Addison Barger. PHOTO BY BOB FRID /PNG While pitching has been the name of the game so far this season in terms of development, there have been a handful of Blue Jays hitting prospects who have broken out and hold promise for the future. 1. Gabriel Martinez The Florida State League player of the month … Continue reading Breakout Prospects: Hitters
Month: June 2022
Zulueta to AA, Frasso to High A
The Blue Jays announced a pair of player moves today. RHP Yosver Zulueta, who has racked up 54 strikeouts over 35 innings at two levels this year, moves up to New Hampshire, while Nick Frasso, who has fanned 42 in IP for Dunedin, moves up to Vancouver to presumably take Zulueta’s spot in the rotation. … Continue reading Zulueta to AA, Frasso to High A
Blue Jays Minor League Notebook
Eric Pardiño The much-hyped 2017 IFA made his return to competition with a pair of relief outings in the Complex League over the past week. Pardiño left a start on August 7th, 2019, in which he clearly was struggling, and up until last Saturday, had pitched all of 3 innings since then. Pardiño underwent Tommy … Continue reading Blue Jays Minor League Notebook
Dipping Into the Past: Derek Bell
Who can forget… https://youtu.be/nI5rs_zdYOg At another website, I wrote about what I thought (at the time) were the Blue Jays All-Time top ten prospects. I begin with the enigmatic Derek Bell. #10 Derek Bell OF Bell was a 2nd round pick in the 1987 draft out of high school in Tampa. By the middle of … Continue reading Dipping Into the Past: Derek Bell
Blue Jays Minor League Notebook
https://twitter.com/dunedinbluejays/status/1532796866831822850?s=21&t=9BXv1v92km-VCOkva0p8WA This week’s edition will be even slimmer than has been the norm of late. My apologies. Adrian Hernandez There has been much talk of late about adding Hernandez to the Blue Jays bullpen. And for good reason. A year ago, Hernandez was struggling with his command at Dunedin. He started to harness his best … Continue reading Blue Jays Minor League Notebook