System Updates

With Florida not being exactly a desired spring destination quite yet, news from Blue Jays minor league spring training has been sparse to say the least. There are a few things to update you on, though…. Leading off……https://twitter.com/tombaseball29/status/1507863677818396672?s=21&t=mAG_R3Dwz4ZEZtyk6PpbmQ Perhaps this is only important to the players and their families, but you have to feel for …

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Spilling the Beans on Pinto

I’ll write this one up in further detail later, but you have to like the reviews on up-the-middle guy Adrian Pinto, the Altuvian (Pinto is listed at 5’6”/155) infielder the Jays picked up from the Rockies in the Randal Grichuk deal. The DSL MVP last summer, Pinto had twice as many walks as strikeouts, and …

Projecting the Rotations: Buffalo

Unlike the past few seasons, there will be no top pitching prospect starting (or maybe finishing, for that matter) their season in Buffalo. Adam Kloffenstein at AA might be a candidate for a late season promotion to Buffalo, but otherwise we’re looking at minor league veteran/fringe MLBers at this point. There is no Alek Manoah, …

Projecting the Rotations: New Hampshire

The Fisher Cats’ early season rotation should be a mix of holdovers from last year, and promotions from Vancouver. Luis Quiñones, who made 8 AA starts after a promotion from Vancouver, and Nick Fraze, who made 4, should return. Quiñones is one of the truly underrated arms in the rotation, a guy who pairs a …

Book Review: Rickey and Robinson

Guys, I promise to get back to writing about the Blue Jays farm system tomorrow with a look at a possible pitching rotation for New Hampshire, but I thought today I would put together a review of one of the great Roger Kahn’s works, a summary of the integration of baseball by someone who had …

A Friendly Reminder: Flags Fly Forever

Look, I can be as big a prospect hugger as anyone, but the more I look at the haul of prospects Oakland received from the Blue Jays for 3B Matt Chapman, the more I like it. For both sides. In exchange for Chapman, the Blue Jays gave up last year’s first round pick, RHP Gunnar …

Bunch of Stuff: Minor League Staffs, Spring Training NRIs

It was a busy day for the media staff of the Blue Jays four full season affiliates yesterday: https://twitter.com/buffalobisons/status/1503409071118028804?s=21 https://twitter.com/fishercats/status/1503405406856658947?s=21 https://twitter.com/vancanadians/status/1503459199858065413?s=21 https://twitter.com/dunedinbluejays/status/1503403908424687617?s=21 As well, Hunter Mense was promoted to assistant hitting coach with the Blue Jays. Mense had served the past three seasons as the organizations minor league hitting coordinator. Luis Hurtado has also reached …

Projecting the Rotations: Vancouver

Baseball fans in the Lower Mainland are gearing up for the return of baseball to Nat Bailey Stadium for the first time since 2019. They should have a decent starting pitching staff to cheer for. Dunedin may have posted the second-worst team ERA in the Low A Southeast last season, but the core of their …

Projecting the Rotations: Dunedin

Dunedin pitching coach Drew Hayes needed a spreadsheet to keep track of all of his pitchers last year. With the former High A Florida State League reincarnated as the Low A Southeast, there was a fairly continuous shuttle of arms from the minor league complex to TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Dunedin Blue Jays. …

Who’s the Next Breakout Blue Jays Prospect?

February has given way to March, and while the possibility of the MLB brand of baseball still seems remote, the MiLB version is alive and well, and taking place at various locations across Florida and Arizona. The Blue Jays have limited access to their minor league complex this spring (which is somewhat understandable), so we …