Toronto Blue Jays top 10 prospect
| Player | Pos. | LVL | Age on opening day | Acquired | FV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Jojo Parker | SS | CPX | 19.6 | 2025 draft, round 1, 8th Ovr, Purvis HS (MS) | 50 |
| 2. Johnny King | LHP | A | 19.6 | 2024 draft, round 3, 95th Ovr, Naples HS (FL) | 50 |
| 3. Arjun Nimmala | SS | A+ | 20.4 | 2023 draft, round 1, 20th Ovr, Strawberry Crest HS (FL) | 45 |
| 4. Ricky Tiedemann | LHP | AAA | 23.6 | 2021 draft, round 3, 91 Ovr, Golden West College | 45 |
| 5. Gage Stanifer | RHP | AA | 22.3 | 2022 draft, round 19, 578th Ovr, Westfield HS (IN) | 45 |
| 6. Jake Cook | OF | CPX | 22.7 | 2025 draft, round 3, 81st Ovr, Southern Mississippi | 45 |
| 7. Yohendrick Pinango | OF | AAA | 23.8 | Via trade (CHC), 2018 international signing class, Venezuela | 45 |
| 8. RJ Schreck | OF | AAA | 25.7 | Via trade (SEA), 2023 draft, round 9, 277th Ovr, Vanderbilt | 45 |
| 9. Josh Kasevich | SS | AAA | 25.1 | 2022 draft, round 2, 60th Ovr, Oregon | 40 |
| 10. Victor Arias | OF | AA | 22.5 | 2019 international signing class, Venezuela | 40 |
Jojo Parker
The first pick in Toronto’s draft class at eighth overall, Parker was arguably the top riser in the class, going from a fringy second round pick with a shot at making it to campus at Mississippi State to then being a slam dunk top ten pick. The carrying tool for Parker is the advanced bat from the left side of the plate. It was some of the best bat to ball skills in amateur baseball a year ago with a lot of power projection as well in his 6’2” 200 pound frame. Parker was drafted as a shortstop but is more likely to land at third base long term as there isn’t too much athletic upside in his profile and his bat will play just fine at third. Based on Toronto’s recent top draft picks, Parker is likely to open his pro career at the Complex League for a cup of coffee before he plays the bulk of his season at Low-A Dunedin.
2. Johnny King
Headlined by Trey Yesavage, the Blue Jays used their first three picks in the 2024 draft on pitchers, the third of which was left-hander Johnny King. A Florida prep, King entered the system at a protectable 6’4” and 210 pounds and didn’t turn 18 until shortly after the draft. King immediately emerged as one of the top pitching prospects in the system upon his first pro season in 2025, striking out 39.5% of the batters he faced, a mark that ranked sixth among all Minor League pitchers that threw at least 50 innings. It’s a mid-90s fastball that sits roughly at 94 mph and plays up due to it’s carry and flatter approach angle. His high-70s to low-80s curveball is his breaking ball of choice which he really knows how to spin and gets a lot of whiffs on. He’s primarily a two-pitch pitcher but has flashed a changeup that needs work. There’s still a lot of risk in this profile as he needs to develop an offspeed offering, show improved command (13.9 BB%), and show he can handle a larger workload as he only threw 61.2 innings in 2025. Regardless, there’s a whole lot to dream on with King.
3. Arjun Nimmala
Nimmala was Toronto’s first round pick in the 2023 draft, coming in at 20th overall out of the Florida prep ranks. He hit his first real speed bump at High-A Vancouver in 2025 as he posted just a .694 OPS and a 92 wRC+. His 30.7 K% across the Complex League and Low-A Dunedin raised some red flags in 2024, but he was able to cut that down by nearly 10% in year two. However, the impact that set him apart from the rest of the prep shortstops in that 2023 class simply didn’t translate against the tougher pitching at High-A. It’s unlikely that it will ever be a great hit tool, but having just turned 20 years old, there’s remaining power projection, so running it back at High-A in 2026 is in no way a bad thing for Nimmala. He’s a plus defender at shortstop which takes the pressure off the bat, so he doesn’t need to mash for him to advance through the system.
4. Ricky Tiedemann
Had it not been for a number of injuries that has sidelined the left-handed Tiedemann, there would be no reason for him to still be a prospect. Elbow surgery sidelined him for all of 2025 and a portion of 2024 and has not thrown more than 50 innings in a season since his pro debut in 2022 in which he advanced as high as Double-A New Hampshire. He struck out 38.9% of hitters in that 2022 season in which he threw across three levels, and while it was a shorter 2023 campaign, he struck out 44.1% of hitters in 44 innings of work as he advanced as high as Triple-A Buffalo. There’s no telling what his arsenal looks like after not having thrown in a game in over a year and a half, but prior to the elbow injury, it was an elite mid-90s fastball which really carried the pitch mix and played up due to its metrics and his release traits. His slider and changeup also flashed plus prior to the injury and should be enough to round out his arsenal as a starter. Tiedemann is expected to be stretched out this spring and his most likely path to the big leagues in 2026 is through a bullpen role as he needs to show he can handle a starter’s workload before he steps into that role and has a lot of room to improve with his command.
5. Gage Stanifer
A late round pick success in the 2022 draft, 19th rounder Gage Stanifer enjoyed a true breakout season in 2025. After spending all of 2023 at the Complex League and then all of 2024 at Low-A Dunedin, Stanifer advanced as high as Double-A New Hampshire in 2025. His 35.5 K% led all qualified (100 innings in full-season ball) Minor League pitchers while opposing hitters hit only .182 off of him, a mark that ranked fourth. His 110 innings pitched was nearly double his career high in innings prior to 2025 so there’s now more confidence that the 6’3”, 205 pound right-hander can handle a full season’s workload. He also decreased his 18.1 BB% in 2024 to 12.8 in 2025, so the command trended in the right direction as well. The arsenal consists of a mid-90s fastball with more of a two-seam shape that he can locate at the top of the zone for whiffs or run in on the hands of right-handed hitters to induce soft contact. The mid-80s slider is his go-to out pitch and main whiff inducer while his changeup flashes plus and is a true out-getter against left-handed hitters. Stanifer also gets some deception from his delivery, featuring short, quick arm action that makes it hard for hitters to pick the ball up out of his hand.
6. Jake Cook
A third round pick out of Southern Miss a year ago, the 6’3”, 185 pound left-handed hitting Cook accrues most of his value as a prospect with his plus-plus speed. He has showcased top of the line home-to-first and 60-yard dash times throughout his amateur career, and it’s his speed that helps him project as a plus center fielder. On top of the game-changing speed, he features a pretty strong arm as well as he entered the college ranks as a two-way player who was up to 96 mph on the mound. At the plate, Cook is very much so a hit over power profile, displaying elite contact rates without much power. He hit a total of three home runs for Southern Miss a year ago but also managed to walk significantly more than he struck out, which also highlights his solid plate approach that helps him get the most out of his bat. Cook has yet to make his professional debut and will turn 23 during the season. Players like this typically have a clear path to making it to the majors, but lack any All-Star upside.
7. Yohendrick Pinango
The left-handed hitting outfielder Pinango is a seasoned Minor Leaguer, signing with the Cubs out of Venezuela in 2018. Pinango joined Toronto’s farm system in 2024 as he was a part of Chicago’s trade package for Toronto’s Nate Pearson at the trade deadline. His development as a prospect has been a longer process as he’s struggled to stay consistent across levels, but the tools to be a successful big leaguer are there. He features excellent bat speed and makes enough contact for it to count as he hit a career high 15 home runs in 131 games between Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo. He revamped his plate approach after joining Toronto’s system in 2024, and it has shown as he’s seen a distinct difference in his walk rates. Defensively, Pinango has enough athleticism that he’s not going to be a net-negative in the outfield, but his lack of range and arm strength has already limited to left field in the upper minors.
8. RJ Schreck
Fifth year college seniors aren’t typically favored by draft models, but the Seattle Mariners were willing to use their ninth round pick in the 2023 draft on RJ Schreck after he hit 14 home runs and posted a 48/32 BB/K in the SEC at Vanderbilt. He turned 23 years old days after the draft which limited his ceiling as a prospect right off the bat. However, his tools managed to hold up in his first full pro season in 2024 in which he was traded to Toronto at the deadline for Justin Turner. Between High-A Everett (Mariners), Double-A Arkansas (Mariners), and Double-A New Hampshire, the left-handed hitting Schreck hit 17 home runs with a 139 wRC+ and a 15.7 BB% to a 16.5 K%. In his first full season in Toronto’s system in 2025, he followed up his 2024 campaign with 18 home runs, a 143 wRC+, 16.4 BB%, and a 21.3 K% in 105 games between Low-A Dunedin, Double-A New Hampshire, and Triple-A Buffalo. It’s a great plate approach that wouldn’t be described as passive despite the high walk numbers due to his solid contact skills. There isn’t too much juice in the bat as his double-digit home run totals are more so a product of game power than raw power. He turns 26 this summer so there isn’t much more to project on other than that he’s a high-floor left-handed bat that can handle left-handed pitching. Schreck bounced between center field and right field in Buffalo in 2025, but he’s more than likely limited to a corner who can cover center in a pinch.
9. Josh Kasevich
A glove-first shortstop, the right-handed hitting Kasevich was a second round pick to the Blue Jays out of Oregon in 2022. The 6’1”, 200 pound shortstop battled injury in 2025, so his final stat line was not indicative of what he provides as a prospect. In a 41 game sample at Triple-A Buffalo in 2024, Kasevich hit .325 with an .815 OPS, but posted just a .456 OPS in 29 games for Buffalo in 2025 after returning from injury. He makes a lot of contact as he’s never struck out more than 15% of the time so you can count on there at least being a baseline level hit tool when he’s healthy. He really lacks power and doesn’t make up for it with speed as he didn’t leave the yard once in 2025 and has homered only 10 times in his professional career while stealing just 24 bases across parts of four seasons. Though there are some offensive tools, his value as a big leaguer will come from his glove for the most part. He’s managed to stick at shortstop for the majority of his time in pro ball, featuring excellent range, an above-average arm, a solid internal clock and instincts, and 80-grade makeup. It’s going to be hard for him to produce offensively at the big league level, but a slam dunk shortstop with “glue-guy” traits deserves some consideration on a top ten organizational prospect list
10. Victor Arias
A 2019 international signee out of Venezuela, Arias has spent five seasons in Toronto’s system but is still only 22 and won’t turn 23 until later in the season. He spent two full seasons in the Dominican Summer League before coming state side where he was pushed as high as Double-A New Hampshire right after he turned 20. It wasn’t until 2024 that he finally broke out as a prospect to follow. In 87 games between Low-A Dunedin and High-A Vancouver that year, he hit eight home runs while stealing 18 bases and posted a 141 wRC+. Across a full season between High-A and Double-A in 2025, his production backed up a bit, but there are still tools present in his bag. He matched his stolen base total from 2024, making it three straight seasons with at least 15 steals despite only clearing 100 games in a season once. It’s a fringy arm in the outfield, but he has enough speed and range in center where he made 75 starts in 2025 and has a good chance to stick as an above-average defender. The bat has work to do in both the power and contact department, but neither tool is unplayable and his plate approach is good enough to keep the offensive profile afloat as he consistently draws walks at a higher rate. Standing at 5’9”, there isn’t too much physically to dream on but Arias can impact the game in more ways than one.
