5 Blue Jays prospects who could see the big leagues post-trade deadline

With the Toronto Blue Jays currently sitting in the basement of the AL East with a 45-55 record, “sell mode” should pretty much be activated soon with less than one week left until the trade deadline. As a result, Jays’ fans should brace themselves and expect quite the exodus of key players to aid in the retooling of the ballclub for next season.

In doing so, the Jays will ultimately need to fill in some of the holes that will be left in the roster following the trade transactions. So which Jays’ prospects that are not currently up already in the majors could possibly end up being promoted to see some big league action? Here, we will take a look at five promising candidates that could be earning the nod.

Hagen Danner

If the name Hagen Danner sounds a bit familiar, it could be for two reasons. For one, he was made infamous for his baseball card being messed up by Topps earlier this season. The other being that he was the tough-luck prospect that the Jays promoted last year in August whose stint lasted all but one batter. He ended up suffering a left oblique strain after 1/3 of an inning that wound up being a season-ending injury. As a result, Danner has been out to prove to everyone once again in 2024 that he truly deserves another shot with the big league club.

Playing for the Jays’ Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons, Danner has been having a solid season to date, sporting a 2-0 record with a 3.18 ERA, 1.37 WHIP with 9 walks and 24 strikeouts in 22.2 innings pitched. However, he landed on the 7-day IL during the early parts of June with an unspecified injury and had been sidelined ever since.

With Jays’ relievers Chad Green, Yimi GarcÍa and Trevor Richards being potentially targeted by contending teams at the trade deadline, Danner could become a viable replacement in the bullpen when all is said and done. That, of course, will depend solely on how quickly he recovers from his undisclosed current ailment.