Free Agent Signing: Blue Jays Sign Slugging OF, Former #3 Prospect in Baseball

The Toronto Blue Jays have added to their power supply, by signing a former Silver Slugger and 30-HR hitting outfielder to a free agent deal. No, it's not Kyle Tucker. But it is a former Top 3 overall prospect in baseball, Eloy Jimenez.

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 pic.twitter.com/YWcIiuaS0D
— Mike Rodriguez (@mikedeportes) January 11, 2026

MLB insider Mike Rodriguez broke the news on Sunday. It's a minor league deal for Jimenez, with an invite to the Blue Jays' major league camp at spring training.

Jimenez was ranked No. 3 on the MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects list in 2018, and No. 4 in 2019. That year, he came up as a rookie with the Chicago White Sox and blasted 31 homers to go with 79 RBIs and an .828 OPS.

In 2020, the shortened season, he was even better, launching 14 homers with 41 RBIs in just 55 games, with an .891 OPS. He was awarded the Silver Slugger that year. It looked like he'd be a cornerstone for the Pale Hose for years to come.

But injuries began to chip away at his production over the next few seasons, to the point where he was unable to even find a major league job in 2025. He last appeared in 2024 with the White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, hitting a combined .238 with just six long balls in 98 games, with a .626 OPS.

Now 29, Jimenez will try to show he's still got some power in the tank as he'll join the Jays in Dunedin at spring training. He'll have a tough road to breaking camp with the defending World Series runner-up, as his OF/DH positions are already clogged up at the big league level with George Springer and Anthony Santander.

Can Jimenez outplay Santander if he returns to his early-career form, and Santander continues down last year's path to nowhere? Sure. But it'll take a monster spring for the new signee to make it happen.

Jimenez has a career .269 batting average with 95 HRs, a .780 OPS and a career 5.3 WAR.