With the July 30th trade deadline only weeks away, teams have been doing their homework on the other organizations in the industry. At a New Hampshire game in Portland last week, it was fairly easy to spot close to a half dozen scouts in the stands: MiLB.com The Blue Jays, pursuer of a playoff position … Continue reading Prospect Currency?
Month: June 2021
Gabriel Moreno: Catcher of the Future?
Toronto Observer photo It was a moment that still stands out some twenty seven months later… I had just settled in at the Phillies minor league complex in Clearwater for a spring training game between the Toronto and Philadelphia minor leaguers (the Blue Jays complex was undergoing a major overhaul, and was closed to the … Continue reading Gabriel Moreno: Catcher of the Future?
GCL, AZL, DSL Seasons Soon Underway
Manuel Beltre Getty Images Very shortly, we’ll be getting our first glimpse - from a distance - of the Blue Jays 2019 and 2020 IFA classes in action. The Gulf Coast League (along with the Arizona League), the only surviving stateside level of rookie ball under the MLB reconstruction of the minors, begins play a … Continue reading GCL, AZL, DSL Seasons Soon Underway
Kevin Smith Rises Once Again
Write Kevin Smith off as a prospect at your peril. https://twitter.com/buffalobisons/status/1404958426447462400?s=21 As a 4th round pick in 2017, Smith had the glove-first label applied. Baseball America’s evaluation was pretty much the industry’s consensus: Coming out of high school, Smith was small and skinny. Scouts liked his glove actions and arm strength, but he needed to … Continue reading Kevin Smith Rises Once Again
Logue Lights up Red Wings in First AAA Start
https://twitter.com/buffalobisons/status/1406083013717409793?s=21 LHP Zach Logue, as under-the-radar guy as there is in the Blue Jays system, was dominant in his first AAA start (he had one relief appearance for Buffalo in 2019) as the Bisons shut out Rochester 5-0. Logue tossed seven innings of one hit shutout ball before turning things over to the bullpen. The … Continue reading Logue Lights up Red Wings in First AAA Start
Samad Taylor: Getting to His Power
https://twitter.com/fishercats/status/1402789948630220801?s=21 Samad Taylor is on a tear. With that bomb last night, Taylor has 8 HRs on the season, one off of his career high - and we’re just into the second month of the season. How has he done it? How has the toolsy kid who flew onto the prospect radar during Area Codes … Continue reading Samad Taylor: Getting to His Power
What Makes Austin Martin So Good?
A look at what makes Austin Martin such a dangerous hitter.
Down on the Farm: 6/5
https://twitter.com/dunedinbluejays/status/1401337772846297093?s=21 AA New Hampshire 8 Binghamton 3 The Fisher Cats used the long ball and a 5-run 8th inning to snap a five-game losing streak last night. Samad Taylor hit a pair of homers for New Hampshire, including a three-run opposite field shot to the short right field porch in that 8th inning explosion to … Continue reading Down on the Farm: 6/5
Down on the Farm: 6/4
Robberse outstanding, Pearson struggles, Groshans goes deep again, and a talk with New Hampshire power arm Andrew McInvale. Farm report for 6/4:
Down on the Farm: 6/4
Quiñones electric once again, Martin gets his first pro knock, D-Jays lose a wild one. Farm Report for 6/3: