He complements his heater with a plus curveball and also shows feel for a slider and changeup. Brewers: Brice Turang, SS/2BMilwaukee may have been the only team to not place a player on the 2020 Top 100 list, but it had several candidates in the mix including Turang, its first-round pick in the ’18 Draft. It’s not the super-deep system it once was, as some prospects were traded away when the Pirates were trying to contend, and many others graduated off the list. Sixto Sanchez, RHP (ETA: 2020)28. Josiah Gray, RHP (2020)73. Keibert Ruiz, C (2021). All signs point to him graduating off of lists soon after he lands an Opening Day roster spot. Their Top 100 total this year matches the club’s combined total from the previous three years, and it can be argued that no club is in a better position to have more Top 100 prospects in 2021 than Arizona. George Kirby, RHP (2021). The Phillies' system has been thinned out a bit, with players graduating to the big leagues and/or being dealt to help the big league team out. This year’s Rays group is headlined by Wander Franco, MLB Pipeline’s No. They’re 22nd among all 30 teams with 84 Prospect Points, the club’s lowest total since 2014. Among the more respected lists, Blue Jays prospects placed well: Baseball America: 1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr 8. The Cubs' ability to churn out quality position prospects resulted in a long-awaited World Series title, but their inability to develop pitchers has hurt their chances of adding another championship. Jeter Downs, SS (2021)67. Tickets. Nate Pearson checks in at 10,… How much he can translate those tools and his athleticism into performance will determine how high he can reach on prospect lists. Phillies (3)30. Marlins (5)22. He’s yet to play a competitive inning as a pro, but the A’s love his lean, wiry strength with a frame that should add strength, his ability to hit from both sides of the plate and the skills to stick at shortstop for a very long time. The Blue Jays and Royals will likely push their Friday night starters to Saturday night with Toronto's Steven Matz taking on Mike Minor . Ryan Mountcastle, 1B/OF (2020). Twins: Jhoan Duran, RHPDuran has always had a big fastball and he maintained it throughout 2019, touching triple digits. A healthy Rodgers in 2019 likely graduates from prospect rankings, but his shoulder injury, which will delay his 2020 debut, keeps him here and gives the Rockies their lone Top 100 representative. The Mets have as many Top 100 prospects this year as they did in the previous three combined, but they’re 21st in terms of Prospect Points (102) because all of their representatives rank outside of the top 60. One the top breakout players in the Minors last season, Carlson now ranks among the best prospects in the game after he totaled 26 homers and 20 steals as a 20-year-old last season between Double- and Triple-A. You mention that Otto Lopez has a chance to sneak in and be an utility player for the Jays and be the 25th man on a Blue Jays roster someday. Manoah dominated as a West Virginia junior in 2019 before signing with the Blue Jays for $4,547,500 after they selected him with the No. Francisco Alvarez, C (2023)84. Though they’ve now placed four players in the Top 100 in two of the past three years (2018, '20), the Tigers have never been better represented on the list than they are this year, with all four prospects ranking inside the top 50. Andres Gimenez, SS (2020)93. Follow all 900 of MLB Pipeline’s prospects with this cumulative list, which can be filtered by the Top 100 overall or each team’s Top 30. The Rays have more Top 100 prospects than any other team this year, ending San Diego’s two-year reign as the best-represented team on the list. You are a baseball website,so FYI the rosters in the Major Leagues carry 26 men. Royce Lewis, SS (ETA: 2020)32. The outfield duo at the top, Pache and Waters, is the only one that might be able to do battle with the Mariners' Kelenic-Rodriguez pairing, not only giving the Braves two more super young and toolsy outfielders coming up behind Ronald Acuña Jr., but giving them two who could be ready to contribute this season. The addition of a solid curveball gives him an even better chance to remain a starter, one who could climb onto the Top 100 during the 2020 season. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as my own observations. 17 overall pick in last year’s Draft, Rutledge, a 6-foot-8 right-hander, has some of the best pure stuff among college pitchers from his class with an explosive mid-90s fastball and a wipeout slider that front his four-pitch mix. RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson | 20 | Toronto Blue Jays | A+ | 2021. Nico Hoerner, SS (ETA: 2020)68. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder is the definition of a high-ceiling prospect, as he already features a plus fastball-curveball combo as well as a changeup that should be at least above average. No team combines winning in the Majors and developing impact talent in the Minors better than the Dodgers. Ronny Mauricio, SS (ETA: 2022) 63. 98. Cruz continues to be one of the most fascinating -- and hard to figure out -- prospects in the game, but one who has the chance to be a true impact player if it all comes together. White Sox (4)3. Kevin Smith MLB Pipeline: 1. Simeon Woods Richardson, RHP 5. Guerrero 11. Nolan Gorman, 3B (2022)58. Here’s a look at the Blue Jays’ top prospects: 1. While there were many tough omissions from this year’s Top 100, recent history Royals: Jackson Kowar, RHPSelected No. After a two-week rollout during which we looked at the Top 10 prospects at each position, MLB Pipeline unveiled its Top 100 Prospects list for 2020 last Saturday in conjunction with a special shown on MLB Network. Mariners (5)11. White Sox: Jonathan Stiever, RHPIn his first full pro season, Stiever breezed through two Class A levels and established himself as the best healthy pitching prospect in Chicago's system. Four of the organization’s five Top 100 prospects are homegrown, and the Kelenic-Rodriguez combo is as good as any outfield prospect tandem in the game. Slotted into the middle of Houston's 2020 rotation, he works with a plus changeup with fade that he sets up by locating his low-90s fastball and complements with a pair of average breaking pitches. – ETA: … Overall, the Cardinals have placed at least two prospects in the Top 100 in five straight years and all but once since 2012. He then went out and put up a .309/.371/.511 line in the Dominican Summer League in his pro debut. 1 and 11 prospects in 2019) have drastically impacted the Blue Jays’ representation on this year’s Top 100 compared to last year, when they had a franchise-record five Top 100 prospects, they still managed to place a prospect inside the top 10 for a third straight year. 10 by Position. It’s weird to think that a pitcher who’ll be 22 for all of 2020 has stalled a little, but Wilson has done all he needs to do in the Minor Leagues. JJ Bleday, OF (2021)66. Wells has been around long that his … Jazz Chisholm, SS (2021)80. Luis Garcia, SS/2B (2021). A’s (3)12. A.J. One of eight teams with five players on the 2020 Top 100, the D-backs’ system improved exponentially last year as they infused their farm with young, impact prospects via a strong Draft and some shrewd trades. 200 Draft. Jordan Groshans, SS 4. The organization still has plenty of high-ceiling prospects, exemplified by the slugging and strong-armed Huff, though it may have signaled a more moderate approach by taking Jung and his polished bat with the eighth overall pick last June. Xavier Edwards, 2B/SS (2022)90. One of baseball's best athletes, Harrison turned down a football scholarship to play wide receiver at Nebraska to sign with the Brewers for $1.8 million as a 2014 second-rounder and since has shown off massive raw power, plus speed and a double-plus arm. Nick Madrigal, 2B (2020). They placed five prospects in the Top 100 in back-to-back years (2016-17), but they have combined for four in the past three years. Baseball America recently published their 2021 pre-season list of the top 100 prospects in baseball. That highly ranked group translates to 296 Prospect Points for Detroit, smashing the organization’s previous high-water mark in 2008 (185) as well as their 2018 total (174). The rest of the system has thinned out a bit with graduations to the big leagues and some trades. A move to full-season ball for this right-hander should be fun to watch and he could be the next 2019 draftee to climb onto the Top 100. 2 thoughts on “ Toronto Blue Jays Top Prospects: The Next Guys ” Justin Case says: September 14, 2020 at 2:18 pm. The four players included are not really surprising. Here’s something that isn’t ‘ the Blue Jays are in on ______’ or ‘ the Blue Jays came second on ______’, which is a nice change of scenery! This is the Blue Jays' only trip to Kansas City this season. Bart and Luciano are their most talented farmhands since Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner, and their five Top 100 prospects eclipse their previous high of two since we expanded the list starting in 2012. The Canadian high school prospect has quieted talk that he might not be able to stick behind the plate and offers more offensive upside and athleticism than most catchers. Padres (5)5. The Angels addressed one of their offseason needs by adding corner-outfield depth in switch-hitter Daniel Nava, who agreed with the team to a one-year deal on Wednesday. Last year’s placement of three on the list was the most the organization had since we moved to a Top 100 list in 2012, and one more has been added in '20, headlined by last year’s No. Andrew Vaughn, 1B (2021)20. But their two-year run as the best-represented team on the Top 100 now has come to an end, as the club is one of eight teams this year to place five players in the Top 100. Dustin May, RHP (2020)44. The Padres still have the most Prospect Points (341), thanks largely to the presence of No. Royals (3)10. Jo Adell, OF (ETA: 2020)79. Baseball America recently published their 2021 Pre-Season List of the top 100 Prospects. 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 international prospects list heading into the July 2 signing period in 2019 and got $5.1 million to sign with the A’s. After signing for $2.1 million out of the Dominican Republic as one of the best athletes in the 2015 international class, Taveras raced to Double-A at age 20 thanks to his advanced switch-hitting ability, plus speed and sterling center-field defense. Blue Jays on the list: 7 Pearson 16 Martin 31 Groshans 67 SWR 1, 99 points to No. Twins (5)9. Jordan Groshans, Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson are three very young top 100 prospects who have an outside shot at making their major league debut this year, with the possibility of making a significant contribution to a playoff stretch drive. Team-specific prospect lists can also be accessed by clicking on the team logos, which are arranged according to the number of prospects each team has in the Top 100. He combines it with an absolutely nasty splitter-sinker hybrid pitch and those two offerings alone helped him reach Double-A last year. Miguel Amaya, C (2021). Mize and Manning, the club’s respective first-round picks in 2018 and '16, headline a deep crop of Tigers pitching prospects who could reach the Majors in 2020. On the just-released Baseball America list, the Blue Jays have six players among the Top 100 prospects. Jarred Kelenic, OF (ETA: 2021)18. Corbin Carroll, OF (2023). Blue Jays' Nate Pearson: Throwing at 100 percent intensity CBSSports.com ... FBT: Corbin's dud, prospects to stash, more news Jim Scott January 20, 2021. 4 overall pick in the Draft. He is ranked 9th on Major League Baseball's 2020 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.. Hiraldo signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, for a $750,000 signing bonus. Vidal Brujan, 2B/SS (2020)72. The former two-sport high school star (football) has a ton of tools, but he’s still a bit raw. Mets (4)62. Michael Kopech, RHP (2020)40. 31 overall pick in the 2018 Draft, McClanahan posted a 3.36 ERA, 11.5 K/9 and .223 BAA over 120 2/3 innings in his first full season, climbing from Class A Bowling Green to Double-A Montgomery. Yankees (3)54. He began the 2018 season assigned to the … Jesus Luzardo, LHP (ETA: 2020)33. Angels (2)6. 1 overall prospect, but also features three players ranked inside the top 50, including two in the top 15. Blue Jays photo As we unsteadily march towards spring training - whatever form it ultimately takes - top prospects lists are popping up like so many Wiarton Willies (Canada’s version of Punxsutawney Phil). 4 in MLB Pipeline's most recent system rankings in August. Nationals (2)21. Leonardo Jimenez (born May 17, 2001) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Indians (2)42. They have a lot of prospects in the upper minors that are near major league ready including ten players on this list who have already made their major league debut. Forrest Whitley, RHP (ETA: 2020). He’s also improving on his work behind the plate and he’s not far from being ready to help lead a big league staff. DL Hall, LHP (2021)94. Marte signed for $1.55 million at the start of the 2018-19 international signing period after ranking in the top 10 of our international Top 30 list. 2021 Toronto Blue Jays Top 15 Prospects Posted by Rich Wilson on December 29, 2020 in Prospects. Boston's farm system heavily contributed to the 2018 World Series championship, providing plenty of homegrown talent including Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers, not to mention trade fodder to acquire Craig Kimbrel and Chris Sale. Jordan Balazovic, RHP (2021). The top of the Angels Top 30 is full of athletic outfielders, with Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh representing the organization in the Top 100 and Adams right behind that dynamic duo. Braves (5)13. Most importantly, he stayed healthy last year, allowing him to show off his excellent approach at the plate and the ability to hit for average with the power starting to come. Simeon Woods Richardson, RHP (2021). The Blue Jays have also opened each of the past four seasons with at least three Top 100 prospects, though their 122 Prospect Points this year is the organization’s lowest total in that span. Alex Kirilloff (Min, OF) – The opportunity is there, and assuming Kirilloff hits, which I think he will, he … Alex Kirilloff, OF/1B (2020)81. He scuffled in his first big league audition, posting a 10.13 ERA across five outings before a left shoulder impingement in early August prematurely ended his season. Karen Soutar January 23, 2021. Carter Kieboom, SS/2B (ETA: 2020)97. 61 overall, though Liberatore made last year’s list as a member of the Rays (No. Rockies: Ryan Rolison, LHPRolison was on the Top 100 last year and didn’t miss it by much this time around. Blue Jays Prospects: Baseball America #96, Orelvis Martinez. A team's total is calculated by adding the values assigned to each of its Top 100 prospects. They've graduated Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker to Houston and dealt a combined eight Top 100 prospects to acquire Justin Verlander, since-departed Gerrit Cole and Zack Greinke, leaving the enigmatic but talented Whitley as their lone current Top 100 representative -- their fewest since MLB Pipeline expanded its list from 50 to 100 in 2012. As you likely know, the Blue Jays have placed four prospects on MLB pipeline’s Top 100. Though Marquez is a potential frontline starter, Hoerner, Davis and Amaya testify that the system is still deeper in bats than arms. The Giants are coming off their worst three-year stretch since 1983-85, but there's hope for the future because their system is stronger than it has been in a decade. Lots and lots of Top 100 prospect lists came out this week. Nate Pearson 84. Cubs: Cole Roederer, OFThough Roederer drew comparisons to Andrew Benintendi as a California high schooler, he slid to the second round of the 2018 Draft because of an injury to his non-throwing shoulder and his commitment to UCLA. Taylor Trammell, OF (2021). As we prepare for the season ahead, the Pitcher List staff will be creating profiles for every fantasy-relevant player for 2021. Rockies (1)29. Lux and May are their latest National League Rookie of the Year candidates and cracked last October's playoff roster just three years after being drafted out of high school. Marco Luciano, SS (2022)65. Mets (4) 62. Luis Campusano, C (2021)57. Austin Martin, SS/OF 3. Cardinals (3)17. Boston is now in the process of replenishing its young talent, with some promising players in the lowest levels of the system but only one Top 100 Prospect for the second straight year. The 22-year-old lefty operates with a mid-90s fastball that’s reached triple digits in the past, and he receives high marks for his feel for spinning a plus, swing-and-miss breaking ball. The Royals did not have a Top 100 prospect for two straight years (2017-18) before 2018 first-round Draft pick Brady Singer joined the mix ahead of ’19. A hero on the mound for Arizona at the 2016 College World Series, Dalbec became a full-time slugger after signing for an over-slot $650,000 in the fourth round that June. He tried to do too much in his first full pro season, leading to a .224/.319/.365 line in low Class A, but he still can reach his upside as a .300 hitter with 20-25 homers if he lets his power come naturally. Reds (2)48. A fifth-rounder out of Indiana in 2018, he features a 92-96 mph fastball that tops out at 98 with good angle and unusual feel for an upper-70s spike curveball. He has plus speed, generates some of the best exit velocities in New York's system and plays a solid shortstop. He’ll also be happy to be out of the launching pad that is Lancaster in the California League, where hitters hit .278 against him in his first full season. The Padres established a new MLB Pipeline record last year with their 10 Top 100 prospects and 574 Prospect Points and also led the way in both categories (7 and 423, respectively) in 2018. He is ranked 13th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Tarik Skubal, LHP (2021). Zach Lindgren ranks the Top 50 prospects for the Toronto Blue Jays. Giants (5)14. Deivi Garcia, RHP (2020). Still, he hasn’t been able to establish himself in the big leagues and doesn’t necessarily have a clear path to a spot. 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