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Spring Breakout offers lessons, growth for Blue Jays' top prospects

@KeeganMatheson
March 16, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 16, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 15, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 14, 2024

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Collection of young arms bodes well for Blue Jays' future

March 11, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 9, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 7, 2024

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Here's the Blue Jays' Spring Breakout roster

@KeeganMatheson
March 7, 2024

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

T.J. Brock highlights

March 6, 2024

Sam Shaw highlights

March 6, 2024

Yhoangel Aponte highlights

March 6, 2024

Fernando Perez highlights

March 6, 2024

CJ Van Eyk highlights

March 6, 2024

Here are the Blue Jays' 2024 Top 30 prospects

@KeeganMatheson
March 4, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 3, 2024

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

Kikuchi fine tunes changeup in final simulated game
@KeeganMatheson
March 3, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
March 1, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
February 29, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
February 23, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2024

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'

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2024

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

@KeeganMatheson
February 5, 2024

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For Tiedemann, can potential meet production?

@KeeganMatheson
January 29, 2024

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Toronto agrees to terms with trio of international prospects

@jesus_cano88 and @JesseABorek
January 15, 2024

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

Martinez, Tiedemann knocking on the door to Toronto
@JoeTrezz
November 20, 2023

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