BA Top 10 Prospect: Blue Jays

by dbreer23 on Dec 19, 2025 12:29 PM EST

1. Travis d'Arnaud, c
2. Anthony Gose, of
3. Jake Marisnick, of
4. Daniel Norris, lhp
5. Justin Nicolino, lhp
6. Aaron Sanchez, rhp
7. Noah Syndergaard, rhp
8. Deck McGuire, rhp
9. Drew Hutchison, rhp
10. Asher Wojciechowski, rhp

More after the jump:

Best Tools

Best Hitter for Average Travis d'Arnaud
Best Power Hitter Travis d'Arnaud
Best Strike Zone Discipline David Cooper
Fastest Baserunner Anthony Gose
Best Athlete Jake Marisnick
Best Fastball Noah Syndergaard
Best Curveball Aaron Sanchez
Best Slider Deck McGuire
Best Changup Justin Nicolino
Best Control Drew Hutchison
Best Defensive Catcher A.J. Jimenez
Best Defensive Infielder Adeiny Hechavarria
Best Infield Arm Adeiny Hechavarria
Best Defensive OF Anthony Gose
Best Outfield Arm Moises Sierra

Projected 2015 Lineup

Catcher Travis D'Arnaud
First Base Adam Lind
Second Base Yunel Escobar
Third Base Brett Lawrie
Shortstop Adienny Hechavarria
Left Field Colby Rasmus
Center Field Anthony Gose
Right Field Jake Marisnick
Designated Hitter Jose Bautista
No. 1 Starter Ricky Romero
No. 2 Starter Brandon Morrow
No. 3 Starter Daniel Norris
No. 4 Starter Justin Nicolino
No. 5 Starter Aaron Sanchez
Closer Sergio Santos

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I find no mention of Drabek in the rotation a bit odd in 2014-2015

And I presume Syndegaard must be in middle relief or set-up Santos

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2025 12:44 PM EST reply actions

Is

it not possible Syndergaard is still in the minor leagues? If he was in the 2014 rotation, Noah would have to breeze through the entire minor leagues in the next 2 years.

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 19, 2025 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

well I'll give you that, but in 2015 he should be at least knocking on the door

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 19, 2025 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

Norris is the #3

I don’t think timetable is the answer because they have Norris listed as the #3.

by ROBERTS04 on Dec 19, 2025 1:24 PM EST up reply actions

Eh

good point. Didn’t notice that.

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 19, 2025 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

And Sanchez

Who started and finished at the same level in 2011

by MjwW on Dec 19, 2025 5:17 PM EST up reply actions

he moved from bluefield to vancouver. I can’t remember if he made some playoff starts at lansing though

by Sniderlover on Dec 19, 2025 5:59 PM EST up reply actions

he made a playoff start for Lansing against Fort Wayne, I think that was it. Syndergaard only pitched 9 innings for Lansing, so effectively they tracked each other though Sanchez was always promoted after Syndergaard

by MjwW on Dec 20, 2025 2:08 AM EST up reply actions

Drabek

How do you go from top prospect to not in the rotation? What about snider for 14-15 season?

by zeuspower on Dec 19, 2025 9:19 PM EST up reply actions

pretty much exactly my thought, BA seems to be contradicting themselves some

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by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Dec 20, 2025 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

I

like Gose at #2.

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 19, 2025 12:51 PM EST reply actions

me too

by auclairkeithbc on Dec 19, 2025 1:09 PM EST up reply actions

Norris at #4 surprised me...

Happily surprised, though.

by dbreer23 on Dec 19, 2025 12:59 PM EST reply actions

I'm not

Norris is flying under the radar for some reason. He is definitely the best pitching prospect on that team to me (until Darvish is signed at least).

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by Jeff Reese on Dec 19, 2025 1:15 PM EST up reply actions

On pure upside, I agree

BA tends to leans more towards upside (along with the shiny new toy syndrome) anyhow - I’m just leery of putting a kid who hasn’t thrown a professional pitch yet ahead of several others who have professional experience and are thriving.

by dbreer23 on Dec 19, 2025 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

He

was your clear #3 in the draft behind Bundy and Bradley right? Or was he on Bradley’s level?

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 19, 2025 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

Among the prep pitchers, yes

No, not quite on Bradley’s level.

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by Jeff Reese on Dec 19, 2025 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

Ya

sorry, meant prep pitchers.

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on Dec 19, 2025 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think he's flying under the radar

Players with $2M signing bonuses get noticed. There are just a few minor questions on him, and they’ll probably be resolved with some playing experience.

by mrkupe on Dec 20, 2025 2:46 AM EST up reply actions

Among the general community, I think he is

A lot of people seem to be strongly against the idea that he’s TOR’s best pitcher. I don’t really know why. There are some questions as with just about every prep pitcher, but the positives definitely outweigh them.

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by Jeff Reese on Dec 20, 2025 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

'until (Yu) Darvish is signed at least'

Oy..

by Matt0330 on Dec 21, 2025 10:10 AM EST up reply actions

Heh

That’s OK. The Jays still have an enviable stable of arms. Their place atop my minor league rankings has been stolen by the Rangers though.

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by Jeff Reese on Dec 21, 2025 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

Drew Hutchison

Even when it seems he’s about on the verge of being overrated, he’s still underrated. I’d bet on him contributing at least something of worth at the major league level over just about any pitcher on this list & I think he’s still got some potential projection left.

by Matt0330 on Dec 19, 2025 1:15 PM EST reply actions