Yes, Josh Donaldson is no longer a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, and yes, he did get traded for a player to be named later. Regardless of your thoughts on the deal, there is a lot to unpack in this rather shocking late-season swap.
According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the Jays will send $2.7 million to Cleveland to cover a (large) portion of the $3.69 million left on Donaldson’s deal. As Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet later noted, the salary included by the Jays could conceivably increase the value of the PTBNL changing hands in the deal, though no specific names have been confirmed at this time.