Indianapolis 5, Columbus 3 The ugly stepsister of Guardians’ affiliates continued a disappointing season but Petey Halpin went 3 for 5 with a triple and a homer, Kahlil Watson went 2 for 4, and Travis Bazzana had a triple.
Andrés Giménez is a 26-year-old, left-handed hitting second baseman/shortstop who the Jays picked up from the Guardians for Nick Mitchell (a minor league outfielder) and Spencer Horwitz, who had a pretty good rookie season with the Jays, hitting .265/.357/.433 in 97 games for the Jays.
Newest Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Nick Sandlin, who was acquired from the Cleveland Guardians, spoke to the media for the first time about the trade. The Blue Jays acquired pitcher Nick Sandlin and Andres Gimenez from the Guardians in exchange for Spencer Horwitz and Nick Mitchell in one of the biggest trades of the offseason.
The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.
The Toronto Blue Jays' newest addition, Andres Gimenez, spoke to the media Wednesday for the first time regarding the trade with the Cleveland Guardians.
The Blue Jays and Guardians are in agreement on a four-player trade sending second baseman Andrés Giménez to Toronto. The Jays get Giménez and reliever Nick Sandlin for infielder Spencer Horwitz and outfield prospect Nick Mitchell.
Every affiliate losing their game is never a good thing. On Saturday, all four affiliate teams were in action, with the Dunedin Blue Jays playing a doubleheader.