Grading all 8 Blue Jays trade deadline deals made in 2024 one year later

Toronto Blue Jays trade Danny Jansen to the Boston Red Sox for Cutter Coffey, Eddinson Paulino and Gilberto Batista

Danny Jansen had been with the organization for over seven seasons before the trade to Boston in return for three intriguing prospects. Jansen has struggled since leaving Toronto. This year with the Tampa Bay Rays, it has been an uneventful campaign to date as he has posted just a .195 average, .644 OPS, along with six home runs and 18 RBIs in 51 games played.

With respect to the return package, all three currently rank outside of the Jays’ top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline. Nevertheless, infielder Cutter Coffey has actually put up a solid 2025 campaign so far, registering a .278 average, .764 OPS with 40 runs scored, five home runs and 36 RBIs in 54 games with the Jays’ High-A affiliate Vancouver.

Infielder Eddinson Paulino has also had a respectable season thus far with New Hampshire, amassing a .250 average, .759 OPS, with nine doubles, six home runs and 18 RBIs in 49 games played.

Finally, for pitcher Gilberto Batista, he is also having a great year so far with the Jays’ Single-A affiliate Dunedin, compiling a 5-4 record, 2.98 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, along with 51 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched over 13 appearances that included eight starts.

With Jansen’s current struggles with the Rays, and a decent showing of the three prospects to date, the Jays sure got a fair deal out of the trade.
Grade: B+

Toronto Blue Jays trade Nate Pearson to the Chicago Cubs for Yohendrick Pinango and Josh Rivera 

Despite his immense talent and potential, Nate Pearson was known more for his inconsistency throughout his tenure with the Jays. After joining the Chicago Cubs at the 2024 trade deadline, he displayed that promise once again by going 2-1 with a tidy 2.73 ERA, 0.99 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings over his final 19 appearances in 2024.

However this season, Pearson’s inconsistency has resurfaced, as he posted an abysmal 10.38 ERA, 2.31 WHIP, yielding 10 runs in just 8 2/3 innings of work over eight outings. He was optioned to the minors by the Cubs earlier this season before recently being recalled for another opportunity.

As for the Jays, infielder Josh Rivera has struggled with a .210 average, .620 OPS, with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 57 games split between New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo.

Outfielder Yohendrick Pinango has had a strong start to his 2025 campaign, posting a .298 average, .928 OPS, with eight home runs and 23 RBIs in 47 games with New Hampshire. That earned him a promotion to Triple-A Buffalo where he has since cooled down just a bit as he adjusts to hitting at the higher minor league level. 

With the unpredictability in the performances of both Pearson and the prospects that the Jays received so far, we should be conservative in the grade.
Grade: B-