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5 Blue Jays prospects entering their final days with the team as trade deadline nears

Which high-end prospects could be dealt by Toronto in the coming weeks to address their trade deadline needs?
ByEdward Eng|
Mar 21, 2024; Bradenton, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Tiedemann (70) walks to the dugout before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
Mar 21, 2024; Bradenton, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Tiedemann (70) walks to the dugout before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
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INF/OF Charles McAdoo

Coming over from the Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates last season, Charles McAdoo represents one of the best power bats currently found in the Jays’ farm system not named Orelvis Martinez. McAdoo came off a solid 2024 minor league campaign split between the Pittsburgh and Toronto organizations in which he batted .279 with an .843 OPS, 68 runs scored, 27 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 78 RBIs over 124 games played.

This year, playing for the Jays’ Double-A affiliate New Hampshire, he has posted a .245 average, .731 OPS, together with 34 runs scored, 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 28 RBIs in 71 games of action. 

On top of that, McAdoo has shown some sneaky speed despite that not being his forte, going 21-for-25 last year and now 17-for-19 so far this season in stolen bases. McAdoo has also seen playing time in both the infield and outfield, so he provides the added flexibility in his deployment defensively, but that has also been a work in progress.

With the Jays not having too many position players in their top 15 prospects according to MLB Pipeline, McAdoo becomes one of their most intriguing, versatile, power-hitting prospect in their system as a result.

SS Josh Kasevich

Taken in the second round by the Jays in the 2022 MLB Draft, shortstop Josh Kasevich has made great strides in his growth and development during the past three seasons with the organization. Within that time frame, Kasevich had ascended four minor league levels to reach as high as Triple-A Buffalo already as of last season.

For his 2024 campaign, the 24-year-old infielder posted a .296/.348/.385/.733 slash line along with 74 runs scored, 28 doubles, six home runs and 64 RBIs over 128 total games played. More importantly, he looked even better once reaching Triple-A, registering a .325 average and .815 OPS in 41 games of action. However, Kasevich has missed the bulk of the 2025 season so far as a result of a back injury, but has recently returned to action.

But with Bo Bichette, along with the incumbents Ernie Clement, Andrés Giménez and now even Addison Barger filling up the crowded Jays infield, Kasevich’s eventual path to the big leagues with the organization could be blocked to some extent.

Added to the fast rise of top infield prospect Arjun Nimmala during the past couple of seasons who happens to also play shortstop, Kasevich ultimately could become an expendable piece for the Jays at the trade deadline that they could use to help address their roster needs.