Blue Jays' Adams, Espinal among players assigned to minor-league group

March 27, 2021 - 1:17pm

Pittsburgh Pirates' Cole Tucker, right, slides safely into second with a double, avoiding the tag by Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal, during the third inning of a spring training baseball game. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

With Opening Day less than a week away, the Toronto Blue Jays assigned 10 players to the team’s minor-league group on Saturday.

The Blue Jays optioned Riley Adams, Santiago Espinal, Joel Payamps and Josh Palacios, while reassigning Dany Jimenez, Richard Urena, Kevin Smith, Forrest Wall, Kirby Snead and Tyler White.

Jays also reassigned Dany Jiménez, Kevin Smith, Kirby Snead, Richard Ureña, Forrest Wall & Tyler White

(Difference between optioned & reassigned is players on the 40-man have to be optioned. Non-roster players can simply be reassigned)

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) March 27, 2021

Based on MLB Pipeline’s rankings, Adams is the No. 19 prospect in the Blue Jays’ minor-league system. Palacios is No. 29 and Smith is No. 30.

Toronto’s 2021 season gets underway on Thursday against the New York Yankees on Sportsnet with a 1:05 p.m. ET/10:05 a.m. first pitch. In the meantime, spring training continues for the Blue Jays over the weekend with Grapefruit League contests against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday and Detroit Tigers on Sunday, both also airing on Sportsnet.

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