Five players, including some intriguing arms, cut from Blue Jays Spring Training

The big league camp experience is over for five Toronto Blue Jays prospects, including a few names who offered some intrigue at this years Spring Training. Right handed pitchers Chad Dallas, Ryan Jennings and CJ Van Eyk were assigned to minor-league camp, along with catcher Aaron Parker and infielder Cutter Coffee.

While all five of these players were long shots to make the team there was something to like about the progress a couple of them made.

Dallas on the right track to after fine spring showing

Dallas is trying to use the 2026 season to get back on track in his pro-baseball career. The former fourth round draft pick of the Blue Jays (2021, No. 121 overall) was steadily climbing through the ranks and was even named the Blue Jays pitching prospect of the year in 2023. That year he moved from Single-A to Double-A and through a combined 123.1 innings, with a 10.51 K/9 rate with a 3.65 ERA. In 2024 in reached Triple-A Buffalo but after 14 starts there, he was shut down and underwent Tommy John Surgery.

This was his first game action since the surgery and in spring 2026, Dallas through 2.2 innings and allowed just two hits, while striking out six batters. Those are positive steps for the 25-year-old who is no longer on the Blue Jays Top 30 prospects list. He's also relatively far down the depth chart going into 2026, but things can change quickly and if Dallas has a strong start to his season, he could get the call to make his MLB debut this season.

The other intriguing arm is Van Eyk, a former second round pick (2020, No. 42 overall) of the Blue Jays. He didn't have a great showing in spring, but 2026 might be a make or break season for him in the Blue Jays system. In 2025 he moved up to Triple-A for the first time and in 27 games, including 24 starts, he threw 126 innings, a career high, but the results just weren't there. The 27-year-old had 109 strikeouts and 51 walks while hitters managed a .290 BABIP against.

This spring, Van Eyk got off to a good start, in his first five innings, across two appearances, Van Eyk allowed just two hits, no earned runs, with four strikeouts, although he did walk three batters. Over his final three innings across two appearances, he gave up nine earned runs with only one strikeout.

Meantime, Jennings is someone who's strikeout numbers look great, but he needs more control if he's going to reach the big leagues. Last year he reached Triple-A for the first time and punched out 82 batters in 58 innings, but also had 43 walks in 45 games as a reliever. That's been the case for most of his career since being drafted by Toronto in the fourth round of the 2022 draft (No. 128 overall). He had a 10.80 K/9 rate in Double-A in 2024 and a 13.50 K/9 rate in Triple-A in 2025. But also had BB/9 rates of 3.60 and 7.25 respectively.

Coffee is an infield prospect the Blue Jays recieved from the Boston Red Sox at the 2024 trade deadline for Danny Jansen. The Red Sox took Coffee in the second round of the 2024 draft (No. 41 overall) and has posted decent numbers in the minor leagues. He hit .273 with 11 home runs and a .786 OPS over 99 games in High-A last year. According to MLB pipeline, people in the Blue Jays system are comparing him to Addison Barger, a guy who has big power tools at the plate and can profile as a second or third baseman in the big leagues. He had just one hit in 14 at-bats this go around in spring, but there's hope that the No. 25 prospect in the Blue Jays system can carry some momentum from last season into 2026.

Lastly, Parker was a sixth round draft pick (2024, No. 187 overall) and isn't listed on the Blue Jays Top 30 prospects. He got into six games in spring and had two hits in seven at-bats. He'll be entering his third season of professional ball in 2026.

With Opening Day less than two weeks away, the Blue Jays are into the stretch drive of selecting who will make the roster as they head north.