On Sunday night, the Toronto Blue Jays traded franchise stalwart Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs for two minor league players: Infielder Ty Southisene and outfielder Brett Bateman.

For Gausman, he exits Toronto after four-plus special seasons. Signed to a five-year deal before the 2022 campaign, he went 53-51 in his tenure, helping the Blue Jays to the playoffs in 2022, 2023 and 2025. He was an integral part of last season's World Series run.

But now, the team will forage on without him as they sit at 52-60 and 4.5 games back in the American League wild card chase. Gausman might not be the only player to change addresses at this deadline, as Shane Bieber, George Springer and Daulton Varsho could all end up on the move as well.

Here's more on what you need to know about Southisene and Bateman.

Now 21 years old, he was a fourth-round pick of the Cubs in the 2024 MLB Draft out of the high school ranks.

He's undersized at 5-foot-7 and it's unclear if he can stick at shortstop at that size, but he can certainly hit. He's hitting .306 this season between Single-A and High-A, playing 44 games at the latter level.

He has a .451 on-base percentage to go along with solid speed: He has 20 stolen bases. He's only struck out 27 times in 66 total games, showing again that he has elite bat-to-ball skills.

However, he offers no power, as he's never hit a professional homer in 157 minor league games.

The Blue Jays already have highly-regarded infielders Arjun Nimmala and JoJo Parker working through the system, so it's unclear how Southisene might fit into their dynamic as well.

He's currently ranked as the No. 17 prospect in a growing Jays' system, which is four spots lower than he was with the Cubs (No. 13). Those rankings come from MLB Pipeline.

Another contact-oriented player, Bateman was selected in the eighth round of the 2023 draft out of Minnesota. He's hitting .312 with an impressive .430 on-base percentage at Triple-A, but he also provides little in the way of power. He has just three home runs this season, but he also runs well, with 20 stolen bases in 82 games.

Bateman could be in the majors as early as next season and he could give Toronto the athleticism it kind of lacks at this moment. If you look around the 40-man roster, Toronto is filled with power hitters like Kazuma Okamoto, Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk, but they don't have a ton of team speed.

Perhaps Bateman can be a catalyst when he gets there.

He's ranked No. 20 in the team's system.