Jays Journal » Samuel Dyson http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Out of the Top 50 Jays Prospects (for now): Yan Gomes and Sam Dyson http://jaysjournal.com/2011/03/11/out-of-the-top-50-jays-prospects-for-now-yan-gomes-and-sam-dyson/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/03/11/out-of-the-top-50-jays-prospects-for-now-yan-gomes-and-sam-dyson/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:32:41 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=6465 Up next on our “Out of the Top 50 Jays Prospects” series is a look at another talented catcher that gets lost among all of the talented stoppers the Jays have in their system, and a young man who has been devastated by injuries in his pitching career so far. As a reminder, the 25 [...]

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]]> Up next on our “Out of the Top 50 Jays Prospects” series is a look at another talented catcher that gets lost among all of the talented stoppers the Jays have in their system, and a young man who has been devastated by injuries in his pitching career so far. As a reminder, the 25 prospects that make up this list are in no specific order, and can always be found here.

Out of the Top 50 Jays Prospects: Yan Gomes

Catcher / 23 years old / 6’1″ 215 lbs

Image courtesy of Bryan Green via Flickr

Born: July 19, 1987 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bats: Right   Throws: Right

High School: Miami Southridge H.S. (Miami, FL)

College: Barry University

Drafted By: The Jays in the 10th round (310th overall) of the 2009 draft

Quick Facts:

  • Majored in psychology
  • Played two years at the University of Tennessee before transferring to Barry
  • 2007 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and All-SEC selection
  • Started 13 games at catcher with Tennessee in 2007 when filling in for current Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia (more…)
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