The Toronto Blue Jays have made their third trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in less than two weeks, acquiring shortstop Paul DeJong, the team announced.
DeJong is in the midst of an unimpressive offensive season, hitting just .233/.297/.412, but that's not unexpected for the defence-first shortstop. The 29-year-old hasn't posted an above-average wRC+ since 2019 and over the last four seasons he ranks 211th out of 225 qualified hitters by that metric (82).
The Blue Jays didn't acquire the veteran expecting explosive offence, though. DeJong is an elite defender who ranks in the 97th percentile in Outs Above Average this season.