Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.

Players

Jon Berti

Jon Berti
Toronto Blue Jays
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990
Troy, Michigan
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jonathon David Berti (born January 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Berti attended Troy High School in Troy, Michigan, where he played for the school's baseball team.[1] The Oakland Athletics selected Berti in the 36th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign. Berti enrolled at Bowling Green State University, where he played college baseball for the Bowling Green Falcons baseball team.[2] Berti set Falcons' single-season records with a .423 batting average, 93 hits, and tied the single-season record with six triples. His 17 career triples were also a record.[3]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Berti in the 18th round, with the 559th overall selection, of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[4] With the Vancouver Canadians of the Short Season-A Northwest League, he had 23 stolen bases, and hit .291 with 21 RBI.[5] In 2012, he played for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League and the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Advanced-A Florida State League (FSL). In 110 combined games, Berti hit .241 with 2 home runs, 40 RBI, and 34 stolen bases.[5] In 2013, Berti played for Dunedin and stole 56 bases, the most in the FSL.[6] That offseason, Berti played for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League (ABL) in the 2013–14 ABL season. He stole 31 bases in 46 games, setting an ABL record, and hit .309 with 18 RBI.[5] He stole another four bases in the 2013 Asia Series.[7]

In 2014, Berti played for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League. He stole 38 bases, was named an Eastern League All Star, and was assigned to the Arizona Fall League after the regular season.[8][9] He also set career-highs in games played (136), home runs (7), and RBI (50).[5] In the offseason, Berti played 20 games with the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, and batted .292 with 3 home runs, 8 RBI, and 6 stolen bases.[5] He would split time in 2015 with New Hampshire and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In 103 total games, he hit .249 with 3 home runs, 34 RBI, and 23 stolen bases.[5]

Berti was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 10.[11] He started the season with New Hampshire, and was assigned to Buffalo on April 27. Berti played in 86 total games in 2016, and hit .256 with four home runs, 33 RBI, and 36 stolen bases.[5]

Berti's father, Thomas, played in minor league baseball with the Detroit Tigers organization.[2][12]

Cavan Biggio

Cavan Biggio

Biggio with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in April 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
Second baseman
Born: (1995-04-11) April 11, 1995
Houston, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Cavan Thomas Biggio (born April 11, 1995) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Biggio attended St. Thomas High School in his hometown of Houston, Texas. He lettered four times in both baseball and football, and was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and chose to attend the University of Notre Dame.[13] In three seasons with the Fighting Irish, Biggio batted .272 with 15 home runs, 70 runs batted in, and 33 stolen bases.[14]

Biggio was considered a top prospect heading into the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round.[15] Biggio signed with the Blue Jays for the full draft slot bonus of $300,000 on June 17,[16][17][18] and was assigned to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. On July 26, Biggio was named an All-Star for Vancouver.[19] He would finish the 2016 season as a member of the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 62 games, Biggio would bat .273 with 26 RBI and 11 stolen bases. He also exhibited above-average plate discipline, walking 33 times while striking out 35 times.[20]

Biggio is the son of Patricia and Craig Biggio, who is a member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.[21] He has a brother, Conor, and a sister, Quinn.[13] Conor was a 34th round draft selection by the Houston Astros in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and as of 2016 worked as an intern in the Commissioner's Office.[22]

Ryan Borucki

Ryan Borucki

Borucki with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 72
Pitcher
Born: (1994-03-31) March 31, 1994
Mundelein, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Ryan J. Borucki (born March 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played for Mundelein High School before being drafted in the 15th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[23] He is ranked 14th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Borucki attended Mundelein High School in his hometown of Mundelein, Illinois. He was selected by the Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. Borucki pitched 6 innings in the GCL, posting a 1–0 record and a 3.00 ERA before undergoing Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the entire 2013 season.[23][25] In 2014, he pitched for the Bluefield Blue Jays and the Vancouver Canadians, and earned a combined record of 3–2, a 2.37 ERA, and 52 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched.[23] Borucki made only 3 appearances in the 2015 season, posting an 0–1 record, 3.18 ERA, and 7 strikeouts.[23] He was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season.[26] Borucki struggled with Dunedin, posting a 14.40 ERA through 6 starts before being assigned to the Class A Lansing Lugnuts. He fared much better with Lansing, making 20 starts and posting a 10–4 record, 2.41 ERA, and 107 strikeouts.[23] The Blue Jays added Borucki to their 40-man roster after the season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[27]

Wil Browning

Wil Browning
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1988-09-08) September 8, 1988
Sallis, Mississippi
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Wilson Charles Browning (born September 8, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Browning attended Kosciusko High School in Kosciusko, Mississippi, and later the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[28] He signed with the Blue Jays as an undrafted free agent in 2012, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. He pitched in 7 games, totalling 6 2⁄3 innings with a 1.35 earned run average (ERA) and 12 strikeouts before being promoted to the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League. He made 10 relief appearances for the team, pitching to a 0–1 win–loss record, 0.82 ERA, 16 strikeouts, and 4 saves in 11 total innings and was promoted again, this time to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. Browning would finish the 2012 season in Vancouver, making 5 appearances and posting a 1.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts in 6 innings pitched.[28] In 2013, he split time with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts and Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. Making 42 total appearances out of the bullpen, he pitched to a 4–3 record, 2.03 ERA, 81 strikeouts, and 4 saves in 62 innings.[28] Browning was a mid-season All-Star for Lansing in 2013.[29]

Browning began the 2014 season in Dunedin, and earned a late-season promotion to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. With Dunedin, he would post a 5–1 record, 1.65 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 43 2⁄3 innings. He struggled in his brief stint with New Hampshire, pitching to a 7.11 ERA in 6 1⁄3 innings.[28] Browning began the 2015 campaign with Dunedin, pitching as the team's closer. He would post a sterling 0.78 ERA, 40 strikeouts, and 22 saves in 31 appearances totaling 34 2⁄3 innings.[28] For the second time in his career, he was named a mid-season All-Star.[30] He finished the 2015 season with New Hampshire, where he improved upon his statistics from the previous season, posting a 3.86 ERA, 16 strikeouts, and 3 saves in 13 appearances.[28]

Browning was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 10.[11] He played the majority of the season with New Hampshire, and earned a late promotion to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In 47 total relief appearances, Browning pitched to a 3–2 record, 2.06 ERA, 64 strikeouts, and 10 saves in 52 1⁄3 innings.[28]

Hagen Danner

Hagen Danner
Toronto Blue Jays
Catcher
Born: (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998
Huntington Beach, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Hagen Jarrell Danner (born September 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 10th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

In 2011, Danner played for Ocean View Little League, the team representing his hometown of Huntington Beach, California in the Little League World Series. Ocean View defeated the team from Hamamatsu, Japan, by a score of 2–1 to win the Little League World Series Championship.[31] Danner batted .500 in the tournament, and hit a game-tying solo home run in the championship game. On the mound, he earned two wins and struck out 17 batters in 8 1⁄3 innings.[32] Danner later attended Huntington Beach High School, where he played both catcher and pitcher. In his senior season, he hit .350 with 12 home runs and 40 runs batted in (RBI), and went 11–1 with a 1.22 earned run average (ERA) and 92 strikeouts in 63 1⁄3 innings pitched, en route to being named California's high school player of the year by the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register.[33][34]

Danner was considered a top prospect at both pitcher and catcher heading into the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected as a catcher in the second round, 61st overall, by the Toronto Blue Jays.[35] On June 25, Danner signed for a $1.5 million bonus, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays on June 28.[36][37]

D. J. Davis

D. J. Davis
Toronto Blue Jays
Outfielder
Born: (1994-07-25) July 25, 1994
Wiggins, Mississippi
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Dylan Jaleel Davis (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Davis was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Stone County High School in Wiggins, Mississippi.[38][39] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Blue Jays that year.[40] He also played for the Bluefield Blue Jays and Vancouver Canadians, and batted a combined .250 with 5 home runs, 18 RBI, and 25 stolen bases.[41] He played the 2013 season with Bluefield, batting .240 and hitting 6 home runs with 25 RBI.[41] He was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to start the 2014 season, and spent the entire season there. In a career-high 121 games played, Davis batted .213 with 8 home runs and 52 RBI.[41] Davis remained with Lansing for the 2015 season, and set career-highs in several offensive statistics, including batting average (.282), hits (140), and RBI (59).[41] Davis was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season.[26] He had a disappointing campaign, hitting just .197 with one home run and 15 RBI in 83 games for Dunedin.[41] In the offseason, Davis was assigned to the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League (ABL).[42]

His father, Wayne Davis, also played in the Blue Jays organization.[43][44]

Matt Dean

Matt Dean
Toronto Blue Jays
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992
Edmond, Oklahoma
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Matthew Christopher Dean (born December 22, 1992) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Dean played high school baseball for The Colony High School and was drafted by Toronto in the 13th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[45] He played his first professional season in 2012 with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, where he batted .222 with 2 home runs and 24 RBI in 49 games.[45] Dean stayed in Bluefield for the 2013 season and greatly improved on his previous season, batting .338 with 6 home runs and 35 RBI over 63 games played.[45] He was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League for the 2014 season. In 113 games played for Lansing, Dean batted .281 with 9 home runs and 51 RBI.[45] Dean continued his progression through the minors in 2015, playing the entire season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. In a career-high 123 games played, he batted .253 with 14 home runs and 63 RBI.[45]

Dean was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 12.[46] He was assigned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to open the season. Dean played 65 games with the Fisher Cats, hitting .215 with five home runs and 28 RBI before going on the disabled list at the end of June. He played four games with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays as a rehab assignment, and finished the season with Dunedin. Dean appeared in 17 games in Advanced-A, and batted .237 with one home run and six RBI.[45]

Roemon Fields

Roemon Fields
Toronto Blue Jays
Center fielder
Born: (1990-11-28) November 28, 1990
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Roemon C. Fields (born November 28, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Fields attended Rainier Beach High School, and was not drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[47] He then attended Yakima Valley Community College for a year, before transferring to Bethany College in Kansas. In 2012, Fields was invited to take part in a pre-draft workout at Kauffman Stadium, but again went undrafted, and returned to Bethany College. In 2 seasons at Bethany, he batted .399 with 59 stolen bases.[48] After the 2013 collegiate season, Fields stopped playing baseball and worked at a Lids franchise in addition to delivering mail for the post office.[47]

Later in 2013, Fields' manager at Yakima invited him to participate in the 2013 World Baseball Challenge, as he was coaching the USA team.[48] Fields' batted .379 with 3 stolen bases in 8 games in the tournament,[48] earning him a contract offer with the Blue Jays organization.[47] Fields signed on August 27, 2013, and made his professional baseball debut with the Vancouver Canadians in 2014.[47] In 72 games, Fields hit .269 with one home run and 26 RBI.[49] He also established a new Canadians franchise record for stolen bases in a single season, with 48.[47]

Fields played in five spring training games for Toronto in 2015, and began the season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.[47][49] He advanced to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and then to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was returned to New Hampshire on August 12. In total for 2015, Fields played in 121 games and hit .262 with two home runs, 33 RBI, and 46 stolen bases.[49] Fields was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 12.[46] He was assigned to New Hampshire to open the 2016 minor league season.[26] In 130 games for the Fisher Cats, Fields hit .227 with four home runs, 32 RBI, and 44 stolen bases.[49]

Conner Greene

Conner Greene

Greene with the Dunedin Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1995-04-04) April 4, 1995
Santa Monica, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

James Conner Greene (born April 4, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 12th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Greene attended Santa Monica High School, where he posted a 1.63 ERA and 76 strikeouts in his senior year,[50] and was drafted by the Blue Jays in the seventh round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[51][52] He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2013 season, and pitched to a 1–1 record, 5.28 ERA, and 20 strikeouts in 30 2⁄3 innings.[51] Greene split the 2014 season with the GCL Blue Jays and the Bluefield Blue Jays, and posted a 3–4 record, 3.03 ERA, and 51 strikeouts in 59 1⁄3 innings pitched.[51]

Greene began the 2015 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, where he posted a 7–3 win–loss record, 3.88 ERA, and 65 strikeouts in 67 1⁄3 innings, before being promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.[51] He debuted for Dunedin on July 4 and took the loss, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits.[53] On August 6, Greene set a career-high in strikeouts, with 10, while pitching 7 shutout innings for Dunedin.[54] He was then promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and took the win in his debut on August 13, pitching 6 shutout innings against the Akron RubberDucks.[55] Greene made 26 starts in the 2015 season, posting a combined 12–7 record, 3.54 ERA, and 115 strikeouts in 132 1⁄3 innings.[51]

Greene was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 10.[11] Greene was assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season.[26] He was promoted to Double-A New Hampshire in early July, and pitched his first career complete game and shutout on July 26, defeating the Harrisburg Senators 1–0.[56] Greene made 27 total starts in 2016, and pitched to a 10–9 record, 3.51 ERA, and 99 strikeouts in a career-high 146 1⁄3 innings.[51] After the 2016 season, the Blue Jays assigned Greene to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[57] He made four starts for Mesa and struggled with his control, walking 11 batters in 10 total innings.[58]

Greene is an avid surfer, and has also worked as a model. He is friends with actor Charlie Sheen, and has made several appearances on the television series Anger Management.[59]

Danny Jansen

Danny Jansen
Toronto Blue Jays
Catcher
Born: (1995-04-15) April 15, 1995
Elmhurst, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Daniel Robert Jansen (born April 15, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 18th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Jansen attended Appleton West High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 16th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[60] He was assigned to the Rookie level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the season, appearing in 36 games and hitting .246 with 18 RBI. He showed great plate discipline that season, walking 21 times while striking out only 10 times.[60] In 2014, Jansen was promoted to the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays. In 38 games, he batted .282 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI.[60] Jansen was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts in 2015, and was placed on the disabled list on May 30.[60] He played 7 games in the Gulf Coast League for rehab, and rejoined Lansing in August. In 53 total games, he hit .210 with 5 home runs and 30 RBI.[60]

Jansen was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[10] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 12.[46] He was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season.[26] In 57 total games, Jansen hit .218 with one home run and 25 RBI in 2016.[60] After the 2016 season, the Blue Jays assigned Jansen to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[57] He appeared in 20 games for the Sox and hit .282 with 11 RBI and the first two triples of his professional career.[61][62]

Bradley Jones

Bradley Jones
Toronto Blue Jays
First baseman / Third baseman
Born: (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Bradley Christopher Jones (born June 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Jones attended Travelers Rest High School in his hometown of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, and played basketball in addition to baseball.[63][64] As a senior, he hit .409 with seven home runs and 24 runs batted in (RBI), and was named an Under Armour Preseason All-American.[64] Undrafted out of high school, he then went to the College of Charleston for two years. As a freshman, Jones played in 38 games as either an outfielder or the designated hitter, and hit .210 with one home run and eight runs batted in.[64] In his second and final collegiate season, Jones appeared in 57 games and batted .309 with 11 home runs and 45 RBI, and was named to the All-CAA second team.[64]

Jones was selected in the 18th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed with the team on June 14, 2016.[65] He received a $70,000 signing bonus,[66] and was assigned to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, where he remained for the entire 2016 minor league season. In 61 total games, Jones batted .291 with a league-leading 16 home runs and 55 RBI.[63][67] Jones also led the league in slugging percentage (.578) and total bases (137), and finished second in doubles, with 18.[67] Jones was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2017 minor league season,[63] and was named the Midwest League's top hitter for the month of April.[66]

Jason Leblebijian

Jason Leblebijian
Toronto Blue Jays
Infielder
Born: (1991-05-13) May 13, 1991
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jason Aram Leblebijian (born May 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Leblebijian attended Prospect High School, where he played basketball in addition to baseball. In his senior season, he batted .453 with 32 runs batted in (RBI).[68] Undrafted out of high school, Leblebijian attended Bradley University, playing three seasons for the Braves.[69] In 155 total games played, he hit .287 with six home runs and 76 RBI.[68]

Leblebijian was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 25th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft,[70] and was assigned to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays.[71] He would later be promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians and Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 58 total games played, Leblebijian hit .263 with two home runs and 24 RBI.[71] He would spend the majority of the 2013 season with Lansing, and also appeared in games for Vancouver and the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. Leblebijian batted .246 with two home runs and 21 RBI in 62 games.[71] He spent the entire 2014 season with the Lugnuts, appearing in 100 games and hitting .248 with five home runs and 48 RBI.[71]

In 2015, Leblebijian split time with Lansing and Dunedin, hitting .245 with nine home runs and 53 RBI in 100 games played.[71] In the offseason he played 44 games for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League (ABL), batting .324 with eight home runs and 42 RBI and was named the team's most valuable player.[71][72] Leblebijian made his Double-A debut in 2016, splitting the season between Dunedin and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In a career-high 127 games played, he hit .294 with 13 home runs and 55 RBI.[71] During the offseason Leblebijian appeared in 13 games for the Águilas del Zulia of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.[71]

Leblebijian was assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2017 season.[73] On June 29, Leblebijian was named the starting third baseman for the Triple-A All-Star Game.[74]

Justin Maese

Justin Maese

Maese with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996
El Paso, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Justin Alex Maese (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 15th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Maese attended Ysleta High School, where he excelled in both baseball and football, and later had his jersey in both sports retired by the school. In his senior season, Maese, who played quarterback, led Ysleta to a 7–4 record by throwing for 5,328 yards and 38 touchdowns. He was scouted by several nearby colleges, and ultimately signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Texas Tech University.[75]

Maese was drafted by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft,[76] and signed with the team for a $300,000 bonus.[77] Maese was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2015 season. In 35 2⁄3 total innings over 8 pitching appearances, he would post a 5–0 win–loss record, 1.01 earned run average (ERA), and 19 strikeouts.[76] Maese began the 2016 season with the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League, and was the team's Opening Day starter. He would pitch five innings in a 5–3 win over the Spokane Indians, yielding only one run on two hits, with six strikeouts and no walks.[75] In July, Maese was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. Maese pitched to a 4–6 record in 15 total starts in 2016, with a 2.94 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 82 2⁄3 innings.[76] Maese began the 2017 season with Lansing. On June 7, he was named a Midwest League All-Star.[78]

Tim Mayza

Tim Mayza
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1992-01-15) January 15, 1992
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Timothy Gerard Mayza (born January 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Mayza played baseball, basketball, and soccer for Upper Perkiomen High School in Red Hill, Pennsylvania.[79] As a sophomore, he threw a no-hitter.[79] In his final high school season, Mayza pitched to a 5–3 win–loss record, 2.73 earned run average (ERA), and 53 strikeouts in 51 innings pitched.[80] He signed a letter of intent to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania in November 2009.[80] In his final year with Millersville, Mayza posted an 11–3 record, 1.55 ERA, and 91 strikeouts in 98 2⁄3 innings.[81][82]

Mayza was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He received a $100,000 signing bonus and was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays to begin his professional career.[83][84] After three appearances in the Gulf Coast League, Mayza was promoted to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League. Mayza made 13 total appearances in 2013 and posted a 1–4 record, 7.76 ERA, and 27 strikeouts in 29 innings pitched.[84] In 2014, he split time between Bluefield and the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. In 26 2⁄3 innings, Mayza worked to a 2–4 record, 6.75 ERA, and 20 strikeouts.

Mayza pitched the entire 2015 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. He made 26 appearances for the Lugnuts, and posted a 3–2 record, 3.07 ERA, and 62 strikeouts in 55 2⁄3 innings pitched.[84] Mayza continued to progress through the Blue Jays organization, beginning the 2016 season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays. In June, he earned a promotion to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, where he finished the year. Mayza made a career-high 42 pitching appearances in 2016, and went 3–3 with a 2.25 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 64 total innings.[84] On January 19, 2017, Mayza was invited to Major League spring training.[85]

Mayza is the eldest of four children born to Jerry and Marlene Mayza.[79] His father played NCAA Division III basketball for Allentown College, and his sister Deanna plays basketball for the University of Hartford.[86]

Blake McFarland

Blake McFarland
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1988-02-02) February 2, 1988
San Jose, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Blake Mackey McFarland (born February 2, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

McFarland attended Leigh High School in San Jose, and later San Jose State University. He was not drafted in 2011, and signed with the Blue Jays organization as an undrafted free agent. He was assigned to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians, and pitched the entire 2011 season with the team. In 14 games played, McFarland pitched to a 6–7 win–loss record, 5.32 earned run average, and 34 strikeouts in 64 1⁄3 innings.[87] In 2012, McFarland was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts and made 36 appearances, 7 of which were starts. In 90 1⁄3 total innings, he posted a 5–6 record, 5.68 ERA, and 73 strikeouts.[87] He continued to progress through the minors in 2013, playing the season for the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays exclusively out of the bullpen. In a career-high 48 appearances, McFarland posted a dismal 0–8 record, but improved his ERA to 3.72 and added 49 strikeouts in 46 innings.[87]

McFarland began the 2014 season with Dunedin, and earned a midseason promotion to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In total, he made 35 appearances in 2014, and pitched to a 2–2 record, 2.89 ERA, and 73 strikeouts in 62 1⁄3 innings.[87] In the offseason, McFarland joined the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League and played in 9 games, and did not allow an earned run in 12 2⁄3 innings.[87] In 2015, he played for the Fisher Cats until late June, when he was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. In total, McFarland posted a 3–3 record, 2.03 ERA, and 72 strikeouts in 57 2⁄3 innings pitched.[87] On November 18, 2015, McFarland was added to the Blue Jays' 40-man roster, to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[88]

McFarland missed the entire 2016 minor league season after undergoing shoulder surgery in May.[89] He was released and then re-signed to a minor league contract on August 2, 2016, in order to remove him from the 40-man roster.[90]

During the offseason, McFarland paints and sculpts.[91]

Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-10) June 10, 1995
Chandler, Arizona
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Patrick Brian Murphy (born June 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 24th on MLB's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Murphy attended Hamilton High School in his hometown of Chandler, Arizona. In 2012, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the entire 2013 season as a result.[92] He had committed to attend the University of Oregon before being selected in the third round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[92][93] He signed with the Blue Jays for a $500,000 bonus, and reported to Dunedin, Florida for rehab.[92]

Murphy made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2014. After pitching four innings, he was shut down with hand and arm numbness. It was later determined that one of his ribs was pinching a nerve, and underwent surgery to remove the rib shortly afterward.[92] The numbness persisted, which led doctors to remove a nerve in his pitching elbow, which caused him to miss the entire 2015 season.[92] Fully healthy for 2016, Murphy split time between the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians and the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. He made 21 appearances during the 2016 season, 15 of which were starts, and posted a 4–6 win–loss record, 3.18 earned run average (ERA), and 68 strikeouts in 90 2⁄3 innings pitched.[93]

Joshua Palacios

Joshua Palacios
Toronto Blue Jays
Outfielder
Born: (1995-07-30) July 30, 1995
Brooklyn, New York
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Joshua John Palacios (born July 30, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. The nephew of former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher Rey Palacios, he is ranked 26th on MLB's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Palacios attended the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, and was selected as the 2013 New York City High School Player of the Year.[94] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 31st round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead attended San Jacinto Junior College.[95] In his first season of college baseball, Palacios batted .376 with six doubles and 26 runs batted in (RBI).[96] In the offseason, Palacios signed a letter of intent to transfer to Auburn University for the 2016 season.[97] As a sophomore with San Jacinto, he hit .364 with 12 doubles, nine triples, 36 RBI, and 29 stolen bases. At the end of the season, Palacios was named the 37th best junior college prospect in the country.[96] In his lone season with Auburn, Palacios batted .385 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[96]

Palacios was selected in the fourth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed for a $438,100 bonus.[98] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and appeared in 13 games before being promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. After 28 games in Vancouver, Palacios was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, where he finished his 2016 campaign. In 50 total games across three levels, Palacios batted .330 with 18 RBI.[95]

Thomas Pannone

Thomas Pannone
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-28) April 28, 1994
Cranston, Rhode Island
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Thomas Edward Pannone (born April 28, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 21st on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Pannone attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he was an outfielder as well as a pitcher.[99][100] He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 33rd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended the College of Southern Nevada.[99] Pannone stopped playing outfield in college, focusing solely on pitching.[101] In his lone season of college baseball, he posted a 6–2 win–loss record, 1.84 earned run average (ERA), and 78 strikeouts in 53 2⁄3 innings pitched.[102] Pannone was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[99][103]

Pannone made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians. He made 14 relief appearances in 2013 and pitched to a 1–0 record, 9.00 ERA, and 20 strikeouts in 16 innings.[99] He remained in the Arizona League for the 2014 season, going 5–0 with a 3.20 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 45 innings, and was named a post-season All-Star by the league.[99][104] Pannone made his full-season debut in 2015, pitching the entire season with the Class-A Lake County Captains. In 116 1⁄3 total innings over 27 appearances, he posted a 7–6 record, 4.02 ERA, and 120 strikeouts.[99] Pannone began the 2016 season with Lake County, where he was named a mid-season All-Star,[104] before being promoted to the Advanced-A Lynchburg Hillcats in July.[99] In total, he made 25 appearances in the 2016 season and went 8–5 with a 2.57 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 133 innings.[99]

Pannone was assigned to Advanced-A Lynchburg to open the 2017 season. In early May he was promoted to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks,[105] and was named an Eastern League All-Star at mid-season.[104] On July 31, 2017, Pannone was traded, along with Samad Taylor, to the Toronto Blue Jays for Joe Smith.[106]

Ángel Perdomo

Ángel Perdomo

Perdomo with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Ángel David Perdomo (born May 7, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 30th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Perdomo signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on November 28, 2011.[107] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays for the 2012 season, where he pitched to a 5.40 earned run average (ERA), 13 strikeouts, and 13 walks in seven games totaling 11 2⁄3 innings.[108] He remained with the DSL Blue Jays in 2013, pitching 26 2⁄3 innings and posting a 0–1 win–loss record, 3.04 ERA, and 43 strikeouts.[108] Perdomo was promoted to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2014, and appeared in 13 games. He would compile a 3–2 record, 2.54 ERA, and 57 strikeouts in 46 innings.[108]

Perdomo began the 2015 minor league season with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and later earned a promotion to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. He pitched a combined 69 1⁄3 innings in 2015, and posted a 6–1 record, 2.60 ERA, and 67 strikeouts.[108] Continuing to progress through the Blue Jays minor league system, Perdomo was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season.[109][108] In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game as an injury replacement for Dylan Unsworth.[110] Perdomo made 25 starts and two relief appearances for the Lugnuts in 2016, and posted a 5–7 record, 3.19 ERA, and 156 strikeouts in 127 innings.[108]

Harold Ramírez

Harold Ramírez
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 48
Outfielder
Born: (1994-09-06) September 6, 1994
Cartagena, Colombia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Harold Andrés Ramírez Lemus (born September 6, 1994) is a Colombian professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 29th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Ramírez signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in July 2011.[111] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Pirates. In 39 games, Ramírez batted .259 with one home run and 12 RBI.[112] In 2013, he played for the Short Season-A Jamestown Jammers, and hit .285 with five home runs, 40 RBI, and 23 stolen bases in 71 games played.[112]

In 2014, Ramírez was promoted to the Class-A West Virginia Power, where he appeared in 49 games and batted .309 with one home run and 24 RBI.[112] He also set the team record for longest hitting streak.[113] Ramírez continued to make his way through the Pirates minor league system, playing the entire 2015 season with the Advanced-A Bradenton Marauders. In 80 games, he would record a .337 batting average, four home runs, 47 RBI, and 22 stolen bases.[112] The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[114] In the offseason, Ramírez played 15 games with the Venados de Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific League, and hit .245 with one home run and 5 RBI against pitchers that were, on average, over eight years older than he was.[112] In his first season with the Double-A Altoona Curve, he was selected to play in the 2016 Eastern League All-Star Game. He had been batting .300/.355/.401 in 70 games at the time of his selection.[115]

On August 1, 2016, the Pirates traded Ramírez, along with Francisco Liriano and Reese McGuire, to the Blue Jays for Drew Hutchison.[116] Ramírez was optioned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He would play in just one game for New Hampshire before being placed on the disabled list, where he finished 2016. In 99 total games, Ramírez hit .311 with two home runs and 50 RBI.[112]

Francisco Ríos

Francisco Ríos

Ríos with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1995-05-06) May 6, 1995
Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Jesus Francisco Ríos Alfaro (born May 6, 1995) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 23rd on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Ríos signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 20, 2012.[117] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, appearing in 15 games. In 52 1⁄3 innings pitched, Ríos would post a 4–6 win–loss record, 4.47 earned run average (ERA), and 48 strikeouts.[118] In the offseason, he played with the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League.[118] Ríos spent 2014 with the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, and pitched to a 3–2 record, 5.91 ERA, and 38 strikeouts in 53 1⁄3 innings.[118]

Ríos was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians for the 2015 season, and in 15 total appearances, posted a 3–6 win–loss record, 4.27 ERA, and 59 strikeouts in 65 1⁄3 innings pitched.[118] He was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts to open the 2016 season. In 6 starts, Ríos went 2–0 with a 1.20 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 30 total innings.[118][119] He was promoted to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays on May 10.[120] In June he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[121] Ríos made 21 starts and four relief appearances in 2016, and pitched to a 7–6 record, 2.91 ERA, and 108 strikeouts in 120 2⁄3 innings.[118]

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Born: (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996
Troy, New York
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Kevin Smith (born September 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 25th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Smith attended the University of Maryland, College Park after graduating from high school, and played three seasons as the starting shortstop for the Meryland Terrapins. In his freshman season, Smith appeared in 66 games and recorded a .273 batting average, seven home runs, 35 runs batted in (RBI), and a team-leading 11 stolen bases.[122] As a sophomore, Smith hit .259 with eight home runs and 34 RBI.[122] Later, in the Cape Cod League, Smith hit .301 with 12 doubles and two home runs. He was named a top prospect in the league by Baseball America, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball.com. Smith was also a Cape Cod League All-Star, and was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Championship Series after batting .500 with a home run and three RBI to help the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox win the league championship for the third-consecutive season.[122][123][124] In his final year with the Terrapins, Smith hit .268 in 54 games played, and added 13 home runs and 48 RBI.[125]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Smith in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[126] He signed for a $405,100 signing bonus, and was assigned to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays.[127]

J. B. Woodman

J. B. Woodman
Toronto Blue Jays
Outfielder
Born: (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994
Orlando, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Right

John Bryant "J. B." Woodman (born December 13, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 28th on Major League Baseball's 2017 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[24]

Woodman attended Edgewater High School in his hometown of Orlando, Florida. He was selected in the 40th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets but did not sign, and instead attended the University of Mississippi.[128] In his first season with the Ole Miss Rebels, Woodman batted .298 with two home runs and 20 runs batted in (RBI).[129] In 2015, he was one of two Rebels to start all 58 games of the season, and hit .274 with seven home runs and 23 RBI.[129] In his final collegiate season, Woodman became the 23rd All-American in Mississippi history, and was a finalist for the Ferriss Trophy, annually awarded to the best college baseball player in the state. He finished the season with an SEC-leading 14 home runs, a .323 batting average, and 55 RBI.[129]

Woodman was selected in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and received a $975,000 signing bonus.[130] He was assigned to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians, and appeared in 54 games before being promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts. In 63 total games in the 2016 season, Woodman hit .297 with four home runs, 29 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.[128]

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