Blue Jays could cut ties with 26-year-old slugger at trade deadline
This past week, the Blue Jays swept the New York Yankees in four games, which got the fans and team believing they could be legitimate contenders this fall.
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Toronto has several decisions to make during this year's trade deadline to compete for the World Series; they will need to make some roster upgrades.
The Blue Jays have a handful of players that could be moved in deals, and Edward Eng from Fansided thinks the team could trade outfielder Joey Loperfido.
"As one of the key return pieces in the Yusei Kikuchi trade from last season, Joey Loperfido found himself in almost an everyday role with the Blue Jays down the stretch in 2024. Loperfido did show flashes of his potential during that time, but was only able to hit .197 with a .579 OPS, 13 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples, two home runs and nine RBIs over 43 games of action," Eng wrote. "With the opportunity to challenge for a role with the Jays in 2025, Loperfido began the year with their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons and has stayed there ever since. He's hitting a solid .269 with a .756 OPS, 36 runs scored, 17 doubles, six home runs and 36 RBIs in 73 games with Buffalo. However, he has watched his teammates left and right get the call up to the big leagues, but still hasn't recieved the call for himself. What that means is with players such as Addison Barger, Alan Roden, Myles Straw, Davis Schneider, Jonatan Clase, Nathan Lukes and even Will Robertson ahead of him in the pecking order, Loperfido appears to have fallen out of favour. As a result, he could instead be used as a valuable trade chip come the deadline due to his attractive power potential, as he was the Houston Astros' No. 6 prospect last year for a reason."
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The 26-year-old slugger would be a nice second piece in a trade that brings back an All-Star player, but the Blue Jays will most likely have to part ways with one of their top prospects if they want to get back a great player in return.
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