Unsurprisingly, the Toronto Blue Jays have swung a small trade involving former top prospect Leo Jimenez.

As noted by Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet, the Blue Jays are sending him to the Miami Marlins. Francys Romero of Beisbol FR reports that the return is $250,000 and infielder Dub Gleed.

After not making the Opening Day roster, the out-of-options Jimenez was designated for assignment this week. Considering his former prospect status, it was expected that another team would take a run at him.

Ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the organization as recently as 2024, Jimenez is now 24 years old. He played 63 games for the Jays in 2024, hitting .229 with four homers and 19 RBIs.

A career .273 hitter in the minors, he was injured most of 2025, playing just 26 games. He has 22 career minor league home runs and 25 stolen bases. The Marlins will give him an opportunity to help them. They are out to a 3-0 start after sweeping the Colorado Rockies.

Rather than take Jimenez on the roster, the Blue Jays elected to carry the versatile Davis Schneider, who has the ability to play second base and the outfield.

Jimenez represented Team Panama at the World Baseball Classic and was away from the team during that time. That time away meant that he had less opportunity to wow the Toronto coaching staff over the course of the Grapefruit League season. 

Gleed is 23 years old and was a ninth-round pick of the Marlins in the 2024 draft out of UC Irvine. Gleed hit .252 last season with two homers and 26 RBIs. He posted a .391 on-base percentage, which is something that Toronto values.

--The Blue Jays got a historic pitching performance in this series, striking out 50 A's batters. It's the most ever by Toronto pitching in a three-game series. Eric Lauer had nine strikeouts in Sunday's victory. That came on the heels of 11 from Kevin Gausman and 12 from Dylan Cease. 

--Kazuma Okamoto, Jesus Sanchez and George Springer all hit their first home runs of the season in Sunday's win. Okamoto is also making Blue Jays history through his first handful of appearances this season. He was signed to a four-year deal worth $60 million over the offseason. He had six seasons of 30 homers or more in Japan's NPB.

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