Blue Jays Add Denis Samudio in Deal for Connor Seabold

The Blue Jays traded for denis samudio on Monday, sending right-hander Connor Seabold to the Royals along with cash considerations. Toronto gets a 21-year-old arm who had worked only six games in the minors, while Seabold is on the move again after a short stay in the organization.

Samudio’s Six-Game Run

Samudio appeared in three starts across six games between the Arizona Complex League Royals and Single-A Columbia. He posted a 4.12 ERA over 19.2 innings and struck out 22 batters, a compact line that gives Toronto a first look at a pitcher who signed with Kansas City as an international free agent in 2025.

He is from Panama and arrives with a small body of work, but one that includes enough strikeouts to stand out at that level. The Blue Jays are adding him to a system that was already using a lot of roster churn to patch together pitching depth.

Seabold’s Short Toronto Stay

Seabold was designated for assignment by Toronto last Wednesday after five relief appearances that produced an 8.10 ERA. The 30-year-old has 56 career MLB appearances, including 19 starts, and has worn uniforms for Boston, Colorado, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Detroit and Toronto.

Toronto acquired him from Detroit on May 27 for minor-league left-hander Juanmi Vasquez, so the club has already turned over that roster spot once. This exchange moved a pitcher with only brief recent value out of the picture and brought in a younger arm with one of the few concrete swing-and-miss indicators in the deal.

Blue Jays At 34-38

The trade landed with Toronto at 34-38 and set up a three-game series with the Red Sox in Boston on Tuesday. That leaves the Blue Jays using the deal to reshape pitching depth rather than chase a headline-grabbing name, with Samudio now the piece they will try to develop inside the organization.