TORONTO – The Blue Jays and Marlins have agreed to a trade that will send recently designated infielder Leo Jimenez to Miami, industry sources told Sportsnet.

Jimenez was in contention to make the Blue Jays’ opening-day roster until last week, but was designated for assignment when Davis Schneider earned the 13th and final position-player spot on the roster. 

While the Blue Jays liked what Jimenez had to offer enough to consider him seriously this spring, they also were impressed with the work of minor-league shortstop Josh Kasevich, who could be added to the 40-man roster if needed later in the season.

The 24-year-old Jimenez has appeared in 81 career games with the Blue Jays, hitting .207 with five home runs and a .635 OPS while playing shortstop and second base.

He’s out of minor-league options, which meant he had to be placed on waivers before being sent to the minors. Evidently the Marlins liked what they saw enough to want to jump the waiver queue and make a deal.