Spring Breakout offers lessons, growth for Blue Jays' top prospects
TAMPA, FLA. -- Saturday’s Spring Breakout game was a glimpse of the Blue Jays’ future, combining Top 30 prospects who could help the big league club in 2024 and those who are still miles down the road. It’s a future that the Blue Jays hope won’t include as many 9-1
LIVE: Blue Jays-Yankees Spring Breakout
On Saturday, March 16, the Yankees will host the Blue Jays in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. These AL East rivals aren’t just getting a look at one another’s far-away futures, either. This game is stacked with players who could impact the
Tiedemann's talent is clear. Now, he's focused on the details
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- You’ve already seen the exciting part of Ricky Tiedemann's rise, complete with the allure and mystique that only the next big thing can pull off. Now comes the boring part, which matters just as much. Tiedemann, the Blue Jays' No. 1 prospect per MLB Pipeline, is talented
10 prospects to watch in Toronto’s Spring Breakout
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Collection of young arms bodes well for Blue Jays' future
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Since the Blue Jays drafted David Wells and Jimmy Key in the second and third rounds in 1982, they haven't signed another left-handed pitcher who blossomed into an All-Star as a starter in Toronto. But that drought could soon come to an end. On MLB Pipeline's recently
Tiedemann's spring debut gives electric glimpse of near future
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Once or twice each spring, if you’re lucky, you can step into a sun-baked time machine and peek a few months into the future. Ricky Tiedemann made his first start of the spring on Saturday afternoon against the Phillies, playing in front of a defense that manager
Inbox: Answering questions on rotation injuries, depth in Spring Training
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Here's the Blue Jays' Spring Breakout roster
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- With so many prospects beginning to knock on the door at the same time, the Blue Jays need one to kick the door down. This wave of prospects will be represented well in the Blue Jays’ Spring Breakout game on Saturday, March 16, at 4:05 p.m. ET
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Here are the Blue Jays' 2024 Top 30 prospects
The 2023 season wasn’t exactly a raging success for the Blue Jays’ farm system, but for an organization trying to make the most of a window that won’t stay open forever, it’s all about producing present-day value. The breakout star of 2023, Davis Schneider, represented just that. Schneider was everything
5 early Spring Training stats that stand out
This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson’s Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. It’s March. Let’s overreact. Spring Training numbers are meant to mislead you, but it all depends on whom we’re talking about. Veteran numbers
Tiedemann faces live hitters with return to game action on horizon
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- When the bus rides start to stretch beyond two hours in Spring Training, the most important action of the day often takes place back at the Blue Jays’ complex. After Alek Manoah was scratched from Sunday’s start down the coast in Fort Myers, the spotlight shifted back
Dallas joins prospects providing depth for Toronto's rotation
TAMPA, Fla. -- On a roster that already feels close to being set, save for a few competitions at the bottom of the chart, the Blue Jays’ rotation depth is spending a surprising amount of time in the spotlight. There’s been early hype and a couple of minor injuries, which
No. 7 prospect looks to power way to Majors
This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson’s Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Watch Alan Roden from the 2023 season, and you’d see a batting stance that could be used to screw a
No. 2 prospect Martinez following Encarnación's lead
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Two years ago, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. compared the Blue Jays' No. 2 prospect Orelvis Martinez to “a young Hanley Ramirez.” At a glance, it made sense. Martinez was a big, powerful kid trying to stay at shortstop, teasing us all with incredible flashes of power you rarely
Spring Breakout talent could impact Blue Jays sooner rather than later
DUNEDIN, FLA. -- The Blue Jays’ Spring Breakout game won’t just be a glimpse of the faraway future. On a roster leaning so heavily on improvements from within, the stars of tomorrow may need to arrive, well … tomorrow. Consider Spring Breakout the ultimate prospect showcase. Spread across four days
Bulked-up Tiedemann earning double takes: 'I feel completely ready to go'
DUNEDIN, FLA. -- On an early Spring Training morning two years ago, a Blue Jays pitching coach leaned in to whisper a question about a third-round teenager who’d never thrown a professional pitch. “Have you seen Ricky Tiedemann? Dude’s built like a Greek god,” they said. We were about to
How Toronto's backup infielders can make an impact in '24
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For Tiedemann, can potential meet production?
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Toronto agrees to terms with trio of international prospects
The Blue Jays are making a strong statement in the international market once again. According to industry sources, Toronto agreed to terms with catcher Franklin Rojas, shortstop Angel Guzman and outfielder Andres Arias as the 2024 signing period opened on Monday. The club has not yet confirmed the agreements. The
Here are the 2023 Blue Jays Organization All-Stars
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Toronto Blue Jays. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Buffalo: 76-72