Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Terminator]

 

[Terminator]

Welp, see ya in 2027 Jake.

This team can't even accidentally develop a pitching prospect. It's amazing.

[Brownie19]

Imagine a world where good things happened to the Jays once in awhile.  It would be nice wouldn't it?

[Terminator]

19 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Imagine a world where good things happened to the Jays once in awhile.  It would be nice wouldn't it?

Remember that time we actually did stumble into a bon a fide ace?

We drafted Manoah and with almost no minor league development he turned into a CY Young finalist. 

Only for him to be on the verge of eating his way out of the league in just one offseason. 😐

[Brownie19]

7 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Remember that time we actually did stumble into a bon a fide ace?

We drafted Manoah and with almost no minor league development he turned into a CY Young finalist. 

Only for him to be on the verge of eating his way out of the league in just one offseason. 😐

I also remember Robbie Ray.

[Spanky__99]

Pipeline did its first mock of the year they have us taking SS - Carlson...

f*** that, I'd rather the college power bat in Laviolette, or the 6' 8" prep Lefty Schoolkraft that throws heat.

 

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8. Blue Jays: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona (Calif.) HS (No. 6)
This would make Hernandez and Carlson the highest-selected prep teammates in the same Draft, surpassing the 2007 Chatsworth (Calif.) HS duo of Mike Moustakas (No. 2) and Matthew Dominguez (No. 12). Some evaluators think Carlson is the best defensive high school shortstop they've ever seen, though he may require a swing upgrade that may not be hard to implement.

 

[Terminator]

2 minutes ago, Spanky99 said:

 6' 8" prep Lefty Schoolkraft that throws heat.

 

 

I'm sold

[Spanky__99]

10 minutes ago, Terminator said:

I'm sold

I drool for this guy...

 

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15. Kruz Schoolcraft

LHP

Ht: 6'8" | Wt: 215 | B-T: L-L

School: Sunset HS, Portland, Ore. Drafted/Committed: Tennessee
Age At Draft: 18.2
BA Grade: 55/Extreme

Schoolcraft was one of the elite players for 2026, then in December 2023 announced he was reclassifying to the 2025 class. Like Giants 2023 first-rounder Bryce Eldridge, Schoolcraft is a gigantic two-way talent with big lefthanded power whose future could be as a position player or a pitcher. On the mound, Schoolcraft has been up to 97 mph with the look of a pitcher who will continue to throw even harder. His secondary stuff has taken a step forward, missing bats with a changeup that has good separation off his fastball and adding more power in 2024 to a mid-80s slider that has good action and is tough on lefties with his angle. Schoolcraft is well coordinated for his size, though as a 6-foot-8 pitcher, he’s still learning to sync up his delivery to throw consistent strikes. At the plate, Schoolcraft is a long-limbed hitter whose lefthanded swing works well and allows him to perform at a high level in games. He has huge power for his age, with a chance for 70 raw power on the 20-80 scale once he fills out. Schoolcraft is a potential plus defender at first base, where he has good actions, quickness and range, along with his obvious arm strength, and gives his infielders extra margin for error with his size. He moves around well enough to potentially play right field as well.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 40. Power: 55. Run:40. Field: 55. Arm: 60. Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 55. Control: 50.

 

[Laika]

1 hour ago, Brownie19 said:

Imagine a world where good things happened to the Jays once in awhile.  It would be nice wouldn't it?

Then:

Jose Bautista, EE, Josh Donaldson, Stroman going from pick #22 to a 3 win SP, top draft picks and signings like Bo and Vlad working out and becoming elite prospects, a prospect becoming one of the best closers in the game at 20/21, veterans like Estrada, Happ, and Buehrle being so reliable, growing payroll and a hotshot young executive, playoff runs!  "I'm Coming Home" commercial gets 3 billion views on youtube. 

Now: 

The most frustrating offense in baseball. Inexplicable underperformances are the norm. Core hitters struggle to lift the ball. Groundballs are a common disease. It takes four singles to score a run. Ghosts keep flyballs in the park, everywhere. Early career declines, mid-career declines, late career declines. Missing the playoffs or bowing out immediately. All trade acquisitions are disappointing. Most prospects don't work out. You'll try to hang your hopes on one prospect in A ball and a few old guys having decent years, but that's pretty much it. A stars and scrubs team where the scrubs are actually just total scrubs and the stars rarely do anything. Perpetual pathetic bridesmaid for top free agents. Limp-dick GM who probably wears bootcut jeans on weekends. The announcer asking fans to not boo the American anthem. Barbie hawaiin shirt night. What kind of loonie-dogger are you? 

[Brownie19]

[Spanky__99]

Arjun Nimmalla 58 on BA's updated top 100 today.

Ricky Tiedemann 95

Trey Yesavage 98

[Brownie19]

I don't understand why anyone would put Ricky T in a Top 100 list.  He's thrown like 4 innings in the past 3 years.  Are you sure that's not a typo and it should be:

Nimmalla 8

Tiedemann 595

[Spanky__99]

44 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

I don't understand why anyone would put Ricky T in a Top 100 list.  He's thrown like 4 innings in the past 3 years.  Are you sure that's not a typo and it should be:

Nimmalla 8

Tiedemann 595

His ceiling man, he'll keep dropping the longer he's out.

[Brownie19]

19 hours ago, Spanky99 said:

His ceiling man, he'll keep dropping the longer he's out.

The probability he becomes a starter at the ML level must be <10% at this point.  Every bullpen arm throws 95+ now.  At best, he might be a closer?  Doesn't seem like Top 100 prospect to me.

I suspect he'll throw some innings for us during a rebuild - probably suck and then we'll ship him off ala Pearson.

[Spanky__99]

17 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

The probability he becomes a starter at the ML level must be <10% at this point.  Every bullpen arm throws 95+ now.  At best, he might be a closer?  Doesn't seem like Top 100 prospect to me.

I suspect he'll throw some innings for us during a rebuild - probably suck and then we'll ship him off ala Pearson.

yur dumn

 

[Brownie19]

48 minutes ago, Spanky99 said:

yur dumn

 

I'm not.  

The best indication of future injury is past injuries and Ricky is made of glass.

What do you think the probability he'll ever be a regular starting pitcher at the ML level?  I guess he could become a Glasnow type?  

Seems more likely his ceiling is Josh Hader, but I think the chances of hitting that are <10% too.  The floor really low.  I guess if that's what makes you a Top 100 prospect, that bar is pretty low these days.

[Spanky__99]

21 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

I'm not.  

The best indication of future injury is past injuries and Ricky is made of glass.

What do you think the probability he'll ever be a regular starting pitcher at the ML level?  I guess he could become a Glasnow type?  

Seems more likely his ceiling is Josh Hader, but I think the chances of hitting that are <10% too.  The floor really low.  I guess if that's what makes you a Top 100 prospect, that bar is pretty low these days.

He's 22 Brownie, I guess the industry is wrong and you're right, my bad.

[John_Havok]

mlb.com updated their top 100

Nimmala a big mover up 19 spots to 59

Yesavage the only other Jay at 71. 

 

 Nothing noteworthy in their writeup on Nimmala other than the obvious "Nimmala has continued his momentum after a second-half turnaround last summer and has cut down on the strikeouts while maintaining his power production with High-A Vancouver."

[max silver]

1 hour ago, John_Havok said:

mlb.com updated their top 100

Nimmala a big mover up 19 spots to 59

Yesavage the only other Jay at 71. 

 

 Nothing noteworthy in their writeup on Nimmala other than the obvious "Nimmala has continued his momentum after a second-half turnaround last summer and has cut down on the strikeouts while maintaining his power production with High-A Vancouver."

If Khal Stephen keeps rolling he could start to find his way onto top 100 lists as well.

[Brownie19]

On 5/9/2025 at 12:30 PM, Spanky99 said:

He's 22 Brownie, I guess the industry is wrong and you're right, my bad.

Glad you're seeing the light my friend.  I don't expect we see Ricky T on very many Top 100 lists this year.  One list doesn't reflect the "industry".

[Orgfiller]

11 hours ago, max silver said:

If Khal Stephen keeps rolling he could start to find his way onto top 100 lists as well.

I think he'll need to do it at a higher level to gain industry helium. As genuinely impressive as he's been, dominating single A hitters as a 22 year old out of college is more or less the expectation. If/when he starts doing it at higher levels, then he'll draw the eyes of the publications.

[Laika]

3 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

I think he'll need to do it at a higher level to gain industry helium. As genuinely impressive as he's been, dominating single A hitters as a 22 year old out of college is more or less the expectation. If/when he starts doing it at higher levels, then he'll draw the eyes of the publications.

Yes and because he doesn't have premium velo (sits 93 touches 95) people will be skeptical of the heater until it works near the big leagues 

[Orgfiller]

2 minutes ago, Laika said:

Yes and because he doesn't have premium velo (sits 93 touches 95) people will be skeptical of the heater until it works near the big leagues 

Is he at least a big iVB guy?

[Laika]

27 minutes ago, Orgfiller said:

Is he at least a big iVB guy?

oh yeah it's like 20 

 

[Spanky__99]

4 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Glad you're seeing the light my friend.  I don't expect we see Ricky T on very many Top 100 lists this year.  One list doesn't reflect the "industry".

Right, I said he'll continue to drop while being on the shelf, Fangraphs has him at 114, I'd assume Pipeline has him somewhere around there, when he gets back on the bump, I expect him to soar up these listings when he does. IMO

[Laika]

55 minutes ago, Spanky99 said:

Right, I said he'll continue to drop while being on the shelf, Fangraphs has him at 114, I'd assume Pipeline has him somewhere around there, when he gets back on the bump, I expect him to soar up these listings when he does. IMO

I don't think he is soaring anywhere until he stays healthy for several months in a row 

[Spanky__99]

3 hours ago, Laika said:

I don't think he is soaring anywhere until he stays healthy for several months in a row 

Okay.

[Terminator]

 

[hanton]

ouch

Jake Bloss to undergo right elbow surgery to repair his UCL.

[Brownie19]

On 5/12/2025 at 3:39 PM, Laika said:

I don't think he is soaring anywhere until he stays healthy for several months in a row 

So you're saying he'll never soar.  Got it 😉