Blue Jays have three prospects in FanGraphs Top 100 list

While so much of the current conversation around the Blue Jays revolves around the future of their players at the MLB level, there’s still a decent amount of talent in the organization’s minor league level. 

We got another reminder of that on Monday, as the Blue Jays had three prospects in Fangraphs’ Eric Longenhagen’s rankings of the Top 100 prospects in baseball. 

FanGraphs new prospects list has good things to say about Toronto's system

Jake Bloss, SP (No. 66)

The Blue Jays acquired Bloss in last season's deadline deal with the Astros, and he’s quickly become one of the top pitchers in Toronto's system.

The 23-year-old shot through Houston’s minor league system last year (he opened 2024 in High-A before making his MLB debut with the Astros in June) but spent the rest of the season with Triple-A Buffalo after being traded to Toronto. 

Bloss has a fastball that sits at around 95 mph along with a curveball that has good bite and a slider that features some late movement — three pitches that should all play at the MLB level.

“The rate at which Bloss has developed and, for the most part, succeeded is exciting, and he should entrench himself toward the back of Toronto’s rotation at some point in 2025,” writes Longenhagen. 

Bloss will likely fit into Toronto’s 2025 plans regardless of if he makes the Opening Day roster, and could end up becoming one of the most important players this season.

Arjun Nimmala, SS (No. 82)

Toronto took Nimmala with the No. 20 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, and he quickly became one of the organization’s top prospects. He had an .895 OPS in his final 52 games at Single-A last year after struggling out of the gate, and his power is legit. 

While he won’t be making his MLB debut any time soon (he likely won’t fit into Toronto’s big league plans until 2027), he should get more of a chance to prove himself at some higher minor league levels this year. He’s also still just 19 years old, so he’s still growing into his body and swing.

The future is bright for Nimmala.

Rickey Tiedemann, SP (No. 102)

Longenhagen extended his list out to 102 players which allowed for Tiedemann to sneak in with the final spot. 

Once the top prospect in the Blue Jays’ system, Tiedemann’s profile has dropped a bit as of late since he’ll be out for most of 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. 

He’s only pitched in 158 minor league innings over the last three years, and only managed to throw 17 1/3 innings last year before undergoing Tommy John. 

The big left-hander is still only 22 years old, but likely won’t join the Blue Jays’ MLB roster until 2026 at the earliest.