Blue Jays’ farm system still has underrated prospects worth tracking after Arjun Nimmala trade

The Toronto Blue Jays’ prospect picture changed in a hurry at the trade deadline. They traded No. 2 prospect (on MLB Pipeline) Arjun Nimmala as part of a package to pry starting pitcher José Soriano from the LA Angels.

That move got a lot of attention for good reason considering Nimmala is a former first-round pick and one of the most recognizable names in the system. But Toronto also added several prospects in other deals who landed inside MLB Pipeline’s Top 30.

That combination of shipping out a top prospect while reigning in a few others makes this a good moment to look past the obvious names in Toronto's system. There are several minor leaguers in the system showing some real progress this year, even if they have not generated the same level of buzz.

With that in mind, these Blue Jays prospects deserve a little more attention after quietly strong seasons in the minors.

Six Blue Jays' prospects are impressing this season, even if they haven't garnered all the attention

Dub Gleed

Dub Gleed was acquired at the very beginning of the season this, year in a move that sent fellow infielder Leo Jiménez to the Miami Marlins. Gleed was an interesting prospect to watch as he produced a .252/.391/.347 with a 124 wRC+ across several levels of minor league ball in 2025.

He began 2026 with the Vancouver Canadians in High-A and slashed .269/.348/.463 with eight home runs in 46 games. The Blue Jays moved him up to Double-A and he's responded well with the Fisher Cats, hitting .275 with an .876 OPS in 38 games. His 121 wRC+ across both levels ranks 10th out of all Blue Jays' minor league hitters this season.

The most interesting thing about the 23-year-old right-handed hitter's season has been his increase in power. Gleed had hit just two home runs within the Marlins system in 2025, yet he's stroked 15 home runs combined this season which is tied for second most among all Blue Jays' minor leaguers.

Carter Cunningham

A tenth-round pick of the Blue Jays in the 2024 draft, Cunningham has also taken a step forward in his third season of pro-ball. He began the year by hitting .250/.386/.511 with 10 home runs in 50 games with High-A Vancouver. He recieved a call up to Double-A and with the Fisher Cats, he's learning to adjust to the league, but has still managed five home runs in 44 games with an OBP of .354.

For a tenth round draft pick, his 15 home runs are impressive and are tied with Gleed for second in the system this year. While he has a high strikeout rate of 33.5% this season, he's also maintained his high OBP thanks to his .349 BABIP.

Eric Snow

The Blue Jays drafted Snow in the sixth-round (No. 172 overall) in last years draft. The 22-year-old has moved up three levels of baseball this season, having just been promoted to Double-A New Hampshire this past week. In 43 games with Single-A Dunedin he hit .285/.368/.361 with an 11.5% walk rate, 17% strikeout rate and a 101 wRC+.

He elevated his game once he got to Vancouver. In 37 games at the High-A level, he hit .306/.371/.422 with three home runs, a 10.2% walk rate, 9% strikeout rate and a 114 wRC+. Snow's .293 average is sixth in the system this year and his 24 stolen bases across both levels is second among all minor leaguers.

Carson Messina

Once a team starts drafting players beyond the tenth round, it can really just turn into a crap shoot, but Messina is making the Blue Jays look pretty smart after they selected him in the 12th round of the 2024 draft. Messina started the year in the Complex League and after five games, graduated to Single-A Dunedin where he's started nin games and has posted a 10.30 K/9 in 25.1 innings.

While his walk remains high (5.01 combined), he's managed to keep his WHIP down to 1.14 thanks to an anemic .164 batting average against. That's the second lowest opponents average against any pitcher in the Blue Jays' system this season.

Edwin Veras

Just like Messina, Veras has moved from the Complex League to Single-A over the course of this season. Veras was an international signing by the Blue Jays last April. He pitched in 24.1 innings in the CPL and posted a 2.59 ERA with 23 strikeouts. In two games since being move to Single-A, Veras has allowed only one run in 6.2 innings while striking out eight hitters.

It's a small sample size for Veras, but for he was very much an unknown at the time of his signing and has really just come into the fold in the Blue Jays' system this year. He's also 23-years-old, so he's facing competition much younger than he is, but he's trying to make the most of his early exposure, and it seems to be working for him thus far.

Javen Coleman

The 24-year-old left-hander is just a step away from reaching the major leagues, but it seems like he's gotten there incredibly quietly. Coleman is the 23rd ranked prospect on the Blue Jays Top 30 prospects via MLB Pipeline and has had a winding path to getting to Buffalo.

He was drafted by the LA Dodgers in 2023, but that year he was recovering from his Tommy John surgery and decided to return to LSU for the 2024 season instead of signing. He posted a 5.19 ERA in 26 innings, wasn't drafted, but signed as a free agent with the Blue Jays.

He made his professional debut in 2025, pitching 54 innings of minor league ball between Single-A and High-A, posting a 3.00 ERA with a 14.17 K/9 combined. This year, he began the year with Double-A New Hampshire and across 18 games (all out of the bullpen) he posted a 2.88 ERA in 25 innings with six saves and a 13.32 K/9.

Coleman has pitched in six games since the promotion to Buffalo, and has six strike outs in six innings, though he's allowed seven earned runs. However, Coleman's 13.62 K/9 rate is the best in the Blue Jays' minor leagues this season (among pitchers with 30 innings pitched).

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