2025 Minor League/Prospects Discussion Thread

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I dont want to see them go “all in” or anything and empty the thin farm system for rentals, but if they can use the system to acquire more quality talent locked up for multiple seasons… I wouldnt have an issue with it. Or using a couple prospects to help the bullpen survive the playoff push would be ok as well.

Or, they could just add by subtraction and just deal Gimenez and Santander for a bag of baseballs to open the roster/lineup spots for the people actually producing…. Assuming Schneider doesn’t have the stones to move them both to the bench roles they’ve earned until needed again.

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I dont want to see them go “all in” or anything and empty the thin farm system for rentals, but if they can use the system to acquire more quality talent locked up for multiple seasons… I wouldnt have an issue with it. Or using a couple prospects to help the bullpen survive the playoff push would be ok as well.

Or, they could just add by subtraction and just deal Gimenez and Santander for a bag of baseballs to open the roster/lineup spots for the people actually producing…. Assuming Schneider doesn’t have the stones to move them both to the bench roles they’ve earned until needed again.

If Manoah shows well in his rehab, I don't think they will aggressively pursue a starter, and they have minor league position players that haven't a pathway to the majors but might be enough to get another mid-leverage rental reliever. The best pitching talent building up in the system is only worth trading for a player in his prime with control. But a first baseman like Rainer Nunez or the multi-positional Jackson Hornung might intrigue another team and provide some weight to a package. Hornung tore up High A, and is of to a glowing start in AA.


https://www.milb.com/player/jackson-hornung-814408?stats=career-r-fielding-minors&year=2025

I'm of the view that the Jays need to hang on to their best starters in the system to ensure one of them can take Bassitt's place, then have one or two ready for 2027 at the latest to take Gausman's place and potentially nose out others. This is a big bounce back season in the system for starting pitcher candidates: Trey Yesavage, Kendrys Rojas, Khal Stephen, Johnny King... all will pass through the top 10 Jays prospect list at different stages of their careers. Gage Stanifer, Brandon Barriera, Ricky Tiedemann, Landen Maroudis, have more question marks, the latter three because of where their injury rehab leaves them.

Jauron Watts-Brown is a bit more of a long shot, but he seems to be settling in nicely in AA and might get to Buffalo for a late season look.

And of course, the Jays have the 8th pick in the first round of the coming draft, and fifth pick in rounds thereafter, so adding another high pitching prospect or two seems likely.

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Now that he has completed his rehab at Dunedin, Kendrys Rojas has been assigned to New Hampshire.