Bowden Francis
Acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers last season alongside reliever Trevor Richards, right-hander Bowden Francis found himself in AAA Buffalo and also on the Blue Jays top prospect list at #28.
He started the season in AA within the Brewers system but once traded to the Jays, he would make 14 appearances (13 starts) for the AAA Bisons, posting a 4.19 ERA with a 1.192 WHIP through 73.0 innings.
He did see a slight increase in his BB/9 to 3.8 (a full point higher than what he posted in AAA with the Brewers) and doubled his HR/9 to1.8 after joining the Jays organization. While some of these stats may be cause for concern, the Jays also decided to protect Bowden from the Rule 5 Draft and he is currently on the 40-man roster, which gives him an inside track over some other names on this list.
Similar to Logue, Francis is a longshot to make the Jays Opening Day roster but is a solid contender to be a midseason/late-season call-up if he can post solid numbers in 2022 down in AAA.