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With Alek Manoah nearing the end of his rehab assignment, the Toronto Blue Jays had to make a decision about adding him to the major league roster, as well as back on the 40-man roster. Ultimately, they announced that Manoah was reinstated from the 60-day IL and then optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. As the corresponding move, former top prospect Orelvis Martinez was designated for assignment in order to make room on the 40-man roster. Martinez made his major league debut with the Blue Jays in June of 2024 and quickly earned his first hit, but shortly after, he was suspended by Major League Baseball for 80 games for testing positive for a prohibited substance. This put into question the validity of Martinez's top prospect status, as his performance was potentially tainted by PED use. After serving his suspension, Martinez came into the 2025 season ice cold, as he hit just .147/.237/.279 while striking out near 40% of the time in April. He was hitting much better in May, cutting his strikeout rate to 23.5% and hitting .259/.340/.471 for a 115 wRC+, which signaled a possible turnaround for the 23-year-old infielder. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays and Martinez, that month was the last time he hit in Buffalo, as his remaining months were similarly disastrous as his April. He hit .148/.282/.317 for the rest of the year and showed little of the promise that he displayed prior to his suspension. The Jays will have to face another difficult 40-man roster decision in the near future as well, as Anthony Santander has just started his rehab assignment with the Bisons. The team will need to make another cut from the roster to add him back from the 60-day IL. In the offseason, the Jays will also need to add a few prospects to the 40-man, which would result in more hard decisions about how to free up the space. Featured image courtesy of Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images. View full rumor

The Toronto Blue Jays are sending a group of prospects to the Arizona Fall League, who will play for the Glendale Desert Dogs. Their manager will be Toronto Blue Jays minor league field coordinator Eric Duncan. The main headliner is Angel Bastardo, whom the Jays stole from the Boston Red Sox in the 2025 Rule 5 Draft, as he was left unprotected after undergoing Tommy John surgery. This will be his first taste of action with the Jays, as he hasn't pitched since last June. Josh Kasevich is Jays Centre's highest-ranked prospect going to Arizona, as the infielder struggled with injuries throughout the season and will surely appreciate the extra reps that the AFL provides. Catching prospect Edward Duran was heating up at the end of the season for the High-A Vancouver Canadians and will hopefully maintain that momentum in Arizona. The 21-year-old catcher has turned heads and established himself as the best catching prospect within the system. In addition to those three prospects, the Jays are also sending over four relief prospects who excelled in the 2025 minor league season. Right-handers Alex Amalfi and Chay Yeager have already made their way to Double A and will most likely get a shot at Triple A next season. Meanwhile, right-hander Yondrei Rojas and left-hander Kai Peterson were mainstays in the Vancouver bullpen in High A, and both had a taste of Double A as well. Unfortunately, Ricky Tiedemann doesn't seem to be ready for reps, as he's not attending the AFL season. So, the calibre of prospects being sent over is lighter than usual, but it will still be exciting to see Bastardo in action. Featured image courtesy of Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images. View full rumor

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 54-76 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-77 Vancouver Canadians: 73-55 Dunedin Blue Jays: 59-64 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete Transactions 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons released 1B Rainer Nunez. 09/03/25: 1B Buddy Kennedy assigned to Buffalo Bisons. 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons placed 2B Orelvis Martinez on the 7-day injured list retroactive to September 2, 2025. 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons activated C René Pinto. 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons released C Christian Bethancourt. 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Robinson Piña from Buffalo Bisons. 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Easton Lucas to Buffalo Bisons. 09/02/25: CF Dasan Brown assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of LHP Ryan Borucki from Buffalo Bisons. 09/02/25: Dunedin Blue Jays placed OF Yeuni Munoz on the temporarily inactive list. 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats placed CF Victor Arias on the 7-day injured list. 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated OF Jace Bohrofen from the 7-day injured list. 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated 1B Peyton Williams. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (4), Syracuse (3) - 9/2 Box Score The Buffalo Bisons kicked off their series against the Syracuse Mets on Tuesday. The Mets started things off quickly, getting two runs off of Buffalo starting pitcher Paxton Schultz in the first inning. Ryan Clifford hit an RBI single to score Jose Siri and Carson Benge hit a fly ball to right field for a sacrifice fly. Coming in for the second inning, Trey Yesavage took over for Schultz and was completely dominating. He struck out two batters in the second inning, three batters in the third inning, and one in the fourth inning. He had six strikeouts total over three innings. He was using his fastball well, location-wise, and his splitter was dropping below bats for whiffs. In the fifth inning, Benge had an RBI single to extend the Mets' lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Joey Loperfido got Buffalo on the scoreboard with an RBI double. Then, RJ Schreck singled home Loperfido, and Riley Tirotta scored Michael Stefanic on a single to tie the game. Everything was quiet after that until the bottom of the ninth inning. Josh Rivera came to the plate and smacked a walk-off home run to left field, giving Buffalo the win, 4-3. Josh Rivera - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Trey Yesavage - 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Buffalo (2), Syracuse (10) - 9/3 Box Score Buffalo struggled on Wednesday versus Syracuse, and it was at the plate, on the mound, and in the field. Siri had two RBI groundouts in the third and fourth innings to go with a Clifford sacrifice fly. The big hit in the game also came in the fourth inning when Francisco Alvarez crushed a grand slam home run to give the Mets a seven-run lead. Schreck gave Buffalo some life in the fifth inning on a two-run RBI single to center field. Jett Williams roped a line drive home run in the eighth inning to cap off the scoring. Buffalo only managed six hits in this one and had as many errors and runs, as they went on to lose this game 10-2. RJ Schreck - 1-3, 0 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K CJ Van Eyk - 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (0), Somerset (1) - 9/2 Box Score With Sunday's loss, New Hampshire opened a new series against Somerset on a seven-game losing streak, with nine losses in their last 11 games. It has been an absolutely brutal couple of weeks for the Fisher Cats, as they head into the final stretch of the season. On Tuesday, their chances of ending the losing streak looked bleak, with one of the top pitching prospects in baseball on the mound for Somerset, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz. The Fisher Cats sent Fernando Perez to toe the rubber for them and hopefully match or better the ace-level talent opposing him. Rodriguez-Cruz was as advertised in his skill and talent level, as he cruised through the New Hampshire batting order with ease. He went six innings and allowed only one hit, as well as one walk, striking out eight and not surrendering a run. A tall task for sure to match, let alone better. Yet, Perez dropped the mic, so to speak, on the Somerset lineup, as he made a monster statement. He not only went six innings but made it through seven. He gave up some more baserunners (three hits and one walk), but did so without allowing a run to cross home plate. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Perez could not make it any deeper in the game. Devereaux Harrison came in for him to start the bottom of the eighth. He got two quick outs, but then walked Brendan Jones, before coughing up an RBI double to George Lombard Jr. New Hampshire would go on to lose this one 1-0, extending their losing streak to eight games. Ryan McCarty: 1-3, 1 K, 1 2B Fernando Perez: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K New Hampshire (4), Somerset (8) - 9/3 Box Score With the losing streak up to eight games, with 10 losses in their last 12, New Hampshire turned to Grant Rogers and his knack for tossing quality starts to end their woes. In the top of the fourth inning, New Hampshire got back-to-back walks from Jackson Hornung and Charles McAdoo. A couple of batters later, Cade Doughty singled, and the Fisher Cats took a 1-0 lead when Hornung crossed home plate. Eddinson Paulino then singled home McAdoo and stole second base. It was followed by a timely two-RBI double from Gabriel Martinez. Things were looking up for the down-but-not-out Fisher Cats. Rogers completed four shutout innings, and they were well on their way to snapping a long losing streak. Then came the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, Lombard singled in two runs, Jace Avina doubled home two more, Dylan Jasso doubled to score one, and Tyler Hardman capped the inning off with an RBI single. In the sixth, Garrett Martin added to Somerset's lead with a solo home run to left, and then in the eighth, they got another run on a balk. New Hampshire's bats went ice cold after the fourth, as they lost again and extended the losing streak to nine. Gabriel Martinez: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B Conor Larkin: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (1), Everett (8) - 9/2 Box Score The Canadians' pitching had the walk bug in this game, as every pitcher for Vancouver allowed a walk, and the staff also gave up two hit-by-pitches. Chris McElvain again had a mediocre start, giving up seven hits and three walks, as three runs scored against him in the second inning. Irv Carter struck out five batters, but a wild pitch in the fifth allowed a fourth run to score for the AquaSox. Hayden Gilliland got a run to score with an RBI single, but that was all she wrote for the Canadians. Carter allowed two more runs to score, and then Juanmi Vasquez allowed another two runs. The Canadians lost a tough one, 8-1. Carter Cunningham - 3-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B Brett Garcia - 2 IP, 1 H, - ER, 1 BB, 3 K Vancouver (8), Everett (2) - 9/3 Box Score The Canadians almost reversed the score of the previous game, as Silvano Hechavarria had a good start, and the offense had a bunch of extra-base hits. Cutter Coffey’s first hit was a double to score Nick Goodwin in the first, and then Arjun Nimmala had himself a sac fly to score Coffey after that. Hechavarria let in a homer to Charlie Pagliarini in the fourth, and then Anthony Donofrio tied it up with a single. Coffey had other plans though, as in the bottom of the fifth, he broke the tie with a two-run homer. Sean Keys and Edward Duran both joined in with homers of their own, with Duran’s being a three-run homer for a nice 8-2 win for Vancouver. Cutter Coffey - 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 SB Coffey was the DH in this one and performed, hitting his 26th double of the season and his 11th homer as well. His OPS is now .800. One of the returns for Danny Jansen, he’s been one of the best pickups from last season’s trade deadline. Silvano Hechavarria - 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K Hechavarria had 18 whiffs on the night, as the righty continued to excel in his first pro season. This earned him his third win of the year already in Vancouver. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (7), Bradenton (5) - 9/2 Box Score This was a night for Jean Joseph, whose three-hit performance helped carry the D-Jays to a win. Holden Wilkerson’s struggles after being promoted continued, with his ERA now eclipsing seven, as he allowed three runs in 2.1 innings pitched. Mason Olson was excellent in relief after him though, as he was able to hold the lead for the D-Jays for his third win of the season. The D-Jays got most of their runs in the second inning, tagging Jeter Martinez for five runs with contributions from Joseph, Maddox Latta, and Manuel Beltre. Although the Marauders brought it within two in the third inning, Jaxson West hit his first double of the season to score Eric Snow, and Joseph had another single to make it seven runs. Lluveres Severino allowed two runs to score, but Jack Eshleman was able to get his fourth save for a nice win for Dunedin. Jean Joseph - 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB Mason Olson - 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Dunedin (5), Bradenton (8) - 9/3 Box Score The D-Jays had to overcome poor outings from Dayne Pengelly and Eliander Alcalde, as they allowed three earned runs and five earned runs, respectively. They also allowed a combined 11 hits as they dealt with some bad BABIP. The offense was able to get some runs on the board, as the D-Jays scored five runs by the third inning. However, after those runs were scored, they couldn’t get anything else on the board, resulting in an 8-5 loss to the Marauders. Braden Barry - 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 SB Diego Dominguez - 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Fernando Perez (New Hampshire): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: OF Jean Joseph (Dunedin): 5-8, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 JoJo Parker N/A 2 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 Victor Arias New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 RJ Schreck Buffalo 8 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 13 Juan Sanchez DSL Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Josh Kasevich Buffalo 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Charles McAdoo New Hampshire 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19 Yeuni Munoz Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Tim Piasentin N/A 19 Blaine Bullard N/A Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage Buffalo 12 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 Johnny King Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Gage Stanifer New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Fernando Perez New Hampshire 25 1 1 7 3 0 0 1 4 View full article

Starting pitching has been one of the Blue Jays' farm system's strengths all year, and this past month was more of the same, despite the departure of two of their best arms (Khal Stephen and Kendry Rojas). Vancouver led the way with a stacked rotation, but others joined in on the fun. August saw a couple of Minor League Players of the Week in the organization, as well as a ton of promotions due to strong performance. Here were the Jays' top minor league starters this past month. Honourable Mentions Alex Amalfi - Double-A New Hampshire 6 GS, 25 IP, 4.32 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 20.6% K%, 9.8% BB% Amalfi was on the top relievers list in July but found himself pushed to the rotation after the departure of a few starters in the system. He started six games, and although he only averaged a little over four innings per start, he pitched admirably. CJ Van Eyk - Triple-A Buffalo 5 G, 3 GS, 21 ⅓ IP, 2.11 ERA, 27.8% K%, 8.9% BB% Van Eyk split time between the bullpen and the rotation, which is why he didn’t make the proper list. Still, he was excellent, mixing six different pitches and throwing each at least 8% of the time (and five at least 11.8% of the time). The stuff quality is more average, but he was able to keep hitters off balance. Jackson Wentworth - High-A Vancouver 5 GS, 24 ⅔ IP, 3.65 ERA, 2.94 FIP, 20.8% K%, 4.7% BB% Wentworth had a strong start to his pro career with an excellent April, in which he pitched to a 4.15 ERA with a 29% strikeout rate and a 12.9% walk rate. This was his best month yet, however, as although he struck out fewer batters, he was able to limit walks and homers. While he had to deal with some poor BABIP, he was able to pitch around traffic. Daniel Guerra - Low-A Dunedin 5 G, 3 GS, 23 IP, 2.74 ERA, 3.03 FIP, 31.9% K%, 8.8% BB% Guerra was the hardest cut off this list, and the main reason he didn't make it is that he only started three out of the five games that he appeared in. However, he arguably had the best start out of every one of the starters on this list, earning Pitcher of the Week honours in the Florida State League. He pitched six near-perfect innings with eight strikeouts, retiring the first 16 batters that he faced. The rest of his month wasn’t shabby either, with a great strikeout rate and a strong walk rate. 5. Silvano Hechavarria - Low-A Dunedin/High-A Vancouver 5 GS, 24 ⅔ IP, 2.55 ERA, 2.52 FIP, 23.3% K%, 7.8% BB% Silvano Hechavarria is another breakout pitching prospect in the Jays farm system, and although he hasn't made headlines the way some other names on this list have, the Cuban righty dominated Single A. After earning a promotion to Vancouver, he has continued that success for the most part. The big righty has struck out fewer batters since getting promoted, but he did not allow a homer on the month and maintained a low walk rate. He’s one of the few Jays prospects who have been promoted multiple levels this season, and for good reason. 4. Fernando Perez - High-A Vancouver/Double-A New Hampshire 5 GS, 27 IP, 1.67 ERA, 2.82 FIP, 22.1% K%, 5.8% BB% The 2024 Futures Game pitcher has really found his footing in the second half of the season; Fernando Perez barely gave up any walks this month, except for his start on August 21, in which he gave up five. He went five or more innings in every other start he made in August, and he has a more respectable strikeout rate than he had earlier in the season. After a rough start to the year (he reportedly came into camp out of shape), he’s turned it around, enjoying potentially his best year as a professional baseball player. 3. Trey Yesavage - Double-A New Hampshire/Triple-A Buffalo 5 G, 4 GS, 20 IP, 4.05 ERA, 1.86 FIP, 41.5% K%, 9.8% BB% The prized first-round pick of the 2024 draft for the Jays has not disappointed at all. After pushing his way up another level, Trey Yesavage is knocking on the door to the big leagues. He was not added to the 40-man roster by September 1, so he may not make his way up to the big leagues this year (players who aren’t on the 40-man by that date can only appear in the postseason if their team is granted an exemption in case of injury), but he’s very close to ready. He did have a poor outing in his first start in Triple-A (first-time jitters have become increasingly common for Yesavage), but he has maintained his absurd strikeout rate and has even pitched some innings in relief. 2. Austin Cates - Low-A Dunedin/High-A Vancouver 6 GS, 28 ⅓, 2.86 ERA, 2.43 FIP, 29.9% K%, 6.5% BB% 2024 seventh-rounder Austin Cates was absolutely outstanding this month, earning Player of the Week honours in the last week of August for the Northwest League. His last three starts of the month saw him record 10, eight, and nine strikeouts, respectively. He’s really taken to High-A Vancouver spectacularly, and his high-riding fastball has been devastating for hitters. Just like Guerra, he also had a near-perfect start in August, allowing just one hit rather than Guerra's one walk. 1. Gage Stanifer - High-A Vancouver 6 GS, 32 IP, 1.69 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 33.1% K%, 8.7% BB% It has been an incredible year for Gage Stanifer. The former 19th-round pick had two seasons with an ERA over 6.00 in 2023 and '24. So far in 2025, he's pitched to a 2.56 ERA across two minor league levels. He has blown past his previous career-high innings count with over 100 this year, and he still has an absurd 36.6% strikeout rate to an 11.7% walk rate on the season. Stanifer lowered his ERA even more this month and has pitched five innings or more in each of his last five starts. He’s been so impressive that the Jays promoted him to Double-A New Hampshire for the last few weeks of the season. For a prospect that was barely on anyone’s radar, he put in the work over the offseason, and it is showing. He’s arguably been the most impressive pitching prospect in a system with a ton of pitching breakouts. View full article

Arjun NimmalaTrey YesavageJoJo ParkerRicky TiedemannJohnny KingGage StaniferYohendrick PinangoJosh KasevichJake BlossVictor AriasRJ SchreckJuan SanchezFernando PerezEdward DuranCharles McAdooBlaine BullardOrelvis MartinezTim PiasentinSean KeysYeuni Munoz

Second baseman and outfielder J.R. Freethy was primed for a breakout. In his first 23 games of the season in Low-A Dunedin, he had a .231 average, which didn’t really stand out, but what did stand out was his on-base percentage, which was .408. Freethy walked nearly as much as he struck out, with a 21.4% walk rate to a 22.3% strikeout rate, and he was able to get to some power with eight of his 18 hits being for extra bases, with five doubles, two triples, and a homer. However, he was placed on the 7-day Injured List and was shelved for a month. He came back to game action in the Florida Complex League on rehab assignment, and took a bit to get going, as he only hit .167 and was a below-average hitter despite a .376 OBP. That changed when he arrived back in Dunedin on July 2, where he had a month of baseball that rivaled his early-season performance. Freethy didn’t walk as much as he did earlier in the season, but instead got on base more through hits, upping his average to .274 during that stretch but maintaining a .400 OBP. The power wasn’t as prevalent, but with a 127 wRC+, Freethy proved that he deserved a chance to face better competition and was promoted to Vancouver. Freethy hit the ground running, getting a two-hit game against the Hops in his first game in High A, and then the week after, performing well enough to gain MiLB hitter of the week honours in the Northwest League. Freethy has been more impressive against tougher competition in High A, as he’s slashing .321/.430/.462 since coming up, which is good for 152 wRC+. Freethy has been a little lucky with his BABIP, with a .393 mark, but he’s been getting on base while cutting his strikeout rate to 17.2%, and despite only hitting one homer in Vancouver, he’s had eight doubles in 19 games. The thing that stands out the most about Freethy is his ability to get on base; in 95 games played and 402 plate appearances, he has a .408 on-base percentage. A part of it is his passive approach, as he swings the bat only around 36% of the time. However, he also has a good recognition of the strike zone and is able to make contact when he does swing, with a 79.2% contact rate in High A. The switch-hitter does not have extreme platoon splits either, being a rare true switch hitter nowadays, with a .788 OPS against lefties as a righty, and a slightly better .816 OPS as a lefty against righties. Freethy does not hit for much power, however, as his exit velocities in the Florida State League were only average for the level, and as a college signing, standing six feet tall and weighing 205 pounds, he may already be maxed out physically. Because of this, Freethy’s power will only be evident in the gaps as he progresses. With his ability to get on base, he could be a valuable offensive contributor in the future. Freethy’s defensive home is also a significant question; he primarily plays second base or left field, and although he hasn’t committed many errors, his range is average at best. Freethy isn’t incredibly fast either, stealing just six bases on the season as well. Despite the lack of projection, middling power, and no true defensive home, which limits his ceiling as a prospect, J.R. Freethy is just another example of a very good minor league performer in the Jays’ system this season, having the second highest wRC+ among Jays minor leaguers with over 300 plate appearances. People love to dream on the tooled-up prospects with the loud power or blazing speed, but what the Jays have done quite well over the years is finding college hitters with good approaches and pushing them up the minors slowly, resulting in some major league contributors such as Davis Schneider and Spencer Horwitz. If things go well for Freethy’s development, maybe he could be the next one. View full article

He would need to be signed before the September 1st deadline for him to be eligible for the playoff roster. I'm assuming it's just a contingency plan.

I believe it would be wise to be slow with Francis' recovery as well, because next season he'll be out of option years, which means that the Jays might have to choose between adding him to the major league roster or just cutting him/trading him at some point next season. I think they'll try to delay that decision as much as possible, especially with a pretty significant 40-man crunch.

Bastardo would most likely be the long-man in the pen if he breaks camp. He's still going to have to be on the 26-man roster for the requisite time outlined by the Rule-5, so the Jays are mostly likely going to hide him in low leverage. Bloss will also be out for a signficiant portion of next season with the UCL tear and recovery so I won't bank on him either.

Dominican designated hitter and outfielder Eloy Jiménez has reportedly signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to reporter Mike Rodriguez. Rodriguez adds that the former top prospect is still waiting on his work visa but is healthy and ready to play. Most recently, Jiménez was playing in the Rays' minor league system, where he was a below-average hitter for Triple-A Durham, slashing .278/.335/.397 with a 92 wRC+. He was released in July. Jiménez has struggled for the past few years, losing a lot of the power he was touted to have as a prospect. He has posted poor slugging numbers after numerous injury-plagued seasons. In 2024, splitting time between the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, he had a 78 wRC+. However, he was an above-average hitter for the five seasons before that, with a 119 wRC+ from 2019 to 2023. If Jiménez does indeed join the Jays organization, they will hope that they can tap into the talent that he has showcased at times throughout his career. Despite poor results recently, Jiménez can still hit the ball hard, as he had a 108.6-mph 90th percentile exit velocity and a 47.1% hard-hit rate in Triple-A. He does chase and whiff a lot, which can prevent him from tapping into that power, but the hard contact is still encouraging to see. Jiménez will be a potential backup right-handed outfield/DH option in case of an injury to Ty France, Davis Schneider or George Springer. This also may suggest that Anthony Santander is further out than the team might hope, as he's just begun swinging a bat again. No matter what, the Jays are hoping that Jiménez's talent can prevail and he can find some semblance of his old form. If his signing is made official before August 31, Jiménez would be available as a possible injury replacement for the postseason. Featured image courtesy of Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images. View full rumor

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 51-73 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-71 Vancouver Canadians: 68-52 Dunedin Blue Jays: 57-61 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete Transactions 08/27/25 - Vancouver Canadians activated 3B Cutter Coffey from the seven-day injured list. 08/26/25 - LHP Ryan Borucki assigned to Buffalo Bisons. 08/26/25 - RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (5), Indianapolis (4) - 8/26 Box Score Alek Manoah got the start for Buffalo in the first game of the series versus Indianapolis, as he continues to rehab and work his way back to the major leagues. He struggled some in the first inning of this game, giving up a three-run home run on a hanging slider. The runs were unearned, though, due to an earlier error. Manoah did strike out three batters in the first inning and ended with five strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The home run led to the only runs he gave up, as he looked much better in this game with his velocity and command. In the third inning, Joey Loperfido drove in two runs with a single, and Rainer Nunez's double in the sixth tied the game. Rafael Flores hit his second home run of the game for Indianapolis to give them a one-run lead in the seventh. The top of the eighth saw RJ Schreck hit a two-run single to right field, giving Buffalo the one-run lead and ultimately the victory, 5-4. Rainer Nunez - 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B Alek Manoah - 5 2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Buffalo (6), Indianapolis (3) - 8/27 Box Score Trey Yesavage started for Buffalo on Wednesday and continued the hot pitching on the week for the Bisons. He held Indianapolis to just one run on two hits over 4.2 innings. He walked two batters and struck out five. The offense for Buffalo started out clicking in this one as well. Schreck launched a three-run home run in the first inning to give Buffalo the lead and control of the game. Nick Solak singled home a run for Indianapolis in the bottom of the first, but the Bisons returned quickly with three runs over the next two innings. Michael Stefanic and Josh Kasevich hit sacrifice flies, then Yohendrick Pinango hit an RBI double to put Buffalo up five runs. Cam Devanney and Nick Yorke hit RBI singles for Indianapolis, but it wasn't enough. Buffalo won again, this time 6-3. RJ Schreck - 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Trey Yesavage - 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (3), Erie (4) F/11 - 8/26 Box Score Tuesday saw New Hampshire begin a new series against a rough Erie team. Alex Amalfi was on the mound to start the game for the Fisher Cats. It would be his eighth start of the season, as he has only recently seen more starts after the trade deadline, when a number of starting pitchers were moved out of the Double-A rotation. New Hampshire got onto the scoreboard first, with Jackson Hornung singling home Charles McAdoo, who had reached base on a double to center. The next batter was Eddinson Paulino, who smacked a ball to the pitcher, but both the runner at first and Paulino were able to reach safely and allow Je'Von Ward to score from third. Meanwhile, Amalfi was brilliant on the mound, going into the sixth inning and not allowing a run. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, the bullpen was not up to the task of closing out the game. Nate Garkow coughed up a solo home run to Jake Holton in the top of the seventh inning, and Hunter Gregory gave one up to Danny Serretti in the eighth. The game would move into extra innings, and in the 11th, Erie got a two-run home run from one of the top prospects in baseball, Kevin McGonigle. In the bottom half of the inning, Cade Doughty doubled home the ghost runner to bring Erie's lead to one. Their comeback would fall short when Nicolas Deschamps lined out to end the game, with the Fisher Cats falling 4-3 in extra innings. Cade Doughty: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B Alex Amalfi: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K New Hampshire (2), Erie (3) - 8/27 Box Score Game two of the series with Erie was nearly a carbon copy of Tuesday's game. Fernando Perez was on the mound for New Hampshire, and he was masterful for six innings. He didn't give up a run and only allowed three baserunners on the day: two singles and a walk. New Hampshire even had the lead, 2-0, when he exited the game. In the bottom of the fourth, Doughty launched a two-run home run to right, his third of the year at Double A. The bullpen was again the downfall of New Hampshire, as Devereaux Harrison came in for Perez in the seventh and quickly lost the lead. Eliezer Alfonzo doubled home two runs before scoring himself on Serretti's RBI single. That is where the game stood until the bottom of the ninth inning. Ward walked for New Hampshire to start a rally, but it ended with Gabriel Martinez grounding into a double play. The Fisher Cats lost their second game in a row after leading through six, this time falling 3-2. Cade Doughty: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Fernando Perez: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (9), Hillsboro (0) - 8/26 Box Score The Canadians put on a dominant performance on both sides of the ball. On offense, Vancouver tallied 17 hits, as three hitters had three hits each (J.R. Freethy, Eddie Micheletti Jr., and Jay Harry) and another three had two apiece. The Canadians got off to a great start, with Arjun Nimmala reaching on a fielder’s choice and knocking in Freethy, before Carter Cunningham hit a sac fly to score another run. Alexis Hernandez then scored Nimmala with a single for an early 3-0 lead. In the third, Sean Keys added two runs with a single, and Edward Duran hit a homer after Keys was picked off. Harry got an RBI single in the fifth, and then a Micheletti double and a Hernandez sac fly were the eighth and ninth unanswered runs the Canadians scored. The pitching was also excellent, as Austin Cates got his first win as a Canadian, striking out eight batters in six innings, only allowing three hits. Edinson Batista and JJ Sanchez combined for four strikeouts in three innings, with neither allowing a run to score. The result was a complete game shutout to pair with the offense going off. Edward Duran - 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB Duran had a slow start to his High-A tenure, but he showed signs of heating up with his second homer for Vancouver. Austin Cates - 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Cates’ devastating splitter has adjusted well to High-A competition; he has 18 strikeouts in his last two starts. He’s a name to look out for as the organization's next developmental success story, especially if he can find another gear on his fastball. Vancouver (6), Hillsboro (11) - 8/27 Box Score The Hops got their revenge after a shellacking the previous night, as they combined for 17 hits with the Canadians’ pitching struggling. Chris McElvain had a tough night after a streak of strong pitching performances, allowing 10 of the hits himself, and he couldn’t miss bats, only striking out two. The Canadians went down 6-0 by the fourth inning, and McElvain had to be replaced. The Canadians kept on fighting, however, as once David Hagaman was taken out of the game, they struck against the Hops’ relievers. Hernandez started it off with an RBI single before Keys came in to score on a wild pitch. Micheletti knocked in a run in the seventh, and Nimmala had a huge hit to bring it within one immediately after. Unfortunately for the Canadians, the pitching could not hold on, as the dam broke against Irv Carter and Jonathan Todd. The Hops fired back with another five runs of their own. Nimmala hit a double in the ninth as a last effort, but it was not enough, as the Canadians were not able to overcome a poor pitching night. Arjun Nimmala - 2-5, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SB Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (), Fort Myers () - 8/26 Postponed Dunedin (1), Fort Myers (5) - 8/27 - F/7 Box Score Austin Smith started it off with a bang for the D-Jays with a 97.7-mph homer to right center field that went 393 feet. Unfortunately for Dunedin, that was the only run they’d score all game. Holden Wilkerson allowed four runs as his struggles continued, with his ERA now at 6.75 on the season. Lluveres Severino struggled with walks, as he allowed another run to score in the fourth, and despite two good innings from Diego Dominguez, the Jays' offense faltered. They couldn’t get another runner to cross the plate, leading to a quick 5-1 loss. Austin Smith - 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR Diego Dominguez - 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Dunedin (3), Fort Myers (1) - 8/27 - F/7 Box Score The makeup game for the previous day’s rainout was a better one for the D-Jays, as they got a strong pitching performance from UDFA Dayne Pengelly. He had his longest outing as a pro, striking out four batters and not allowing a run in four innings pitched, and he now has a 1.08 ERA in his early career. The offense also got runs again in the first inning, this time with Yeuni Munoz reaching on an error before Kendry Chirinos walked, and Jean Joseph hit his 18th double of the season to score both of them after a fielding error from Yasser Mercedes. In the third inning, Smith continued to have himself a solid rookie campaign with another extra-base hit to start the inning, before getting moved to third on a groundout and a balk, which scored him for an insurance run. The D-Jays had solid efforts from their relievers too. Carson Myers and Danny Thompson Jr. each pitched a scoreless inning, and Mason Olson secured the hold despite allowing a run on a double. The D-Jays managed a nice win after a loss earlier in the day. Jean Joseph - 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B Dayne Pengelly - 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Austin Cates (Vancouver) - 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: RF Eddie Micheletti Jr. (Vancouver) - 4-8, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 SB Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 10 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 2 JoJo Parker N/A 9 Alan Roden TRADED 10 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 Josh Kasevich Buffalo 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16 RJ Schreck Buffalo 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 17 Victor Arias New Hampshire 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 Jonatan Clase Buffalo 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage New Hampshire 18 1 1 4.2 2 0 1 2 5 4 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Khal Stephen TRADED 6 Johnny King Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kendry Rojas TRADED 8 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Juaron Watts-Brown TRADED 15 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Adam Macko Buffalo 14 1 0 3.2 2 1 1 2 4 View full article

I will say Kasevich has better EV numbers than people will expect, but his best role is probably a utility man given his just average defense at shortstop. I think I'm higher on him than most because his floor is higher than a lot of prospects, but he's probably not a starter unless he learns how to take advantage of his hard hit balls.

Pinango really is a data darling. His main flaw is that he doesn't lift the ball enough, nor to the pull side, but man this is a pretty statcast profile.

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 48-69 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 49-66 Vancouver Canadians: 63-51 Dunedin Blue Jays: 56-58 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: 22-33 DSL Blue Jays Red: 30-26 Transactions 08/20/25 Vancouver Canadians placed RHP Bo Bonds on the 7-day injured list retroactive to August 17, 2025. 08/19/25 Buffalo Bisons released OF Devonte Brown. 08/19/25 RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons. 08/19/25 RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre () - 8/19 Postponed Buffalo (4), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (1) - 8/20 Box Score Alek Manoah got the start in this game for Buffalo, as he continues rehabbing on his way back to the major leagues. In the first inning, things didn't go as planned, when Stephen Jones launched a 443-foot home run off Manoah. After that though, Manoah was locked in, pitching 4.2 innings, only giving up three hits, two walks, striking out four, and allowing just the one run. He had better command of his pitches, but the velocity on his fastball and sinker has dropped dramatically from when he was at Single A for the beginning of his rehab. He averaged only 91.4 mph on the sinker and 90.8 mph on the four-seam fastball. In the second, RJ Schreck tripled to score Josh Kasevich, and Brandon Valenzuela singled home Schreck for the one-run Buffalo lead. In the bottom of the sixth, it was Schreck again, as he launched his sixth home run of the year at Triple A to give the Bisons a three-run lead. Adam Macko pitched great to close the game for Buffalo, going four innings himself, allowing just one hit, no walks, striking out four, and not allowing a run. Buffalo won this game 4-1. RJ Schreck - 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 3B, 1 HR Alek Manoah - 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (5), Akron (1) - 8/19 Box Score Tuesday was the beginning of a new series for New Hampshire, this one against the Akron RubberDucks. Bobby Milacki was on the mound for the Fisher Cats, and the RubberDucks sent Rodney Boone to counter him. It was all New Hampshire to start the game. In the top of the first inning, Jackson Hornung doubled home Victor Arias, and Charles McAdoo followed that up with a single, bringing Hornung in to score from second. In the top of the second inning, it was again Hornung who provided the big at-bat, this time knocking a ball to right field for a sacrifice fly, scoring Dasan Brown. Akron cut into the New Hampshire lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. It was a solo shot to right field by Wuilfredo Antunez that finally got the RubberDucks on the scoreboard. Ryan McCarty gave New Hampshire some breathing room in the eighth with a groundball to shortstop, which resulted in a throwing error and allowed two more runs to score. Nate Garkow came into the game in the ninth and slammed the door on Akron, striking out two of the three batters he faced and securing the 5-1 win for New Hampshire. Jackson Hornung: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B Bobby Milacki: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K New Hampshire (6), Akron (2) - 8/20 Box Score It was another hot start for New Hampshire on Wednesday against the Akron RubberDucks. In the top of the first inning, after Hornung walked, Je'Von Ward doubled him home and gave New Hampshire the early 1-0 lead. McAdoo added to their lead in the third, with his 15th home run of the season, this one a two-run blast to left. Hornung was again in the middle of all of the key at-bats, as he doubled in the fourth with the bases loaded, scoring two more for the Fisher Cats. In the bottom of the fifth, after surrendering two walks and a flyout, Alex Amalfi gave way to Devereaux Harrison. He would promptly throw a wild pitch and cough up a two-RBI single to Jake Fox. That is where the game stood until the ninth inning, when Ward knocked another double to right field, scoring McAdoo and securing the 6-2 win for New Hampshire. Charles McAdoo: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 2B Alex Amalfi: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (5), Tri-City (0) - 8/19 Box Score Vancouver enjoyed another dominant pitching performance, this time headlined by Gage Stanifer, who struck out eight batters and only allowed one hit and two walks to the Tri-City Dust Devils. The offense also did its job, scoring three runs in the fourth inning with a Carter Cunningham RBI single, who then scored after Alexis Hernandez hit his third double with Vancouver. Tucker Toman continued to produce since getting promoted, adding an RBI single of his own. Toman also got another RBI in the sixth on a sac fly before Edward Duran capped off the scoring with a single to score Hernandez. Even after Stanifer was taken out of the game, the Canadians could not be touched, with Aaron Munson striking out two batters in two innings, and Julio Ortiz pitching a three-strikeout ninth inning to give the Canadians a one-hitter. Edward Duran - 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 2B Gage Stanifer - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Stanifer’s dominance has been something to watch in the Jays' farm system all year. The righty’s breakout campaign continued, as he lowered his High-A ERA to 3.46 and his FIP to 2.33. He’s striking out over 36% of the batters he faces, and despite a .350 BABIP, he is only allowing opponents to hit .207 against him. Vancouver (7), Tri-City (4) - 8/20 Box Score Vancouver once again had a dominant start from another pitching prospect, with Austin Cates taking the bump and striking out 10 batters with his signature splitter and high-rising fastball. Unfortunately, he could not take the win, as the Canadians could only score one run in the first on a Hernandez single before Cates allowed a sac fly to Adrian Placencia in the fifth inning for his only blemish of the game. Irv Carter came on in relief and struggled, allowing a three-run homer to break the tie. The Canadians did not go without a fight, and after a wild pitch scored Toman, Jay Harry hit an RBI single to bring the lead within one. Toman once again produced for the Canadians, with a single to tie the game, and Hayden Gilliland hit a massive three-run homer to break the tie and win the game for the Canadians. Javen Coleman earned save number three, striking out two batters to end it. Alexis Hernandez - 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI Although the heroics were from Toman and Gilliland, Hernandez was the one to get on base for them to knock in the crucial runs. The outfielder has been excellent since his promotion to Vancouver, with a .327 batting average and an .883 OPS. Austin Cates - 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K Cates continues to be one of the most underrated pitching prospects for the Blue Jays, as he’s been absolutely incredible since May. His season ERA is now 3.63 in 91 ⅔ innings. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (6), Lakeland (2) - 8/19 Box Score The D-Jays head over to Lakeland after their last series, and they threatened immediately, with Maddox Latta and Eric Snow singling before Kendry Chirinos was walked, but were unable to score. Mason Olson then immediately gave up a double to Nick Dumesnil, who then scored to give Lakeland the lead. After a scoreless inning by both teams, Jake Casey tied it up with a mammoth blast to center field. Lakeland answered back with a sac fly, but in the fifth inning, after Latta hit a double, Casey hit homer number two to take the lead for good. In the sixth, a Chrinos walk and a Brock Tibbitts double led to a two-RBI double from Yeuni Munoz, and then Latta capped off a three-hit night with an RBI double himself. Eminen Flores got it together in the pen after a rough month, getting his second hold with a scoreless three-inning performance, and then Jay Schueler got the last inning for a nice victory for the D-Jays. Jake Casey - 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR The son of former MLB player Sean Casey has been showing out since joining the Jays organization. Casey had his first two professional homers, the first at 109.6 mph and the second going 103.6 mph. His OPS is up to .984 as of this game. Mason Olson - 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Dunedin (7), Tampa (5) - 8/20 - F/7 Box Score Landen Maroudis continued to struggle after coming back from Tommy John, as he could only get one out in the first inning, giving up two hits, two walks, and four earned runs. The poor pitching was contagious, however. Cash Kuiper was able to get out of the first inning unscathed but walked four straight batters in the second inning before being replaced by Ronny Chalas, who promptly walked Will Cresswell to make it 2-4. The inning after, Austin Smith went back-to-back with doubles to bring it within one, and then Chirinos hit a single to tie it up. Jean Joseph also hit a single, and after Yorman Licourt grounded into a force out, Cresswell hit a huge two-run double to take the lead for the D-Jays. The bullpen did a good job after Maroudis was taken out, only allowing one unearned run as Nate LaRue, Gilberto Batista and Danny Thompson Jr. combined for seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings pitched. The Jays did also get an unearned run themselves, as Smith scored on a throwing error, and they accomplished a strong comeback win in the first game of the doubleheader. Will Cresswell - 1-2, 3 RBI, 1 BB Gilberto Batista - 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 K Dunedin (7), Tampa (1) - 8/20 - F/7 Box Score Instead of coming from behind, the D-Jays struck first this time, with a Chirinos double to score Smith for the first run of the game. Dayne Pengelly was excellent to start the game as the opener for Dunedin, striking out five and only allowing one run. He was replaced in the third inning after allowing an RBI double to Samuel Gil, and Carson Myers ended up getting his second win with 1.2 innings of scoreless pitching. Opposing starter Jatnk Diaz walked Chirinos and Joseph, before Munoz came back where he left off before the injury that took him out for half of the season with a 106.1 mph, 387-foot homer to center field to blow the game open. A trio of RBI singles in the sixth inning from Manuel Beltre, David Beckles and Smith gave the D-Jays insurance, and Lluveres Severino got his first save with three innings of shutout baseball. Yeuni Munoz - 1-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR Dayne Pengelly - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (3), D-ARB (11) F/7- 8/19 Box Score In what was the final game of the season for BJB, they put up a dud, to say the least. They opened up the game with a great scoring opportunity in the top of the first inning. Three walks loaded the bases up, then a grounder by Fabian Gonzalez scored the first run of the ball game. Unfortunately, Darwin Núñez grounded out and ended the threat before they could break the game open. In the bottom half of the first, BJB coughed up three runs, and it was only the beginning of their troubles. ARB scored another five runs in the fourth, two runs in the fifth, and one more in the sixth, highlighted by Mayki De La Rosa's two-run home run. BJB got their final run of the year in the top of the seventh, an RBI triple off the bat of Daniel Dominguez. It was a disappointing finish to the season for BJB, as they fell 11-3 and only managed one hit in the game. Daniel Dominguez: 1-1, 2 RBI, 1 3B Juan Ramirez: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (6), D-TI1 (0) - F/7 - 8/19 Box Score The DSL Blue Jays Red team was locked in a pitcher's duel for three innings of the Tuesday game down on the island. In the bottom of the fourth, BJR kicked things up a notch, as Kennew Blanco drove in Pascual Archila with a single and then Luis Felipe drove in Blanco with a single of his own. In the fifth, Juan Sanchez stepped to the plate and crushed his eighth home run of the season over the fence, a two-run blast. Continuing the team's streak of two-run innings, Renyel Campos had an RBI single in the sixth inning, and Sanchez capped off the scoring in the game with an RBI single as well. The DSL Blue Jays Red team won this one easily, 6-0. Juan Sanchez - 2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Roberto Castellanos - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: Gage Stanifer - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: Jake Casey - 3-5. 2 R. 3 RBI, 2 HR Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Will return later this week. View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 44-68 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 45-63 Vancouver Canadians: 58-50 Dunedin Blue Jays: 50-56 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: 20-30 DSL Blue Jays Red: 27-24 Transactions 08/13/25: Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Alek Manoah on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons. 08/12/25: RHP Trey Yesavage assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 08/12/25: RHP Diego Dominguez assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 08/12/25: RHP Austin Cates assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays. 08/12/25: RHP Dayne Pengelly assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 08/12/25: RHP Silvano Hechavarria assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays. 08/12/25: LHP Grif Hughes assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 08/12/25: LHP Juanmi Vasquez assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays. 08/12/25: LHP Johan Simon assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. 08/12/25: RHP Fernando Perez assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. 08/12/25: LHP Kai Peterson assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. 08/12/25: RHP Yondrei Rojas assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (6), Lehigh Valley (0) - 8/12 Box Score Buffalo started a series with Lehigh Valley on Tuesday, and they faced off against a rehabbing Aaron Nola. Nola made easy work of the Buffalo lineup, going 5.2 innings and only giving up one run in the sixth inning, while another scored after he left the game. In all, he was as special as you might expect, striking out 11 Buffalo hitters. In the sixth inning though, the Bisons added on the runs after Nola left. Buffalo scored five runs in the inning, Clase had an RBI double, Yohendrick Pinango an RBI single, Phil Clarke drove in two aided by an error, and a wild pitch scored the fifth run. In the seventh, Riley Tirotta added an RBI single to cap off the scoring for the game. Buffalo would win this 6-0. Jonatan Clase - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 2B, 1 SB Easton Lucas - 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Buffalo (4), Lehigh Valley (9) - 8/13 Box Score In the Wednesday game between Buffalo and Lehigh Valley, it was the Bisons’ turn to have a rehabbing major leaguer on the mound. Alek Manoah made his return to the Bisons, as he is working his way back to the major leagues following Tommy John surgery last season. It was a mixed bag for him in this game, though. In the first, he struck out the first batter he faced, then went walk, fly out, walk, and pop out. Buffalo gave him four runs in the bottom of the first on RBI doubles by RJ Schreck and Yodendrick Pinango, to go with an RBI single from Josh Rivera. However, in the second inning for Manoah, things went south. After an out, he gave up a single, hit a batter, walked one, then gave up a two-run double to Justin Crawford. After an RBI groundout from Alec Bohm, Manoah hit his pitch limit for the inning and was taken out. After zeroes in the third inning, Lehigh Valley scored six runs in the next five innings, including a Bohm home run. Buffalo lost this one badly, 9-4. RJ Schreck - 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Bobby Milacki - 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (3), Binghamton (5) - 8/12 Box Score Tuesday brought with it the start of a new series, this one against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Binghamton got out on top first with a big home run from Chris Suero, a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning. Later in the inning, Nick Lorusso would add to their lead with an RBI single, scoring Jacob Reimer. In the top of the third, Charles McAdoo cut into Binghamton's lead with a big blast of his own, his 13th home run of the year. Binghamton got another home run in the fourth to add to their lead, this one of the solo variety by William Lugo. The next half inning saw New Hampshire answer back with an RBI single from Je'Von Ward, scoring Victor Arias. In the bottom of the fifth, Binghamton continued their power stroke with another solo home run and brought their lead to three. The Fisher Cats kept fighting though, getting an RBI groundout by Arias in the seventh, but it just wouldn't be enough, as they fell 5-3. Charles McAdoo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K Pat Gallagher: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K New Hampshire (), Binghamton () - 8/13 PPD Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (10), Spokane (3) - 8/12 Box Score The Canadians yet again headed to Spokane, trying to go 10 games above .500. It started off great, as two walks to start the first led to a Nick Goodwin RBI single to give the Canadians an early lead. JR Freethy then knocked in another run in the second with a double. Sean Keys hit a homer in the fifth to extend the lead even further. Jackson Wentworth had another dominant start, as he’s been excellent over the past few starts, and the Canadians held Spokane scoreless during Wentworth’s start. In the sixth inning, Vancouver tacked on two more runs with a Bryce Arnold single scoring Alexis Hernandez after he hit a triple, and then Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit his 20th double of the season to score Arnold. JJ Sanchez came in and continued the pitching dominance, with two innings of scoreless baseball, and the Canadians added more runs with a Carter Cunningham triple and an Arnold homer to make it seven straight runs unanswered. Jonathan Todd replaced Sanchez and let in a run in the eighth on a single to Blake Wright, before the Canadians loaded the bases for a Freethy bases-clearing double to make it 10-1. Jonathan Todd struck out two more batters in the bottom of the ninth but allowed two runs to score. Altogether, the Canadians put on a dominant performance both offensively and pitching-wise. J.R. Freethy - 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B Jackson Wentworth - 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Wentworth tied his career high in strikeouts with nine, and since June 24, he has a 3.09 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 46.2 IP. He’s been much better at avoiding homers, and his walk rate is 7.5%. The 2024 fifth-rounder is really rounding into form. Vancouver (6), Spokane (5) - 8/13 Box Score After the big win the previous night, the Canadians tried to carry that momentum into this game. Again, they struck first with a Goodwin RBI groundout in the first, but Aidan Longwell continued to do well against the Canadians as he’s done all season and had one of his own to tie it up. Gage Stanifer had another strong start, as after that, he didn’t allow a run until the sixth inning. The Canadians took the lead back with Freethy’s third double of the series to score Arnold, and Micheletti drove him home on a single to add to the lead. Stanifer let in another run on a Max Belyeu solo-shot, but Jay Harry came right back with a two-run homer of his own to tack on some insurance runs. Aaron Munson came in relief and pitched one and two-thirds scoreless innings with the help of a triple play. Cunningham got some more insurance with an RBI groundout, and it turned out that the Canadians needed all of it, as Spokane scored three runs on two normally very reliable relievers, Bo Bonds and Javen Coleman, but Vancouver was able to hang on to win 6-5. Jay Harry - 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Gage Stanifer - 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (1), Tampa (3) - 8/12 - Completion of Jul 24 Game Box Score The D-Jays returned to the past, as they finished off a delayed game starting in the fifth inning, with Holden Wilkerson returning right where he left off. The lineups changed, as a lot of the hitters that were on both teams have since been promoted or left the organizations, and what began in July was now to be finished in August. Roderick Arias started the scoring in the sixth off of Wilkerson with a single, but the Jays answered with a Hayden Gilliland double. However, that was all they could do offensively, as they couldn’t score after that. Meanwhile, Wilkerson pitched deep into the ninth, but with two outs and a runner on second, he left a four-seamer up in the zone, and Marshall Toole hit a two-run homer, which resulted in a Dunedin loss. Hayden Gilliland - 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Holden Wilkerson - 7.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Dunedin (2), Tampa (6) - 8/12 - F/7 Box Score Mason Olson got the start for the D-Jays in the second game of the day, and he put up a bunch of threes. Three innings, three hits given up, three runs, three walks, and three strikeouts. Dunedine got the first run with a Brock Tibbitts sac fly, but the Tarpons fired off six straight runs without an answer. Matt Scannell hit a homer in the seventh, but it was too little too late as the D-Jays went quietly in the second game of the doubleheader.. Matt Scannell - 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR Scannell continued his hot start in a Jays uniform, as he hit his second homer of the season. His OPS is nearing 1.000. Dunedin (6), Tampa (13) - 8/13 Box Score After Dunedin's tough loss the night before, the Tarpons made it even harder on them, more than doubling the score despite the D-Jays also scoring six runs themselves. Maroudis is still struggling to find his stuff; he didn't strike out a single batter and only went three innings. Gilberto Batista has also struggled hard since a strong start at the beginning of the season, and this time he gave up five earned runs before Eminen Flores ballooned his ERA to almost 9.00. Allowing 13 runs in only six innings of work is tough. Kasevich, Beckles, and Tibbitts each got hugs at least, as well as doubles. Brock Tibbitts - 1-2, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Carson Myers - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (), D-TI1 () - 8/12 PPD DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (2), D-GIB (1) - 8/12 Box Score It was a hard-fought game down on the island for BJR. They got good pitching from their starter Roberto Castellanos, who went four innings, only giving up one run without allowing a walk and striking out three. The lone run he gave up came in the fourth on a Vinicius Dos Santos double that scored Albert Jimenez. In the bottom of the seventh, J.T. Bain launched his second home run of the season, a solo shot to left, tying the game up at one. An inning later, Keegan Pieternella put a ball in play that resulted in an error on GIB, and what would be the winning run came across home plate. The bullpen was up to the task of shutting down GIB, as they combined to throw five innings and gave up just one run. BJB took this close game 2-1. J.T. Bain: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 SB Roberto Castellanos: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Jackson Wentworth - 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Hitter of the Period: 2B/OF J.R. Freethy - 3-7, 3 R, 5 RBI, 7 BB Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Will return later in the week. View full article

I wonder if the implementation of the automated system is a way to give some more of an advantage to the offense now that pitching has improved so much. Really interested to see who it progresses as more testing is done throughout the minors.