share of their work via free agency by making key signings in Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce and Tyler Rogers. But one avenue in which the Blue Jay could explore more thoroughly is in the trade market.

They have already done some initial work with the under-the-radar acquisition of Chase Lee from the Detroit Tigers where they only had to sacrifice minor league prospect Johan Simon. But to make more acquisitions that would move the needle a lot more, Toronto will likely need to give up a valuable asset or two to get the deal done. As a result, we will take a look at 3 Blue Jays players that will most likely be traded prior to Spring Training to further augment their contending roster.

3 Blue Jays players still the most likely to be traded before Spring Training

Joey Loperfido

Heading into 2026, the Blue Jays outfield will be facing a huge logjam with Anthony Santander returning to full health, joining the likes of George Springer, Daulton Varsho, Nathan Lukes, Myles Straw, along with multi-positional players Addison Barger and Davis Schneider in the field. With a tight battle already anticipated for roster spots in the spring, the unfortunate odd man out falls on the shoulders of Joey Loperfido. 

As one would recall, Loperfido was one of the key return pieces in the trade that sent Yusei Kikuchi to the Houston Astros in 2024. This past season, the 26-year-old outfielder gave a glimpse of what he could provide offensively for the Blue Jays when he batted a strong .333 with an .879 OPS, along with 12 runs scored, four home runs and 14 RBIs in just 96 total at-bats. 

However, despite the promising performance, Loperfido often found himself as the last option to be called upon during the regular season and the playoffs when the Blue Jays were facing injury woes to their outfield. As a result, with many of the returnees ahead of him in the pecking order going forward, rather than waste his talents in the minors, Toronto should move Loperfido to bring in a valuable asset in an area of need. 

Ricky Tiedemann

It wasn’t too long ago when Ricky Tiedemann was thought to be the Blue Jays’ next homegrown pitching star when he put together an impressive professional baseball debut with the organization back in 2022. However, injury woes have held Tiedemann back in recent years, including undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2024 that put him out for the entire 2025 season.

Nevertheless, you know the huge potential is still there as he still remains the Blue Jays top pitching prospect not named Trey Yesavage, who has likely graduated to the majors entering 2026.

But for the Blue Jays to bring in quality players through trade that could make a difference for the ballclub this year, they will likely need to part ways with a top prospect or two. This is particularly true if they are targeting someone like a Mason Miller or even Ketel Marte.

In doing so, those prospective teams will be looking for young talent that could help change the fortunes for their respective franchises right away. As a result, Tiedemann would become the most coveted prospect that teams will ask for from the Blue Jays, as Yesavage is no doubt untouchable now, while the likes of JoJo Parker and Arjun Nimmala are still years away from making an impact at the major league level. 

José Berríos 

Finally, we have the disgruntled right-handed pitcher in José Berríos. Despite being a mainstay in the Blue Jays’ rotation ever since coming over from a blockbuster trade with the Minnesota Twins back in 2021 at the trade deadline, his role with the organization could be up in the air heading into the 2026 season. 

Berríos appeared to have taken things hard when he was ultimately relegated to the bullpen towards the end of his 2025 campaign. That was because he struggled to a 4.81 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, while giving up 34 runs including 10 home runs over 48.2 innings in his final 10 starts of the season. Berríos showed his displeasure of being removed from his starting role by Blue Jays management. That was further augmented by his disappearance from the Blue Jays clubhouse as he stepped away from the team during their World Series run.

On top of that, with the Blue Jays having added two solid starting rotation pieces in Cease and Ponce so far this offseason, Berríos could even be facing the fact that he will need to fight for a spot in the starting five for the upcoming season. With the 10-year veteran not likely to accept a relief role, Toronto should look to move Berríos prior to the start of next season so that he can regain his starting status while netting a valuable asset or two in return to make both parties happy.