Eloy Jimenez also ended the 2025 campaign in the Jays organization.
The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly come to terms with former top prospect Eloy Jimenez, according to Mike Rodriguez.
Rodriguez posted the following on social media:
According to my sources, Eloy Jiménez has just reached an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays. The deal is a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. #EloyJimenez #Toronto
About Jimenez
Still just 29 years old, Jimenez is a six-year veteran of Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline in 2018, Jimenez made his debut with Chicago in 2019.
An integral player for the White Sox as they came out of their prior rebuild, he helped Chicago make the playoffs in the COVID 2020 season and again in 2021. He burst on to the scene in the 2019 campaign, hitting 31 home runs in 122 games. He also hit 14 homers in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign (60 games), but then the injuries set in.
He played just 55 games in 2021 and 84 games in 2022. He rebounded in 2023, hitting 18 home runs and driving in 64, but he struggled in 2024, hitting just .238 with Chicago before getting traded to Baltimore and hitting .232 in 33 games.
He signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025, hitting .278 with three home runs in 40 games at Triple-A Durham. He ended the year in the Blue Jays organization, playing just six games.
He was granted free agency in November of 2025 but re-signs now. He hit .246 with five home runs in the Dominican winter league this season.
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Does he have a chance with Toronto?
Because he's a former top prospect who has produced in the big leagues before, there is always a chance. That said, it feels limited. The Blue Jays already have a glut of outfielders including Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger, George Springer, Anthony Santander, Myles Straw, Davis Schneider, Joey Loperfido and Jonatan Clase. Furthermore, the team is connected to top free agent Kyle Tucker and could sign him, complicating issues for Jimenez even further.
Jimenez is also not regarded as a good defender and is best suited as a designated hitter. The Blue Jays roster is too deep to employ a bat-only player, it seems.
Other options
If Jimenez plays well in spring training, he could become a trade option for the Jays, perhaps bringing a mild return.
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