Go behind Baseball America's paywall and you'll see that two Toronto Blue Jays Catching prospects are ranked among the top 20 in the position in the game. Dig a little deeper, and you'll see that their stockpile of talent goes beyond that. In the summer of 2018, the boxscores detailed the potent bat of Alejandro … Continue reading Blue Jays Building Depth Behind the Plate
Month: January 2020
The Importance of the 5th Overall Pick
by Mason McRae Last week I dropped a fifth version (Link Below) of my 2020 MLB Mock Draft, where I had the Jays taking Texas A&M left-handed pitcher Asa Lacey fifth overall. There’s still lots of time until the Jays will have to select somebody, but if the Draft were today - mostly everybody is … Continue reading The Importance of the 5th Overall Pick
Projecting the Blue Jays MiLB Rosters: Buffalo
As the Blue Jays have been slowly building their minor league depth, nowhere is it more apparent than at the upper levels. That's not to say that (beyond the obvious names) it's bursting with talent, but there is now an accumulation of some serviceable talent. Take the potential candidates for the starting rotation, for one, … Continue reading Projecting the Blue Jays MiLB Rosters: Buffalo
Predicting the Fisher Cats Roster
Projecting the 2020 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Opening Day roster is a bit like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. Pieces from Dunedin, New Hampshire, and even Buffalo may go into assembling the final roster picture, as the Blue Jays face a bit of a roster crunch at the upper levels of the system. Pitching … Continue reading Predicting the Fisher Cats Roster
2020 MLB Mock Draft 5.0
With the College season now less than a month away and the draft order shaping into its final form, I present to you my 5th Mock for the 2020 draft. My last four mock drafts have been purely based on my opinions only, which will change in this one as I factor in past draft … Continue reading 2020 MLB Mock Draft 5.0
BA Has Jays Selecting Lefty Lacy in 1st Round
Our own @masonmcrae beat them to it, but Baseball America has published its first (paywalled) Mock for the 2020 draft. You can read Mason's mock here, and we'll take a quick look at Lacy and the other players projected to go in and around the 5th slot. There is no clear-cut consensus first overall pick at the … Continue reading BA Has Jays Selecting Lefty Lacy in 1st Round
Projecting the 2020 D-Jays
It will be hard to top the season the 2019 Dunedin Blue Jays had, for a number of reasons. Renovations at their home park forced them to play most of 2019 at Jack Russell Stadium - they even had to play a game at the minor league complex. In the end, despite … Continue reading Projecting the 2020 D-Jays
Predicting the 2020 Lugnuts
The Blue Jays don't exactly have a roster crunch coming up with the selection of their full season minor league rosters, but they do have some decisions to make, starting with their Midwest League affiliate, the Lansing Lugnuts. Pitchers Player Position 2019 Level(s) Adam Kloffenstein RHP NWL Alex Nolan RHP NWL William Gaston RHP … Continue reading Predicting the 2020 Lugnuts
Projecting the 2020 Vancouver Canadians
Happy New Year, readers! With short season play still six months away, it may seem a little early to be projecting rosters, but what the hey. Forecasting the Blue Jays GCL and DSL rosters is fairly standard, with a good chunk of the DSL team coming from this year's IFA class, and the GCL comprised … Continue reading Projecting the 2020 Vancouver Canadians
Blue Jays Top Prospects: Who’s Next?
With the ascension of Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette, and Reese McGuire to the parent club last year, to go along with the arrival of Danny Jansen and Rowdy Tellez in September of 2017, the question among Blue Jays fans might be asking is who's next? Who might we see make their MLB … Continue reading Blue Jays Top Prospects: Who’s Next?