Even with these three main trades, the Blue Jays’ farm system is in a great place heading into subsequent season. Pitching specifically is a robust swimsuit, despite the fact that they traded three pitchers who may’ve ranked of their prime 10.
King’s first skilled season was 2025, however Stanifer has been at it for a number of seasons after being chosen within the nineteenth spherical of the 2022 draft. The 22-year-old put all of it collectively in 2025, authoring a 2.86 ERA and a couple of.70 FIP in 110 innings pitched, with a 35.5 Ok% and 12.8 BB%. He was dominant within the decrease minors (Single-A and Excessive-A) earlier than ending the season in Double-A.
Here is all six of Gage Stanifer’s strikeouts from this night.
His sinker averaged 95.5 mph, however touched as excessive as 97.4 mph (max spin charge of two,515 RPM).
Generated 11 whiffs on 30 complete swings for a 37 whiff%
Probably the most notable of which is left-handed pitcher Ricky Tiedemann, who was lately added to the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster. At his finest, the sky is the restrict for the Jays’ third-round decide in 2021, as he will get a ton of swing and miss with three plus pitches, together with an upper-90s fastball.
Nolan Perry, T.J. Brock, Angel Bastardo, Connor Cooke, and a handful of different pitchers may pitch once more in 2026. The Jays even have a number of prospects/younger pitchers on their 40-man roster. Lázaro Estrada already made his huge league debut, however Adam Macko will possible see some motion subsequent season sooner or later.
On the place participant aspect of issues, the Blue Jays have a handful of outfielders who broke out in 2025. Acquired within the Nate Pearson commerce earlier than the 2024 commerce deadline, Yohendrick Piñango slashed .258/.361/.430 with 15 dwelling runs in 533 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025. The outfielder slowed down upon his promotion to Triple-A, however he nonetheless had a robust season.
As did RJ Schreck, one other prospect the Blue Jays acquired forward of the 2024 commerce deadline. Like Piñango, Schreck began the season in Double-A and completed in Triple-A, however in contrast to Piñango, Schreck discovered a ton of success with the Buffalo Bisons. As a complete, he slashed .249/.395/.459 with 18 dwelling runs in 427 plate appearances final season.
RJ Schreck simply hit his sixteenth dwelling run of the season, transferring into an organization-leading tie with Charles McAdoo and Sean Keys.
Just a few years in the past, the outfield was one space for enchancment, one thing the Jays have accomplished. After buying and selling Gabriel Moreno, the Jays have been in search of their subsequent prime catching prospect. Luis Meza was their prime signing a number of years in the past, however has panned out. They acquired Edward Duran within the Jordan Groshans deal again in 2022, however he’s nonetheless a number of years away. Brandon Valenzuela is their most MLB-ready catching prospect, however he figures to be a backup catcher. It’s an space that also wants enchancment.
That stated, the Jays’ farm system is stacked with notable infielders, notably at shortstop. There are three foremost shortstop prospects who both rank or will rank within the prime 100 sooner or later. Arjun Nimmala had a tricky second half of his season, however he reportedly handled accidents. Drafted twentieth total within the 2023 draft, Nimmala is the probably to stay at shortstop of the three.
Double-digit homers for Arjun Nimmala!
The @BlueJays‘ No. 1 prospect — the youngest certified participant within the Excessive-A Northwest League — golf equipment his tenth jack of the yr for the @vancanadians.
Juan Sanchez form of got here out of nowhere. Signed by the Blue Jays through the 2025 Worldwide Free Company signing interval, the shortstop slashed .341/.439/.565 with eight dwelling runs as a 17-year-old within the Dominican Summer time League. It’s been a very long time because the Blue Jays acquired this kind of efficiency from a participant within the DSL. Kennew Blanco and Cristopher Polanco are two different DSL shortstops who had been notable signings in January, however they didn’t have the identical sort of season.
You possibly can’t neglect their 2025 first-round decide, the participant that made the 2024 Blue Jays’ report of 74-88 price it, JoJo Parker. The shortstop is a robust hitter with above-average energy and a plus hit device, however may transfer off brief sooner or later. He has but to make his MLB debut.
There are additionally a handful of notable infielders at different positions. Riley Tirotta is a power-hitting utility participant, Charles McAdoo had a robust season as soon as coming back from the Improvement Listing, Sean Keys hit a ton of dwelling runs, and Tucker Toman had a bounce-back yr.
All in all, the Blue Jays’ farm system is in a robust place, which can solely assist transferring ahead, both by commerce or to plug holes within the coming years.
