Andres Gimenez Grades & Analysis — 2B | Blue Jays

Height

5'11"

Weight

161 lbs

Age

College

N/A

Experience

6 yrs

Bats/Throws

L/R

Bottom 5%CVI

D+

Bottom 30%Performance

Top 9%Sentiment

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Career StatsD+

Year	Team	GP	AVG	HR	RBI	OPS	SB	H
Career		701	0.25356844	59	273	0.69817996	115	604

Current Contract

Length

7 years

Total Value

$106.5M

Guaranteed

$63.9M

AAV

$15.2M/yr

Guaranteed %60%

Performance Analysis

D+

FCA+

Andres Gimenez grades as an above average performer among MLB second basemen, earning a B Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.253 batting average and a 0.698 OPS (below the league average of .720) this season. With 56 home runs and 257 RBI through 669 games (a 14-HR, 62-RBI pace over a full season), he brings limited power to the lineup. His 111 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a player entering his prime window at 27, Andres is a key contributor for the Blue Jays. A 669-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.

Fan & Media Sentiment

Very Positive

NegativeNeutralPositive

Andres Gimenez is riding an A-grade wave of public goodwill right now, and the energy around him in Toronto is genuinely electric following one of the more memorable Opening Day moments the Blue Jays have had in recent memory. The walk-off win on Opening Day — combined with his World Baseball Classic heroics leading Venezuela — handed the media a ready-made narrative about a clutch, big-moment performer, and beat writers have leaned into it hard, framing Gimenez as a genuine impact player and early-season catalyst for this club. The disconnect worth noting, though, is that his D+ performance grade tells a more complicated story than the sentiment suggests — the heroic moments are real, but the overall production profile hasn't matched the volume of praise he's receiving, and that gap will matter more as the regular season grinds on. His defensive reputation provides important structural credibility here: three consecutive Gold Gloves from 2022 through 2024 make him easy to root for and give the positive coverage a legitimate foundation beyond just the highlight moments. The Blue Jays' recent acquisition of 2B Tyler Fitzgerald via trade is the one transaction worth monitoring closely, because adding another second baseman to the roster raises legitimate questions about Gimenez's long-term role and could quietly shift the narrative if playing time becomes a storyline. For now, the public perception is sunny and the media is firmly in his corner — but with Toronto sitting at 16-21 and a four-game losing streak in progress, the sentiment cushion he built on Opening Day will face real pressure if the on-field production doesn't catch up to the story being told about him.

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About this player

Andres Gimenez is a player in his 6th MLB season listed at 2B for the Blue Jays. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Andres Gimenez: Contract Value Index F, Performance D+, Sentiment A, Fan Verdict pending.

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