DUNEDIN, Fla. -- You’ve already gotten a sneak peek at the future of the Blue Jays recently, with so many of their regulars off competing at the World Baseball Classic. Now, you’ll get to see how the Blue Jays’ best prospects stack up against the rest of baseball.
Here’s what you need to know about Spring Breakout:
What is Spring Breakout?
In 2026, MLB Spring Breakout will again be a four-day event showcasing baseball’s future -- the current stars of Minor League Baseball – in 16 exhibition games played between teams composed of each MLB organization’s top prospects. The third edition will be held from March 19-22 at Grapefruit and Cactus League stadiums during Spring Training.
In 2027, Spring Breakout will be expanded into a single-elimination tournament format, with champions being crowned in both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues.
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- Watch games & highlights
- Complete coverage: 2024 | 2025 | 2026
When is the Blue Jays’ game?
The Blue Jays face the Phillies on Saturday, March 21, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET. This is a road game, but it’s a short trip from Dunedin over to the Phillies’ home in Clearwater at BayCare Ballpark.
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Notable position players
SS JoJo Parker (No. 2 prospect) -- Toronto’s eighth overall pick from the 2025 Draft, Parker brings an exciting combination of talent and maturity, the perfect recipe for a prospect who could move quickly. At 19, he’s already one of the best bats in the system.
SS Arjun Nimmala (No. 3) -- The Blue Jays’ 2023 first-round Draft pick bulked up over the offseason, better preparing himself for the grind of a long season. We know Nimmala has top-end talent, but this is the season for him to put up numbers across a full six months.
3B/SS Juan Sanchez (No. 7) -- If you don’t know the name already, you’re about to. Just 18 years old, Sanchez is a gifted hitter with maturity at the plate. It’s already easy to envision Sanchez and Parker playing alongside one another as they climb the ladder.
OF Jake Cook (No. 11) -- Don’t blink. Cook is the fastest player in the organization, an absolutely incredible athlete who the Blue Jays drafted in the third round a year ago. He needs some fine-tuning, but Cook may be the most exciting project in this system.
Notable pitchers
The Blue Jays have No. 1 prospect Trey Yesavage in their initial 40-player pool, which would be fascinating to see after he starred in the World Series run. There’s serious talent brewing behind him, too:
RHP Gage Stanifer (No. 6) -- Stanifer was also overshadowed by Yesavage at times in 2025, but he deserves his own spotlight. Stanifer struck out 161 batters over 110 innings and could pitch his way into the big league conversation for 2027 with a strong season.
RHP Silvano Hechavarria (No. 14) -- The big Cuban right-hander signed as a 21-year-old in 2024 and has taken big strides each season. Hechavarria could easily pitch himself into the top-10 prospects list in this system in 2026.
LHP Javen Coleman (No. 23) -- A nondrafted gem from 2025, Coleman is strictly a reliever and could blaze through the system if he keeps pitching like he did in his debut, where he posted a 3.00 ERA with 85 strikeouts over 54 innings.
Roster details
To accommodate the player movement involved with the World Baseball Classic and to create greater flexibility for clubs and farm directors, Spring Breakout rosters are being constructed in two phases in 2026. Clubs initially submit a preliminary 40-man player pool on Thursday, March 5, which will then be pared down to the official 23-27 man rosters on March 18.
The preliminary 40-man player pools consist of the team’s Top 30 prospects, as determined by MLB Pipeline, minus any injured players, players on a Dominican Summer League roster or players on the 40-man roster who have elected not to participate. The pools also include 10 or more additional unranked prospects submitted by the club to replace the above ranked prospects who are not participating.
Preliminary 40-man player pool (Blue Jays Top 30 Prospects list):
PITCHERS (19)
Brandon Barriera, LHP, No. 22
Jake Bloss, RHP, No. 8
Micah Bucknam, RHP, No. 18
Austin Cates, RHP, NR
Javen Coleman, LHP, No. 23
Daniel Guerra, RHP, NR
Silvano Hechavarria, RHP, No. 14
Johnny King, LHP, No. 4
Adam Macko, LHP, No. 21
Landen Maroudis, RHP, NR
Carson Messina, RHP, No. 28
Fernando Perez, RHP, No. 16
Nolan Perry, RHP, NR
Grant Rogers, RHP, No. 30
Yondrei Rojas, RHP, NR
Jared Spencer, LHP, No. 27
Gage Stanifer, RHP, No. 6
Ricky Tiedemann, LHP, No. 5
Trey Yesavage, RHP, No. 1/MLB No. 12
CATCHERS (3)
Edward Duran, C, No. 19
Aaron Parker, C, NR
Brandon Valenzuela, C, No. 24
INFIELDERS (10)
Cutter Coffey, 3B, No. 25
Josh Kasevich, SS, No. 13
Sean Keys, 3B/1B, No. 17
Charles McAdoo, 3B/1B, No. 26
Arjun Nimmala, SS, No. 3/MLB No. 77
JoJo Parker, SS, No. 2/MLB No. 45
Tim Piasentin, 3B, No. 20
Adrian Pinto, INF, No. 29
Josh Rivera, SS, NR
Juan Sanchez, 3B, No. 7
OUTFIELDERS (8)
Victor Arias, OF, No. 12
Jace Bohrofen, OF, NR
Blaine Bullard, OF, No. 15
Jake Casey, OF, NR
Jake Cook, OF, No. 11
Eddie Micheletti, OF, NR
Yohendrick Pinango, OF, No. 10
RJ Schreck, OF, No. 9