Report: Blue Jays trade Daulton Varsho to Astros for Spencer Arrighetti

The deal is pending a physical, according to multiple reports. The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon was first to report the news.

Varsho, 30, has had a relatively quiet year at the plate, batting .243 with a .682 OPS and seven home runs.

In his four years in Toronto since being acquired by the Blue Jays via trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2022, Varsho has a .226 batting average with a .719 OPS and 106 home runs. He also won his first and only Gold Glove with the team in 2024.

Arrighetti, meanwhile, is a right-handed starter currently on the injured list with right foot nerve irritation.

When he has played this season, he has a 4.60 ERA and 1.34 WHIP with 87 strikeouts in 88 innings over 17 starts.

The 26-year-old has a career 4.66 ERA and 1.386 WHIP in 53 appearances at the major-league level.