This will be the last edition of the Winter League wrap-up… This means that we’re getting closer to the start of the 2023 season! While most of the leagues haven’t finished, there are no more Blue Jay prospects playing, so it’s time to wrap up the wrap-ups.
With the offseason additions of Brandon Belt, Kevin Kiermaier, and Daulton Varsho, the Blue Jays have a healthy influx of new rotation players. The roster is a lot deeper, making utility guy Cavan Biggio a man without a clear role on Toronto’s bench.
Dahian Santos is one of the more intriguing pitching prospects in the low minors for the Blue Jays. While his ERA and FIP weren’t “dominant”, his underlying numbers and his electric stuff landed him as Blue Jays Nation’s 11th-best prospect heading into 2023.
Baseball is hard. But it’s a lot harder when you hit the ball on the ground every time, something that the Blue Jays, as a team, do more than anyone else in the American League.
Did you know that Otto López could represent Canada in the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic? What’s more is that the 24-year-old outfielder/infielder is ready for big league plate appearances, which could come in 2023.
It’s January 2021. A few months prior, you watched the Blue Jays lose to the Tampa Bay Rays in the expanded MLB playoffs in a rather nauseating fashion.
We’ll be seeing a whole bunch of Raimel Tapia next season, as the outfielder announced on his personal Instagram account on Wednesday night that he’s signed with the Boston Red Sox.
The veteran pitched for seven different team throughout his 10-year big league career.
David Phelps has called it a career. According to Arden Zwelling, the veteran right-handed pitcher decided during the 2022 season that it would be his last… Phelps was selected by the New York Yankees in the 14th round of the 2008 MLD Draft out of the University of Notre Dame.
One of the country’s greatest baseball players will be joining the Toronto Blue Jays organization next season. Ashley Stephenson, a former Canadian Women’s National Team player and coach, has accepted a coaching position with Toronto’s high-A affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians, ahead of the 2023 campaign.
The thing is, it’s not just prospect season for Blue Jays Nation. Baseball America came out with its Top 100 list on Wednesday morning, featuring just a lone Blue Jay.
Just over a year ago, top prospect lists were flush with Blue Jays. Future stars like Gabriel Moreno, Nate Pearson, Jordan Groshans, and Orelvis Martinez represented the Blue Jays on most top 100 rankings and Toronto's system had plenty of hyped youngsters.
We’re heading back to the 2022 draft class once again, and looking at Cade Doughty. It’s not a stretch to say that the 21-year-old third baseman/second baseman made the biggest impact out of any of the 2022 draftees for the Blue Jays.
Veteran Brandon Belt joins a Blue Jays roster looking for final pieces. But is he the right fit with the existing roster? The Blue Jays signed LHH free agent Brandon Belt to a 1 year, contract on January 10, 2023, adding to an already busy offseason for Toronto’s front office.
We’ll always have those two saves in April of 2021. The Toronto Blue Jays designated Julian Merryweather for assignment last week in order to make room on the 40-man roster for the newly-signed Brandon Belt.
The renovations are starting to take shape at the Rogers Centre, with the Toronto Blue Jays providing an updated outlook inside their home ballpark on Tuesday.
With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in less than a month, the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2022-23 off-season is likely nearing completion, but before it officially wraps up, there are still a few areas the front office must address – one being the bullpen.
In recent Blue Jays history, one of the biggest “what if” players is Aaron Sanchez. After an All-Star season in 2016, injuries plagued the following seasons, leaving ’16 to look like an anomaly.
Adam Macko was born in Slovakia, was raised in Ireland, and trained at Vauxhall Academy in Alberta with a potential teammate, Damiano Palmegiani. What’s more, is that he’s a hard-throwing left-handed pitcher with excellent secondary stuff.
It’s been a while since a 2022 draftee was ranked on Blue Jays Nation’s Top 50, but that changes with this article. Josh Kasevich is an intriguing prospect, as he has a great hit tool and will be able to stick at shortstop as he’s a great defender.
The Blue Jays’ involvement is perhaps the most interesting, as Toronto hadn’t previously been linked to Xander Bogaerts or any of the top shortstops whatsoever during the offseason.
The Blue Jays have announced that bullpen coach Matt Buschmann is leaving the organization to pursue other opportunities. Buschmann had been with the Blue Jays since 2018, and also served as the team’s director of pitching development since 2020. Toronto also announced that it will complete its coaching staff in the coming weeks.
Bo Bichette is the Blue Jays' current shortstop. But that hasn't prevented them from checking in on some of the top free agent SS over the last few offseasons.
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