Kyle MatteKyle Matte

Despite attending a couple Blue Jays games during the 1993 season as a mere infant, it wasn't until 2000 when I became a true Blue Jays fan. Staying up late during the school-free hot summer months in Nova Scotia, I cheered on Esteban Loaiza and Dave Martinez with the same enthusiasm I gave our MVP, Carlos Delgado. I've been hooked ever since. More recently, my love of all things Blue Jays baseball has spread to the minor leagues, where I look at 18 year old guys and, sometimes too loosely, throw around words like "future All Star".

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Half Truths and the Toronto Blue Jays

Over the past few years, Blue Jays fans have become far too accustomed to seeing their players hit the disabled list on a regular basis, and despite the frequency of these occurrences, it still feels like…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #9: Alberto Tirado

Under the watch of Alex Anthopoulos, the Blue Jays have become an organization known for their ability to draft and develop pitching, and this ranking reflects that philosophy well. The number nine prospect…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #10: Anthony Alford

Despite ranking just 10th in the system this outfielder has the highest ceiling of any position prospect in the system, but his ranking is held back by an unfortunate commitment to another sport. Name:…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #11: Santiago Nessy

After Nay at 14, Barreto at 13, and Lopes at 12, we have a fourth straight positional prospect coming in at number 11. He’s the first catcher on the list, as while the position used to be a strength…Read More

The Slider the Key to Esmil’s Evolution

The John Farrell saga at the end of the 2012 season was a long and arduous one. At first, most Blue Jays fans thought it nothing more than cute that the Red Sox front office was targeting Toronto’s…Read More

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2013 Top Prospects #12: Christian Lopes

The number twelve prospect on the Jays Journal top 30 countdown has become one of my personal favorites…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #13: Franklin Barreto

New limits on International Free Agency significantly cut down on the bonuses and the volume of money…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #14: Mitch Nay

After a pair of hard throwing right handed pitchers, the prospect countdown brings us back to the positional…Read More

Josh Johnson and What to Expect When You’re Expecting

I’ve been a Josh Johnson fan for a long time. In the last half decade I’ve really cherished watching…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #15: John Stilson

The number fifteen prospect on the Jays Journal countdown is another right handed pitcher who seemingly…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #16: Adonys Cardona

At number 16 on the top 30 prospect list, we’re entering the section where you’ll really start to…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #17: Kevin Pillar

We’re having a bit of a run on outfielders, as after looking at Dwight Smith Jr. at number 19 and Jacob…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #18: Jacob Anderson

The number 18 prospect in the system was one of the biggest disappointments of the 2012 minor league…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #19: Dwight Smith Jr.

My apologizes for the lack of articles over the last two weeks, as I was under the weather for a few…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #22: Chase DeJong

With Justin Nicolino and Noah Syndergaard no longer members of the farm system, an opportunity has been…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #23: Dalton Pompey

Coming in at number twenty-three on the Jays Journal top 30 prospects list is the first (and only) Canadian,…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #24: Dawel Lugo

The next prospect on our top 30 countdown was acquired as an International Free Agent during the same…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #25: Tyler Gonzales

Through the first five prospects on the 2013 top prospects list, we’ve already looked at two relievers…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #26: Danny Barnes

Griffin Murphy was the first reliever to make the top 30, as the lefty ranked 28th on our top 30 countdown.…Read More

2013 Top Prospects #27: Chris Hawkins

The number 27 prospect on the countdown is an outfielder who raised expectations extremely high with…Read More