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We were talking about this in several threads dude, they also didn't protect Rojas or Arias as well. Risky business... Yondrej was on the top list as well, I don't think he'll get selected though... Yondrei Rojas, RHP, Blue Jays The undersized Rojas enjoyed a breakout 2025 campaign, as he reached Double-A after spending parts of three seasons in Low-A. He has only 14 innings of upper-minors experience, but the results were excellent, as he allowed just one run while holding batters to a .111 batting average against. His 38.3% strikeout rate in High-A to begin the season did plummet to 21.6% in Double-A, but his whiff rate stayed fairly stagnant. Rojas checks several boxes typical of Rule 5 picks, including generating ground balls at a rate of 53.5% with a K-BB mark of 24.8%. He mixes five pitches in a cut-ride four-seam fastball, a sinker, slider, changeup and sweeper. His primary pitch is the cut four-seam fastball, which sits 95-97 mph and touches 98 at peak. It features ride and moderate cut from a five-and-a-half foot release height with flat plane and plus extension for his 5-foot-10 frame. Rojas’ primary breaking ball is his upper-80s cutter that generates solid miss rates. The changeup and sweeper are near antipodes of each other, with each moving a foot opposite of the other. Rojas throws lots of strikes, has power and unique release traits. His lack of upper-minors experience, however, might prevent him from being selected.

I still think the Jays should've protected Pinango, man... it would suck to lose him to be honest. BA has him as a Rule 5 Target... Yohendrick Piñango, OF, Blue Jays Piñango is one of the best available hitters in the Rule 5 draft. He has an excellent combination of solid upper-level production—.258/.361/.430 with 14 home runs between Double-A and Triple-A—with nearly impeccable analytical data. He hits the ball as hard as almost anyone in the minors—92 mph average EV and a 109 mph 90th EV—and he does it with well-above-average contact rates and solid swing decisions. Piñango is a left fielder only, and he’s a fringy defender there. That’s a profile that doesn’t get picked all that often, but there are few 23-year-old lefthanded hitters like this in the Rule 5 draft.

Robert Murray as the source, noice.

Where does his salary show it's 7M? I can't find it at all on twitter, just the 1 year deal, that would be less money than what we're paying Straw, lol.

Pagan's going back to Cincy...

It would be a Festivus Miracle if Boss Atkins could move his contract.

I was checking out his substack earlier, this guy is fascinating.

Actually, it's Ryu's former interpreter Bryan Lee, he's working in our international scouting department in Korea, he's been a part of the Lauer/Moon and now Ponce signings.

No way Little is a DFA candidate, and Jimenez has no more options, he needs to be added to the 26 man roster, he can't be sent to Buffalo unless they designate him and that would surely be a mistake and he'd be claimed, I have no doubt about that, Steamer600 projects this guy as a 2 win ballplayer, he's league min and valuable, no more IKF's please. Just my 2 cents...and as mentioned we have room on the 40. Re-sign Bo and add a high leverage arm and we're gravy. 😉 ETA: Move Straw and Clase for IFA money or something. Loperfido can be our 5th OF'er at League minimum, 7M+ for a 5th OFer is senseless. Lukes can even play CF in a pinch.

Yeah, that ain't happening, they want to shed payroll. And it would involve a lot more than that.

Bullpen, I'd be shocked if he pitches out of the pen?

So it was the Jays that added the 3rd year, sweet. lol

Holy s***, noice!

lol... geez, man. I hope it works out for him, seems like an alright guy.

Likely, not sure about term though. Someone going the extra year gets him though. Also, I'm not sure BNS knows what he's talking about. 😜

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No problem, man! I forgot to post it, until you liked my post earlier, lol.

Anonymous 5 days ago Did you find out any intel in who looked good in the Florida Bridge league? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Not really they didn't play a lot so many of the outside looks were limited. Anonymous 5 days ago Who are some names to throw out as breakout candidates? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago The team loves Jake Casey (son of Sean Casey) and I think Hechavarria and Buckman are good names on the pitching side. What we get from Bullard and Piasentin could be interesting. Fitz Magic 5 days ago Arjun lit the world on fire in Apr & May but was dog bleep the rest of the year. Interesting reversal from 2024. Any reason for the drop & starts 2026 where? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago He really started catching everything far too out front, so it was a lot of weak contact off the end of the bat. While his whiff rate climbed a little over the bad period he didn't strike out a ton. Both times he's struggled now it's been timing stuff in the swing. I have a feeling Nimmala generally is going to be up and down. Fitz Magic 5 days ago Johnny King is a strikeout machine but also walks alot. Control is obviously a concern but I'm more concerned with finding a 3rd pitch, can he stay a SP? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I think with his power and feel for spin there's a pathway to add onto his arsenal. I think you have to take 2025 for what it was, a really promising debut where King struggled at times to find the zone but never got hit. That's something to build off of. Will he start? I'm not ruling it out. David Cone 5 days ago Jojo being a 25 draft pick from Mississippi can he replicate the 24 draft pick from Mississippi & also shoot to the top of the prospect rankings in short order? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I don't think he's that type of player. Doesn't have the upside or athletic ability Griffin does. Anonymous 5 days ago How excited as a Jays fan should I be about Juan Sanchez, future top 100 prospect? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Pretty excited he's the first legit looking IFA hit in awhile. I'd say since Orelvis but that went really bad the last two years. Anonymous 5 days ago What is your outlook on Coronado? Is there anything in there that could let him get to some power and lift the profile? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago We'll see on the power but more than likely this is a hit tool driven profile and you hope he gets to 40 power. Anonymous 5 days ago Jays had big hopes for Enmanuel Bonilla giving him over 4 million and he can’t get over the Mendoza line. Any hope there, what happened to him? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago He can't make enough contact and the holes in his swing are getting exposed. David Cone 5 days ago The Tiedemann TJ in July 24 hurt, did you hear any updates? 40 man add is positive but was hoping he’d throw in the AFL like Painter did last year. Geoff Pontes 5 days ago He'll likely be handled with care early on this season. Anonymous 5 days ago How should we set our expectations for Parker this season? What would a successful first pro season look like? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago He hits in the Florida State League and ends up in Vancouver by the all-star break. Jordan M 5 days ago If you had to put a number (1-10) for the chance of Arjun Nimmala becoming a Willy Adames type player, what would you say? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago 6, I think I liked Nimmala's overall bat more at this point but thought Adames had the better hit tool. Fitz Magic 5 days ago Geoff props to you. Thanks for answering all the questions. Fantastic job thanks for firing off so many responses today! Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Thanks! Anonymous 5 days ago Geoff, did you see Victor Arias after his promotion to New Hampshire? Was he close to the top ten? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Yes, I saw him for a handful of games but I've seen a lot over the last few years on the backfields and in Dunedin. Nice player. The groundballs are an issue and he had shoulder surgery late/after the season, I'm not positive on the date of the surgery. I don't think he'll get taken in the rule 5 but as a rule I don't put currently unprotected players in the R5. Gerd 5 days ago Geoff, Adam Macko or Fernando Perez? Who are you taking? (who will have the better career?) Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Perez, I think he has a chance to stick as a starter, even if it's more in the No. 5-6 type of depth role. Anonymous 5 days ago Yesavage has 60 control? LAD/NYY chases aside, he doesn't throw enough strikes. The 2nd time around MLB, he may find hitters tougher to fool. Rebuttal welcome. Geoff Pontes 5 days ago That was a typo in the report, it might be fixed now. I have him with average (50) control, as noted in the report. You'll also see that our tweet around 10 AM had the correct 50 control grade. So we agree! Anonymous 5 days ago Any news on how Jojo Parker performed in the bridge league? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Not really, they played very little in bridge league compared to other teams. Anonymous 5 days ago Jake Cook intrigues me, is there any reason he wasn’t assigned to an affiliate like many of the other draftees for the Jays? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago My understanding is they had some stuff that wanted to work on. I think it's important to keep in mind he also played more baseball the last year than he had since high school. Anonymous 5 days ago How concerning was the stuff we saw from Arjun last year? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Not as concerning as you'd think based on the performance. It was a bad contact and timing issue, not a making contact and missing issue. That's fixable, the rest of the supporting skills are still above-average or better. Anonymous 5 days ago About the 2025 draft class, which players can be starters? I don't know much about guys like Dylan Watts, Karson Ligon, Trace Baker and Noah Palmese Karl of Delaware 5 days ago Would Juaron Watts-Brown have broken into the Jay's top ten had he not been traded to the Orioles? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I think he could have snuck in the 8-10 range. William Ashley 5 days ago Does JoJo Parker have a path to playing SS long term in MLB or is the defense a real concern? What kind of offensive upside can we expect? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Defense is a concern but I think he could move to third and be solid there. Anonymous 5 days ago You're killin' me, Geoff, Juan Sanchez won't be a part of a future Jays' lineup? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Calm down he's only going to be 21 at that point. He's a mid-season callup and will hit 50 home runs in 50 games. Canada will be then be renamed "Sanchezian" Ian 5 days ago What’s the outlook for Ricky. When does he look to return and how ready is he? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I think we see him in spring and maybe he's held back for a month before pitching at an affiliate. They're taking it very slow and conservative with him. My understanding is it will be a lot of shorter outings, 1-2 innings at first. Gerd 5 days ago Josh Kasevich had an injury filled season but even when healthy in the AFL he didn't show much. How much has he slipped in your rankings this year? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Quite a bit, it was disappointing and he's really just struggled to say on the field. He was left unprotected for the Rule 5 draft and probably goes unselected. Anonymous 5 days ago The Jays put 2nd round $$$ into Blaine Bullard in the 12 round. Anything to add to his optimistic pre draft report? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Elite athlete with bat-to-ball skills and defensive ability. He's not that different from Jake Cook archetype wise. Need to see if he can hit and perhaps add a little power. Anonymous 5 days ago Any word on when Jared Spencer will return? Also, what are your kind thoughts on Silvano Hechavarria? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Spencer is TBD but it wouldn't shock me if we don't see him until 2027. I like Hechavarria pretty good fastball with ride and run and average velocity. Average slider and changeup. He has a shot for three 50 pitches with above-average command, that could play at the back of a rotation. Anonymous 5 days ago Do you know anything about Seojun Moon? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Not a ton outside of good size, feel for spin and remaining velocity projection. Likely will sit outside of the T30 but maybe gets a mention in the 31-40 section. It's just hard to know how it will translate, but he looks like an interesting prospect. Though $1.5 million is a pretty big number. Anonymous 5 days ago Who are some lower level pitchers who can have a Gage Stanifer esque rise this year? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I don't think that there is one, maybe Messina can do that. Anonymous 5 days ago What happened to Carson Messina? There was lots of praise about his fastball-breaking ball combo going into the year. Is he injured, and what is his outlook? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Health was the issue there, still has some upside and could develop into a back of the rotation type. Anonymous 5 days ago Thoughts on Sean Keys? I see him getting quite a bit of hype and it looks like power was beginning to take off at the end of the season Geoff Pontes 5 days ago The underlying numbers were really good all year, he had some weird bad luck stuff (a lot of Vancouver hitters did), he's still on the Top 30 for the combo of contact, swing decisions and power. Anonymous 5 days ago What's your opinion on Victor Arias & Hechavarria's future outlook? Also, have you heard anything about Bastardo? Was supposed to pitch in the AFL but didn't. Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Bastardo I'm told they just decided to take it easy, the Jays took a fairly conservative approach this year with their cache of injured pitchers. I think Arias is a good fourth outfielder and Hechavarria is a No. 4-5 type of starter. Anonymous 5 days ago Thoughts on Yondrei Rojas? The stats were bonkers this year with ground balls, swing and miss, no hard contact, good control Geoff Pontes 5 days ago The stuff is so good, he'll end up in a rule 5 preview but I don't think he'll get taken. Then again he blows up our stuff model. Anonymous 5 days ago Thoughts on Juan Sanchez, Jared Spencer and Jake Cook? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Love Sanchez's combination of feel to hit and power, I'm less sold on him sticking on the left side of the infield. Spencer was a flier, he's dealing with a serious injury and there's no expectations at the moment. Cook I think is the sleeper name from this last class, there's a lot to like, even if he likely never hits for much power. Anonymous 5 days ago Love the prospect chats and been an annual subscriber for 20 years now. I wanted to ask about DSL Jays. Are there any others beside Sanchez that caught your eye Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Elaineiker Coronado has really interesting plate skills, only ran an 8.1% zone whiff this year. Anonymous 5 days ago Outside of Juan Sanchez was there any DSL names to keep track of? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago It's probably a limited power profile but Elaineiker Coronado Anonymous 5 days ago Who’s a prospect that’s not currently in the top 10 that you expect to make in next year Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Blaine Bullard, I think if he hits he could make a pretty sizeable jump. Anonymous 5 days ago Jake Casey looked real solid after the draft in Dunedin, do you expect to see him added to the back half of the 30? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago 100% he will be on the Top 30. The team and scouts liked him, so he'll probably fit into the 21-30 range. Anonymous 5 days ago Is there any hope for Landen Maroudis? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago It's up for debate. If he can get back to the guy that was 93-96 mph with two good breaking balls in 2024 spring training I'd say so but he hasn't shown that since. Anonymous 5 days ago Which prospects have a legitimate chance of impacting the 2026 roster? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Well I'll put Yesavage in the free space on the bingo card haha. After that it could be Tiedemann in relief later in the season and RJ Schreck as well. Bloss could also see some time late in the season once he's fully back. The lingering one is Pinanago who they brought back as a MiLB FA but left unprotected for R5. Will be interesting to see what happens there as the bat is ready but he's only passable defensively. Anonymous 5 days ago Any chance either Schreck or Pinango debut next year? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I think both will debut, they were reluctant to protect Pinango, I wonder if that's because his style of player is rarely taken in Rule 5. He probably is up first if still with the Jays. Anonymous 5 days ago What's the likelihood of Cook being able to parlay his otherworldly speed into stolen base success? I'm jazzed about his potential to be a force atop a lineup. Geoff Pontes 5 days ago We shall see, he's had so little time as a position player I wonder if it's an experience thing. We'll see but he's the fastest player I've ever scouted. I was getting sub-3.6 home to first on bunts. Anonymous 5 days ago Does Johan Simon have the potential to be a factor in the Jays' bullpen at some point? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Possibly as a groundball machine type. His sinker is just impossible to elevate. Anonymous 5 days ago I'm intrigued by what appears to be yet another emerging arm in the system, Troy Guthrie. Does the organization intend to develop him as a starter? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago It's very low power (sitting 88-90 T92) but he has solid fastball shape and extension. It's an upper-70s two-plane curveball and a changeup. Command is the carrying tool, we'll see if he can build up and add velo. Anonymous 5 days ago I know this is (potentially) down the road, but any thoughts on Angel Montas? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Very large LHH with big power, high likelihood of playing 1B. He’s still a couple classes away from signing Ian 5 days ago Thoughts on Jared Spencer? Had 2RP hype before the shoulder injury. If that’s right he seems like a high ceiling arm Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Yes, but there's a lot of worry about him ever returning to health. He's a high risk/high reward type with a low percentage of getting back to what he was. Anonymous 5 days ago Does JoJo Parker have the necessary hitting ability and maturity to make a big jump in year one like Konnor Griffin? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago He doesn't have the athletic engine to be Griffin. I think you're looking more at a Colt Emerson type with a touch more power and a little less defense. An above-average hit/power third baseman is a good ceiling role fit for Parker. Anonymous 5 days ago How good is Johnny King and is he on the level of other top young arms out of HS like Ryan Sloan? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago For me personally I think he's right there with Sloan, I think I like his fastball more than Sloan's maybe by a full grade. David 5 days ago What does the underlying data look like on Connor O’Halloran and could he be a riser? Blue Jay born in Canada! Geoff Pontes 5 days ago It's a low-90s four-seam with moderate ride from a really low release height (5 feet flat) and decent plane but well below-average extension. Mixes a low-80s cut-slider. Pretty meh data. David 5 days ago Is Ricky Tiedemann destined for the bullpen due to his injury history and offerings at this point? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago In the short term yes, but I still think he can start. Anonymous 5 days ago Is it possible the struggles of Sean Keys can be attributed to his big jump from low level D1 to pro ball, and is his in game power promising? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I think a lot of it was bad luck on balls in play. The underlying data was really strong. Anonymous 5 days ago I know that BA was fairly high on Trey Yesavage when the Jays drafted him, but does his postseason performance raise his ceiling for you even more Geoff Pontes 5 days ago No I think we still view him the same as we did. Mid-rotation arm with big strikeout upside. Anonymous 5 days ago Does Juan Sanchez have 30 HR upside Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Yes! I think so the high end power is there, just simply a matter of getting to it consistently, which will come. John 5 days ago How much does King’s FB movement translate to higher levels, and do evaluators see his FB/CB combo as SP2 potential with better strike-throwing? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I don't know about SP2 but that fastball and breaking ball combo will play. My guess is he adds some sort of slider/cutter variant in the next few years potentially even both. Anonymous 5 days ago Thoughts on Tim Piasentian? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I have very little at this point that go beyond his draft report. Anonymous 5 days ago Do you know anything about Jordan Rich, wasn’t really anything out there and it’s interesting he signed as a high school kid Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Good athlete, runs well, has some loft in the swing already and played high level high school ball. He's an interesting sleeper. Anonymous 5 days ago What are one pitcher and position player to watch for in the 26 season coming from both int signings and the 2025 mlb rule 4 draft? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Jake Cook on the position side and Micah Bucknam on the pitching side. Anonymous 5 days ago Curious to know what the scouts thoughts on Silvano Hechavarria are Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Back end starter with above-average command and three average pitches. Anonymous 5 days ago With the FCL Bluejays winning a championship for the first time, who are some names to monitor from that team Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Yorman Lincourt, Andres Arias, Troy Guthrie. Anonymous 5 days ago You think Gage Stanifer can become a midrotation starter? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I have him as No. 4 starter at the moment, but with an improvement in command I think that's possible. Anonymous 5 days ago What are your thoughts on Silvano Hechavarria and Austin Cates? Both impressed me down in A-ball, but do you think they stick as starters as they move forward? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Hechavarria I do and Cates I feel ends up in the pen. Anonymous 5 days ago Does Marc Tramuta’ hire as Director of Amateur Scouting has changed the overall philosophy of the org when it comes to drafting/developing? Geoff Pontes 5 days ago Yeah the proof has been in the pudding this was a good draft and they took a lot of athletes, nice to have some tools in this system. Anonymous 5 days ago What’s the notes on Andres Arias Geoff Pontes 5 days ago I don't know if he makes enough contact but the team really likes the all around skills, there's some sneaky pop in there too. Good information in this chat, enjoy!

So many upsets this weekend past.

Yeah, okay Shi. 🙄

I've spent the better part of this afternoon reading the butthurt in the MLBTR comments on Cease, pretty comical.

Good move by the O's with Helsley. He has some warts though lately.