Format = Player Position | Age on 1-4-2026 | Highest level played | Estimated time of arrival
1. RHP Trey Yesavage | 22 | MLB | 2025
Yesavage became a household name during Toronto’s titillating post-season run, despite pitching just 13 big league innings during the regular season. Part of that was because he was great, just like the Blue Jays, but part of that was probably because he has a unique style that is easily recognized by even a casual baseball fan. I don’t know if you remember Josh Collmenter. I was surprised to remember him myself, but he is the last man I can remember when he was released like this at noon. The thing about Collmenter was that he had no velocity, being in the mid-80s with his fastball and cutter (134.6 mph in his final season). Nevertheless, he had a career ERA of 3.64 and WHIP of 1.198 in 695.1 innings despite recording only 494 strikeouts. Regardless, Yesavage has a similarly deceptive release point, but also has more power and balance in his delivery, which helps him command a three-pitch arsenal highlighted by a dynamic splitter who tunnels well with his fastball and slider. He also throws much, much harder than Collmenter ever has, averaging 90.7 mph on the fastball, 88.7 on the slider and 84.1 on the splitter. His slowest throw is the same speed as Collmenter’s fastest. Nice things. Great comp. I’m a baseball writer. But seriously folks, I think Yesavage is going to be amazing. That’s right, he already was.
2. SS Jojo Parker 19 | AFTER | 2030
The Jays selected Parker eighth overall in the 2025 draft, and while they didn’t assign him to an affiliate, he received rave reviews from the people who offer these types of reviews. At 6’2″, 200 pounds from the left side, Parker generates plus bat speed and has all-field power. He reminds me a bit of Corey Seager: an outcome that would obviously excite the Blue Jays. If I whisper Konnor Griffin into my mind, I’m sure it comes from some logical fallacy, and that would be just for the bat and not the speed. The thought comes unbidden and is easy to ignore, but there is also an upside in these mounds.
3. SS Arjun Nimmala | 20 | A+ | 2027
Nimmala, the 20th overall pick in 2023, is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound right-handed hitter with plenty of power and a big swing that tends to miss in a way sometimes reminiscent of Javy Baez. A scary phrase, but Baez had a monster few years at the height of his athleticism, and the Jays would be happy if Nimmala ends up somewhere near that range on the spectrum of his potential outcomes. In 120 In High-A games against mostly older players, he hit 13 home runs, stole 17 bases and struck out 21.4 percent of the time, slashing .224/.313/.381 with a 91 wRC+. The numbers don’t stand out, but he lowered his K-rate by about ten points, which makes me think he took that organizational mandate and rebuilt his approach around it.
4. RHP Gage Stanifer | 22 | AA | 2026
The Blue Jays drafted Stanifer out of high school in the 19th round (578th overall) in the 2022 draft and helped him develop into the kind of guy who can post a 2.86 ERA with 161 strikeouts in 110 innings across three levels in 2025. Stanifer makes it happen with a fastball-slider combo (both plus) that should be enough to make him an impact relief arm, even as his change and command you do not develop to a starter quality level.
5. SS Josh Kasevich | 25 | AAA | 2026
If you are looking for a great benefit, then continue. Kasevich’s calling cards are plus defense at shortstop and plus contact skills at the plate. These traits make him the kind of player Toronto has built a team around. He lost most of the 2025 season due to a stress reaction in his back, but if he’s healthy through spring training, he’ll be a contender to break camp with the big league club. He played 41 Triple-A games in 2024 and showed enough to deserve at least a cup of coffee, slashing .325/.382/.433 with three home runs, three stolen bases and 25 strikeouts (14.5%) against 14 (8.1%) walks.
6. SS Juan Sánchez | 18 | DSL | 2030
I have Sanchez on several teams because I like to scoop up the DSL breakouts that really shouldn’t be stuck on the waiver wire the way they do. I’ve become cautious about selecting international amateur signings in the First-Year-Player Drafts because the vast majority of them will be available when the Dominican Summer League starts and we finally get some stats on these guys. Sanchez signed for $997,500 and slashed .341/.439/.565 with eight home runs and four stolen bases in 56 DSL games. He just turned 18 and weighed 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds on signing day. Enough room to grow.
7. LHP Ricky Tiedemann | 23 | AAA | 2026
Tiedemann already has tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s THE ODDYSSEY because he can so easily identify with the endless journey of finding his way back to some semblance of normalcy. He reached Triple-A in 2023 and again in 2024, but that’s the last time he pitched, totaling 51.1 innings since early 2023. When healthy, a low three-quarter release and blistering fastball make Tiedemann a tough player for hitters from both sides of the plate. At 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, he should be able to handle something like a starter’s workload if he can ever stay healthy, but that hasn’t generally been his fate, and he subsequently underwent Tommy John surgery in July 2024. There’s a chance that the hard reset and rebuild will unlock a new level of durability for Tiedemann, but you’re betting against the demonstrated reality so far if you pay for that benefit. It’s probably pretty cheap right now though, and I’m interested if it is.
8. LHP Johnny King | 19 | A | 2028
At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, King is more physically imposing than the typical teenage lefty. A third-round pick in 2024, he has refined his muscles and built speed with Toronto, leading to a dominant 2025. In 61.2 innings, he allowed 44 hits and recorded a 2.48 ERA and a whopping 105 strikeouts thanks to a rapidly evolving fastball-curveball combo that all but eliminates left-handed batters before they step into the box.
9. FROM Victor Arias | 22 | AA | 2027
This is what I said about Arias on August 6 in Prospect News: Bolte To The Rescue of An Automatic Add:
“Arias (21, AA) earned his jump to Double-A by slashing .294/.381/.437 with five home runs and 12 stolen bases in 66 High-A games. He’s been just as effective in Double-A through 13 games, posting a 147 wRC+ and .396 on base percentage with two home runs and five stolen bases. He’s not an option to play center field, but he has the speed to remain an option as long as he gets on base.”
He got into some trouble in Double-A, slashing .226/.293/.331 in his 36 games there, but that’s not exactly discouraging for a young guy in a small group at the end of a long season.
10. RHP Jake Bloss | 23 | MLB | 2025
The 6-foot-1, 233-pound Bloss is a thinker and a tinkerer who has built himself into a four-pitch starter whose three-quarter release gives his fastball the drive it needs to succeed atop the strike zone. It’s the Houston way, and they clearly targeted the economics graduate student as he flourished as Georgetown’s ace. They also taught him how to bury their signature curveball, so he has the two most important Astro traits: heat up, break down, and break down. out, and now he’s leaning into a sweeper along with the rest of the league. He has improved rapidly in recent years, and while the first season with the Blue Jays did not result in big league success, Bloss pitched 11.2 innings at the big league level (albeit with a 6.94 ERA) and should be an option again in 2026.
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