Winter Meetings Preview from a Blue Jays Perspective

Baseball's winter meetings are a week away, and there are several developments that will be bound to have an impact on the Blue Jays. 1. MiLB Contraction Despite a huge public outcry, MLB appears dead-set on eliminating over 40 teams, and perhaps several short-season leagues, as part of the first major streamlining of the minors …

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Sleeper MLB Draft Prospects to Watch in 2020

By Mason McRae With the dreaded winter season being the only obstacle between us and College Baseball. It’s a good time to look at some college prospects that also had a barrier in their way during their college careers - whether it was an All-American they stood in the shadow of, falling victim to a …

Blue Jays Make Moves Ahead of 40 Man Deadline

The Blue Jays made several roster moves early yesterday afternoon in advance of the roster freeze prior to next month's Rule 5 Draft. LHP Tim Mayza, who underwent Tommy John in late September was outrighted to AAA Buffalo, while RHP Justin Shafer was designated for assignment.  Those moves were made to make room for the …

MLB’s Plan to Overhaul MiLB Appears to be Full Steam Ahead

“I cannot believe the arrogance of these people,” he said. “They don’t care about lawsuits or anything. They think they’re bullet proof. They’ve told us, ‘We’re doing this and there’s no discussion about it, and if you don’t like it, we’ll form our own minor leagues.’”   New York Daily News A drastic series of changes to …

Blue Jays Tap Huck to Lead Bisons, Martin to Helm Fisher Cats

The Blue Jays have gone internal to fill one of their two upper level Managerial vacancies. Ken Huckaby, who served a stint as Roy Halladay's personal Catcher from 2002-2005, was named to lead the AAA Buffalo Bisons today. After his playing career ended, Huckaby joined the Blue Jays organization in 2013.  He last Managed at …

Blue Jays Fringe Five Prospects

Now that we've finished having a look at the Top 20 Blue Jays prospects, here are five more who are within shouting distance of that list. 1.  Josh Winckowski RHP Wincky is the ultimate one-rung-at-a-time player in the Blue Jays organization.  He's pitched for every stateside team in the system below AA. The 2016 15th …

Top Canadian 2020 MLB Draft Prospects

By Mason McRae    Throughout the history of the MLB draft, Canada typically has one or two highly regarded prospects per draft. Last year was one of the weaker classes for Canada, with Dasan Brown being the highest select Canadian going in the third round to the Jays. The year before,  Bo Naylor represented well …

Blue Jays Have Some Minor League Vacancies to Fill

Now that the World Series has ended, MLB organizations now are turning their attention to shoring up their minor league staffs for 2020. The Blue Jays have several fairly large holes to fill - AAA Buffalo Manager Bobby Meacham, AA New Hampshire skipper Mike Mordecai, and longtime Pitching Coach, most recently at AA Vince Horsman …

2020 MLB Draft: The Top Five HS Players by Position

By Mason McRae With the start of the college season just over 100 days away, it’s time to wrap up some of the high schoolers profiles. Unlike the college players, the prep kids have submitted their draft resumes. The high school season also starts soon, so change is all but ruled out, and we shouldn't …