Five Blue Jays prospects who stood out as Dominican Summer League season wraps up

The Dominican Summer League regular season has wrapped up with four teams still standing, vying for the DSL Cup. Those are the Padres Gold, Royals Fortuna, Reds and Giants Black squads. The Toronto Blue Jays had a handful of young players who made encouraging first impressions at one of the lowest levels of affiliated ball.

The Blue Jays had prospects playing on two teams, the Blue Jays – Blue team that finished the year 20-35, while the Blue Jays – Red team won the South Division with a record of 34-18, but fell to the Reds 4-3 in their pool play.

At this stage, the numbers and statistics are only part of the picture with these prospects. These players are still years away from Toronto, and Dominican Summer League production should never be treated as a straight-line projection. Still, strong plate discipline, bat-to-ball skills, strike-throwing and run prevention are always worth noting, especially when they show up this early in a player’s professional career.

With that in mind, here are five Blue Jays prospects who stood out in the Dominican Summer League this season.

Elaineiker Coronado

Elaineiker Coronado was the easiest name to circle from the Blue Jays’ DSL group. The 18-year-old infielder put together an impressive offensive season, hitting .315/.516/.472 with two home runs, eight extra-base hits, 15 RBI and a .988 OPS. The Blue Jays signed him as an international free agent out of Venezuela in January of 2025 and this was his second year playing DSL baseball.

The most eye-catching part of his season, though, was the plate discipline. Coronado walked at a 27.9 percent clip while striking out just 10.1 percent of the time, giving him a 156 wRC+.

For a player still in the earliest stage of his development, that combination of patience and contact is noteworthy and it's not surprising to see why FanGraphs has him ranked as their 39th overall prospect in Toronto's system. There is plenty of development still ahead, but his season was a strong reminder of why on-base skill can stand out so clearly at the lower levels.

Alieski Torres

On the pitching side, Alieski Torres delivered some exceptional innings over the summer. Across 30.1 innings in nine games (eight starts) Torres posted a 0.89 ERA, a 0.59 WHIP and held opposing hitters to a .106 batting average. Torres’ ability to limit traffic was especially impressive. Pitchers at this level can often struggle with free passes, and their command, but his WHIP suggests he kept innings under control and rarely allowed opponents to build sustained threats.

Sebastian Casanova

Sebastian Casanova gave the Blue Jays another exciting position-player performance to track. He hit .390/.469/.439 with five extra-base hits, 17 RBI, a .908 OPS and a 139 wRC+, while also adding 19 stolen bases. The batting average will naturally grab attention, but the speed element is probably the most exciting part of this. The Blue Jays are a notoriously slow team at the MLB level, but they are starting to develop some guys with speed in their system.

It's a valuable skill set that could help him get through the lower levels of the minors quickly over the next few years. Casanova is only 17-years-old, so the right-handed hitting shorstop has plenty of time to show the rest of the game can be just as useful as his legs.

Cristhian Duarte

Cristhian Duarte was another arm worth highlighting after logging 43 innings with a 3.35 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 18.2 percent K-BB rate. The ERA may not be as impressive as Torres’ number, but the strikeout-to-walk gap is the part that makes Duarte’s season interesting. It shows that he missed enough bats, and threw enough strikes to keep hitters guessing. That's another useful skill set that could play up as the 18-year-old right-hander looks to move through the system.

Samuel Orellana

Samuel Orellana rounded out the group with a balanced offensive season. He hit .325/.444/.425 with 12 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, an .869 OPS, a 124 wRC+ and 13 stolen bases. Like Coronado, one of the most encouraging parts of Orellana’s line was the way he controlled the strike zone, walking 15.2 percent of the time while striking out just 9.3 percent. Orellana combined average, on-base ability, extra-base production and speed, giving the Blue Jays several different traits to build on with the right-handed hitting 17-year-old outfielder.

2026 season had plenty of good stories coming out of Blue Jays' farm system

The Dominican Summer League is a long way from the big leagues, so these performances should be treated as very early checkpoints. Still, the Blue Jays saw several young players put together seasons that were worth noticing. It's been a nice summer overall for the Blue Jays' farm system with several prospects standing out at multiple levels. That includes some quick promotions for players like JoJo Parker (who was drafted in 2025) and finally getting some good news on the health side from players like Ricky Tiedemann and Nolan Perry.

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