Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Vancouverite]

For the guys following closely, what's the take on Pinto?

Hes a guy i was excited to acquire in the Grichuk trade. Still 22 years old and in 19 games this season at A+ has 7 HRs.

Small guy but, I've always had Jose altuve vibes from him. Curious what others think

[Vancouverite]

7 minutes ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

It'll be interesting to see which minor league arms the Jays part with at the deadline, but as of right now the Jays upper minors system looks like it's going to be stacked with starting pitching going into next season.

 

Tiedemann

Estrada 

Rojas

Yesevage

Stanifer 

Stephen

Barrierra

As well as guys like Bloss, Macko, Bastardo, Rogers and Watts-Brown kicking around. 

 

 

 

Unless we can add a top of rotation arm with some control left, than I hope we hang on to Tiedemann, Barriera, Yasavage, Rojas and Bloss.

 

All 4 have potential to pitch in AAA next season and set us up beautifully long term come 2027 onward.

 

Im also still high on Berriera. His career has been riddled by injuries but he's still only 21 (or 22?) Southpaw who throws a 96-97 fastball with + movement and has secondary stuff too. Kid still has top of rotation potential

[Eat My Shatkins]

46 minutes ago, Vancouverite said:

For the guys following closely, what's the take on Pinto?

Hes a guy i was excited to acquire in the Grichuk trade. Still 22 years old and in 19 games this season at A+ has 7 HRs.

Small guy but, I've always had Jose altuve vibes from him. Curious what others think

He's a hitting machine that can't stay healthy.

[Laika]

59 minutes ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

It'll be interesting to see which minor league arms the Jays part with at the deadline, but as of right now the Jays upper minors system looks like it's going to be stacked with starting pitching going into next season.

 

Tiedemann

Estrada 

Rojas

Yesevage

Stanifer 

Stephen

Barrierra

As well as guys like Bloss, Macko, Bastardo, Rogers and Watts-Brown kicking around. 

It will be interesting to see how they handle the rotation as a long term thing. 

We have seen the Jays invest in durable veteran SP for years now. Ryu, Gausman, Berrios, Kikuchi, Bassitt, Ray. It has been their whole thing. Not many young arms or prospects given opportunities (not that any even existed to force their hand....) 

Now they have a chance to handle the rotation a bit differently. Bassitt pending FA, Gausman after 2026. But will they? Or will they still target durable SP like Mitch Keller and maybe just leave SP5 slot open for Yesavage et al. Will they trade a bunch of these young arms? Be aggressive on RP conversions with some of them?

[sliderguy35]

willing to plant my flag that yohendrick pinango is a top 5 prospect in this system & would be INCREDIBLY bummed if they trade him for anything less than controllable pitching.

the combination of frankly elite 90th percentile exit velocity (108.8 EV90 is above the 98th percentile of all hitters!!!) combined with how often he makes contact overall & especially in the zone (over 85%!!!) is incredibly rare. i looked back at the last 5 years in AAA for anyone with over 100 batted balls, under 25 years old who has an EV90 over 108 & in-zone contact rate over 85% & the list is:

• Junior Caminero (2024)
• James Wood (2024)
• Ronny Mauricio (2023)
• Roman Anthony x2 (2024 & 2025 what a freak)
• Yohendrick Pinango (2025)

that's it!! that's the whole list! plus he doesn't even hit the ball on the ground all that often, he's got about a league average groundball rate this season. 

there are obviously blemishes in the profile right now:

1. he's a bit too passive with his swing decisions so he doesn't get into his power as often as you'd like
2. he's probably a below average defender
3. he's a lefty & doesn't hit lefties well so he's basically strong side platoon limited for now 

but the bat is real! & you can project on the swing decisions since he made a major approach change already this year (overall swing rate is down close to 10% from 2024). with a little more in-zone aggression the comps I see are like pint-sized tyler soderstrom or ok-defender wilyer abreu

[John_Havok]

4 hours ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

It'll be interesting to see which minor league arms the Jays part with at the deadline, but as of right now the Jays upper minors system looks like it's going to be stacked with starting pitching going into next season.

 

Tiedemann

Estrada 

Rojas

Yesevage

Stanifer 

Stephen

Barrierra

As well as guys like Bloss, Macko, Bastardo, Rogers and Watts-Brown kicking around. 

 

 

 

Not sure on Barreira... still fresh off injury and repeating rookie level. It would be a pretty big achievement for him to make Vancouver next season let alone AA or AAA. 

But even then. Vancouver has a chance to have a pretty good rotation too if Barreira, Maroudis, King etc all get there.

Fernando Perez too?

[glory]

https://x.com/hgomez27/status/1947853833582817739

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INF/OF Ángel Montás is the top international prospect in the 2028 class. Montás has a verbal agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays for $5.7 million, which would make him the player with the highest signing bonus in the history of the international market.

 

[jmomcc]

21 hours ago, sliderguy35 said:

willing to plant my flag that yohendrick pinango is a top 5 prospect in this system & would be INCREDIBLY bummed if they trade him for anything less than controllable pitching.

the combination of frankly elite 90th percentile exit velocity (108.8 EV90 is above the 98th percentile of all hitters!!!) combined with how often he makes contact overall & especially in the zone (over 85%!!!) is incredibly rare. i looked back at the last 5 years in AAA for anyone with over 100 batted balls, under 25 years old who has an EV90 over 108 & in-zone contact rate over 85% & the list is:

• Junior Caminero (2024)
• James Wood (2024)
• Ronny Mauricio (2023)
• Roman Anthony x2 (2024 & 2025 what a freak)
• Yohendrick Pinango (2025)

that's it!! that's the whole list! plus he doesn't even hit the ball on the ground all that often, he's got about a league average groundball rate this season. 

there are obviously blemishes in the profile right now:

1. he's a bit too passive with his swing decisions so he doesn't get into his power as often as you'd like
2. he's probably a below average defender
3. he's a lefty & doesn't hit lefties well so he's basically strong side platoon limited for now 

but the bat is real! & you can project on the swing decisions since he made a major approach change already this year (overall swing rate is down close to 10% from 2024). with a little more in-zone aggression the comps I see are like pint-sized tyler soderstrom or ok-defender wilyer abreu

Any data on how he handles velocity? That was something fangraphs said he might struggle with in the majors because of his swing mechanics.

[sliderguy35]

35 minutes ago, jmomcc said:

Any data on how he handles velocity? That was something fangraphs said he might struggle with in the majors because of his swing mechanics.

on fastballs 95+ mph in AAA this year:

• .551 xWOBA / .816 xSLG 
• 54.5 % hard hit rate / 18.2% barrel rate
• 17.9% whiff rate

68 pitch sample size, not giant but not nothing either. wheels up!

[Pendleton]

3 hours ago, glory said:

https://x.com/hgomez27/status/1947853833582817739

 

https://www.perfectgame.org/Players/Playerprofile.aspx?ID=1224689

 

 

Played in the perfect game showcase last summer with some of the recent HS draft class (so four years underage)

[Eat My Shatkins]

So Yesavage got knocked around in 3 of his last 4 starts and now hasn't pitched since July 6th.

 

Hmmmm

[John_Havok]

8 hours ago, Eat My Shatkins said:

So Yesavage got knocked around in 3 of his last 4 starts and now hasn't pitched since July 6th.

 

Hmmmm

He threw in the futures game and got a K.

Rojas got lit up tonight also. 4.1 IP, 9 hits...2 HR, 5 ER. 

Bright side? No walks and struck out 7

Macko had a decent night finally! 5 IP with 1 hit, 2 walks and 5 K. Brought his ERA down to a solid 6.90

[Brownie19]

On 7/23/2025 at 8:15 AM, glory said:

https://x.com/hgomez27/status/1947853833582817739

 

I'm surprised there's not more discussion on this.  I know it's a crap shoot with these guys, but we gave him a ton of money.  Big potential obviously.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/toronto-blue-jays-reportedly-strike-record-breaking-multi-million-dollar-deal-with-14-year-old-star

[Laika]

It's cool but also pretty hard to get hard when the Jays have whiffed on every big international free agent since Vlad. I think this is everybody since Vlad that got at least $1M

Cristopher Polanco (2025) has been ass in the DOSL
Emmanuel Bonilla (2023) is horrible
Luis Meza (2022) sucks
Manuel Beltre (2021) sucks
Rikelvin De Castro was a bust
Orelvis Martinez was probably a tease
Eric Pardinho may never get an MLB inning

 

[John_Havok]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

It's cool but also pretty hard to get hard when the Jays have whiffed on every big international free agent since Vlad. I think this is everybody since Vlad that got at least $1M

Cristopher Polanco (2025) has been ass in the DOSL
Emmanuel Bonilla (2023) is horrible
Luis Meza (2022) sucks
Manuel Beltre (2021) sucks
Rikelvin De Castro was a bust
Orelvis Martinez was probably a tease
Eric Pardinho may never get an MLB inning

 

Other international FAs have been decent. Kirk, Yariel, LGJr. 

[metafour]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

It's cool but also pretty hard to get hard when the Jays have whiffed on every big international free agent since Vlad. I think this is everybody since Vlad that got at least $1M

Sure, but this kid is clearly a full step or more above guys like Polanco, Meza, Beltre, De Castro, etc. on a talent/hype scale. Its obviously early, but this kid falls in the range of uber-prospects that we see every few years. Obviously no guarantee that he amounts into anything either, but the tools are much louder and definitely resemble Vladdy more so than guys like Beltre, Meza, etc. 

While the Jays have had horrible luck with their high-priced IFA's recently, it is worth mentioning that C Franklin Rojas (who signed for just under $1M two years ago) and 3B/SS Juan Sanchez (who signed for just under $1M last year) are looking good this season in the DSL. Rojas is repeating the level, but Sanchez is crushing it and has an OPS of ~1.000 with 6 HR's.

 

[Laika]

Just now, John_Havok said:

Other international FAs have been decent. Kirk, Yariel, LGJr. 

Yariel and Gurriel are in a different bucket but on the baby side yeah their successes have all been bargain bin signings. Kirk and Moreno. Kendry Rojas was a $200k signing. Fernando Perez was a hot dog signee like Kirk. 

I can't find if Victor Arias was a cheap signee or more of a moderate investment. 

[John_Havok]

35 minutes ago, Laika said:

Yariel and Gurriel are in a different bucket but on the baby side yeah their successes have all been bargain bin signings. Kirk and Moreno. Kendry Rojas was a $200k signing. Fernando Perez was a hot dog signee like Kirk. 

I can't find if Victor Arias was a cheap signee or more of a moderate investment. 

Yeah i can't find it either which means he definitely wasn't a big bonus guy.

He signed on his 16th birthday though so they must have liked him a lot.

He's Rule 5 eligible this upcoming offseason too

[Spanky__99]

14 hours ago, John_Havok said:

Yeah i can't find it either which means he definitely wasn't a big bonus guy.

He signed on his 16th birthday though so they must have liked him a lot.

He's Rule 5 eligible this upcoming offseason too

They'll just protect him.

[abola2121]

Josh Kasvevich = Michael Young 2.0?

He looks like a perennial batting champ in the making.

[jmomcc]

22 hours ago, Laika said:

Yariel and Gurriel are in a different bucket but on the baby side yeah their successes have all been bargain bin signings. Kirk and Moreno. Kendry Rojas was a $200k signing. Fernando Perez was a hot dog signee like Kirk. 

I can't find if Victor Arias was a cheap signee or more of a moderate investment. 

There is an article out there but its paywalled... basically saw no statistically significant correlation between signing bonuses and performance on the international side. 
 

https://downonthefarm.substack.com/p/where-is-money-well-spent-on-amateur?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true

Its the opposite of the draft where there is a strong correlation. 
 

The evidence would probably say spread the money around. 

[metafour]

Juan Sanchez is 3 for 3 with another two doubles in today's DSL game.

He is back up to .345 with a 1..021 OPS. This kid looks very promising early.

Also, BA has some recent footage of his swing:

 

 

[Spanky__99]

FYI... BA slid Jojo Parker in at 3rd in our system in the top 30 respectively, with a 60 FV Grade.

 

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3. Joseph Parker

SS

 

Ht: 6'2" | Wt: 195 | B-T: L-R

Age: 18

BA Grade: 60/Extreme

Track Record: Track Record: Parker, whose given name is Joseph but goes by Jojo, has steadily climbed draft boards by hitting, hitting and then hitting some more. The Blue Jays selected Parker with the 8th overall pick in the 2025 draft, signing for a little under $6.2 million.

Scouting Report: Parker is a strong athlete with a powerful 6-foot-2, 195-pound frame. He has a picturesque lefthanded swing and a nose for the barrel. Parker has a case as one of the best pure hitters in the class, with real power to go with his polished hit tool. He starts with a narrow and open lower half, with the bat resting on his shoulder before taking a standard stride with a simple and quiet hand load to get the barrel into a good hitting position. The swing itself comes with solid bat speed and strength, and Parker does a nice job getting the barrel into different hitting zones depending on how he’s pitched. He has an eye for the zone, will take pitches when he needs to and is a proven hitter against both velocity and spin. He’s got all the ingredients to be an above-average hitter with above-average power. Parker is typically an average runner, but he has turned in some plus run times in workout settings in 2025. A shortstop now, he might slide off the position because he lacks typical quickness and actions. He does have an advanced internal clock, above-average arm strength and the work ethic to earn a chance to prove himself at the position. He could fit at third base, second base or an outfield corner.

The Future: Parker is a high end high school prospect with an above-average hit and power combination who could blossom into a star.

Scouting Grades Hit: 55 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Field: 50 | Arm: 55

 

[G-Snarls]

 

 

[G-Snarls]

Rojas can't be too far outside the top 100 

[jmomcc]

Fangraphs has a new top 100 with 5 jays. Nimmala, Yesavage, Stephen, Tiedemann and Bloss all make is as 50FV. 
 

Our farm system is now dead centre. 

[John_Havok]

6 hours ago, jmomcc said:

Fangraphs has a new top 100 with 5 jays. Nimmala, Yesavage, Stephen, Tiedemann and Bloss all make is as 50FV. 
 

Our farm system is now dead centre. 

Nice, though I woukd have expected Bloss maybe to have dropped to a 45+ or something. Hes shown poorly at the MLB level, and even at AAA before this injury. That's usually grounds for them to drop a guy a rank. 

[sliderguy35]

26 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

Nice, though I woukd have expected Bloss maybe to have dropped to a 45+ or something. Hes shown poorly at the MLB level, and even at AAA before this injury. That's usually grounds for them to drop a guy a rank. 

he was promoted pretty aggressively by houston so that gives him a little buyback in terms of poor results at AAA. his underlying pitch shapes also looked a lot better in 2025 before he got injured, so it makes sense to hold him and see where he's at post-TJ

[jmomcc]

I kind of inherently don't trust pitching prospects (and i saw an article recently that said public prospect places are getting worse at ranking pitching and better at hitting) but volume is always good. 
 

We knew Parker wasn't going to be top 100 before the draft obviously but he seems like someone who could rise up quickly either if he surprises and can play short, or if he rakes. Him and Rojas could be guys who rise to 50FV or more for Parker. 

It seems like Roden is no longer a prospect. I would be very interested in his rating. 

[Laika]

I'm also surprised Bloss is still on there. 

Nimmala, Parker, Teidemann, Yesavage, Stephen, King, Rojas, Stanifer, could all be on the top 100 lists next season or at some time during 2026.