Author | Marc Hulet

Catching depth throughout baseball is thin. When I rolled out my Top 100 Prospects list at FanGraphs in March, I had only four catchers included in that ranking: Travis d'Arnaud of the Mets, Mike Zunino of the Mariners, Austin Hedges of the Padres, and Gary Sanchez of the Yankees. Baseball America's list featured the same four backstops. Baseball Prospectus also...

May 16, 2013, 9:12 am EDT via mlbtraderumors.com

The 2013 season is still in its infancy but two organizations have already faced more than their fair share of struggles in their minor league systems. The Texas Rangers entered the year with one of the better systems in baseball, while the Toronto Blue Jays fell somewhere in the middle after nearly gutting the system [...]

May 14, 2013, 3:00 pm EDT via fangraphs.com

The Prospect Rumor Roundup returns for a second week with a look back at the biggest trade of the offseason... With Toronto almost 10 games out of first place at the beginning of May, and with the bandwagon already set ablaze by fickle fans, it's safe to say that this is not the type of start to the year that...

May 2, 2013, 11:10 am EDT via mlbtraderumors.com

It’s not often that a club has the opportunity to acquire the reigning Cy Young award winner but the Toronto Blue Jays did just that when they acquired R.A. Dickey from the New York Mets on Monday. Understandably, the Blue Jays payed a steep price for the veteran knuckleballer. Along with the top prospect in [...]

December 18, 2012, 1:00 pm EST via fangraphs.com

I published the Jays Top 15 prospect list just over a week ago but it already undergoes a transformation thanks to the (still unconfirmed) blockbuster trade between Toronto and the Miami Marlins. Justin Nicolino (5th), Jake Marisnick (6th), and Adeiny Hechavarria (10th) slide off the list and head to Florida while Anthony DeSclafani, another member [...]

November 16, 2012, 11:00 am EST via fangraphs.com

The mega-deal between the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins saw a number of prospects change hands Tuesday night. While Toronto loaded up on veteran talent in an effort to challenge for the American League East title in 2013, Miami looked to get younger — yet again — and acquired four interesting prospects. You’ll read [...]

November 13, 2012, 11:00 pm EST via fangraphs.com

The Toronto Blue Jays organization boasts some impressive depth that stretches well beyond the 15 best prospects listed below. There were at least another 10-12 prospects legitimately in the running for the 10-15 spots on this list.   #1 Travis D’Arnaud (C) Age PA H 2B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG wOBA 23 303 [...]

November 5, 2012, 8:00 am EST via fangraphs.com

I’ve begun working on the off-season FanGraphs Top 15 prospect lists. While researching for the series I took in the Northwest League championship finals between the Vancouver Canadians (Toronto Blue Jays) and the Boise Hawks (Chicago Cubs) in early September. Both teams are loaded with B- and C-level prospects so it was a fun series [...]

September 19, 2012, 3:00 pm EDT via fangraphs.com

Tentative rosters for the Arizona Fall League were released on Aug. 29. The fall developmental league is designed to help prospects received extra seasoning and coaching at the conclusion of the minor league season. Each organization contributes players to the six-team league. The league typically shifts in favor of the hitters because teams are generally [...]

September 18, 2012, 2:00 pm EDT via fangraphs.com

There wasn't much offense to go around but there were some interesting pitching performances on the day, including an 11-K performance by Deivy Estrada in Bluefield. Tacoma 2 Las Vegas 1Bobby Korecky received the spot start and allowed just two runs in 5.0 innings of work. Juan Abreu, Nate Robertson, and Chad Beck each pitched a scoreless frame. The offense...

August 26, 2012, 8:56 pm EDT via battersbox.ca