Marlins acquire Leo Jiménez from Toronto Blue Jays

[Kevin Barral]

Hours after the Miami Marlins completed a series sweep of the Colorado Rockies, president of baseball operations Peter Bendix went right to work adding to his roster. The club announced on Sunday night that they've acquired infielder Leo Jiménez from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for infield prospect Dub Gleed and $250k in international bonus pool money. Francys Romero was first to report the full transaction.

Jiménez, 24, played a total of 26 games during the 2025 minor league season where across three levels, he slashed .296/.404/.370/.774 with seven RBI and a 122 wRC+. He also saw 18 games at the big league level, but struggled, posting a -19 wRC+.

Jiménez had a longer run in the majors in 2024, where in 63 games he slashed .229/.329/.358/.686 with four home runs, 19 RBI and a 101 wRC+.

The 24-year-old right-handed hitter is a glove-first player. He spent most of his minor league career at shortstop, but also has played second base. The Blue Jays designated Jiménez for assignment prior to Opening Day because he is out of minor league options.

As for Gleed, the Marlins selected him in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB Draft. In his first full professional season, he slashed .252/.391/.347/.737 with two home runs, 26 RBI and a 124 wRC+ with nearly as many walks (43) as strikeouts (48). Recently highlighted on an episode of Fish Unfiltered, he was set to begin this season with Double-A Pensacola.

To clear a 40-man roster spot for Jiménez, the Marlins DFA'd right-handed reliever Garrett Acton. He made his organizational debut on Friday, working a scoreless inning for Triple-A Jacksonville.

The Marlins will still need to make a corresponding 26-man move prior to Monday's game.

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[UKPhil]

This is an ugly move. Something ugly must have happened that we haven't heard about yet.

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

11 hours ago, UKPhil said:

This is an ugly move. Something ugly must have happened that we haven't heard about yet.

I thought the same thing, but Bendix sees himself as a baseball alchemist. Who knows what he's planning and how many moves ahead of us he is? 

[JustMarlins]

Could we see an early season trade to make room for Leo? I could see Bendix doing this.