5 of the Blue Jays' most valuable (but realistic) trade chips this offseason

Orelvis Martinez

One of the very best hitting prospects in the Blue Jays' farm system, Martinez rode yet another strong Triple-A showing all the way to the big leagues this past season. We're all familiar with the tale by now, but the long story short is that he made it into exactly one game before a PED suspension wiped out the vast majority of the rest of his year.

In a matter of days, he went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. Once his suspension was up, Martinez finished out the year in the minor leagues and did not get any consideration for another call-up. Like both players before him on this list, Martinez is going to be part of an extremely crowded infield picture. There's a path to playing time for him, sure, but he's another player with high trade value that could entice virtually any team in the league with an asset they're looking to move.

Martinez, 23, is a power-hitting machine who is going to annually hit 30 home runs in the big leagues once he gets his feet under him. He hit 30 in 2022 and then 28 more in 2023 before hitting 17 in just 74 games this past season. Like Horwitz, the vast majority of his value comes in the bat, but there are plenty of teams that could use it.

With his prospect pedigree and plenty of hype still surrounding his name, Martinez is probably the most valuable player named so far. He's so young and full of untapped potential, so it wouldn't be a shock by any means to see him traded away this offseason for a significant upgrade to the big-league roster.