Five Potential Blue Jays Breakout Prospects

Some names to ponder while we wait for the Blue Jays to release their minor league rosters, an annual rite of spring.......... We're on the cusp of the MLB season, which means that the MiLB campaign start will not be far behind it. Based on conversations with Blue Jays officials, fellow prospect hunters, and my …

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MLB Draft Update: A Look at Corbin Carroll

https://youtu.be/FwZyCrizwWE Spring training camps have broken, rosters (the Blue Jays bullpen notwithstanding) have been set, and real baseball is nearly upon us. Amateur scouts have been out in full force since February, compiling lists for cross-checkers and scouting directors to get a second set of eyes on when they start piling up the frequent flyer …

A Look at Jason Adam

  It received little notice almost a week ago when the Blue Jays received righty reliever Jason Adam in a cash consideration deal from the Royals, but given his performance this spring and the meltdown the Toronto bullpen is currently in the midst of, he may be taking the QEW shuffle before we know it. …

Pentecost Leaves Camp to Ponder His Future

Word comes from Sportsnet's Shi Davidi that C Max Pentecost, the Blue Jays 1st round pick in 2014, has left the team's spring training camp to ponder his future, and may be considering retirement. Injuries have done a great deal to derail Pentecost's career and rob him of development time, but truth be told, he's …

What to do about Elvis?

There's this story about a young pitcher whose team had no choice but to expose him to the Rule 5 draft.  They rolled the dice and lost, with another team scooping him up.  The young pitcher was hit hard in spring training, and was used mostly in a mop-up role, compiling a 6.49 ERA while …

Update from MiLB Spring Training….and other stuff

Greetings to all from sunny Florida.  Ok, points between the Sarasota and Toronto airports might be more like it. Spring training is starting to wind down, and more and more prospects are being sent to minor league camp from the big league version. Some updates from a week spend in the south.... -as you no …

It’s About Time: Blue Jays to Raise Minor Leaguers’ Pay

I have to admit to being a bit confused. A little over a month ago, Blue Jays President/CEO Mark Shapiro, when questioned about the incredibly low wages minor leaguers receive, said, "look, it's short-sighted to just say 'pay them more'," sighting improvements in a whole host of areas in the Blue Jays player development system.  …

Blue Jays MiLB Links

This time of year is kind of like being halfway between two distant cell phone towers in terms of stories about minor league baseball. Minor league camps opened last week, and will begin playing games shortly.  To that end, here is the schedule of the Blue Jays four full season affiliates : For those of …