Toronto Blue Jays Prospect Check-In: Week 5

Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects Check-In

LHP – Ricky Tiedemann

Tiedemann pitched on Thursday going three innings giving up one run on one hit; he walked two and struck out five. He finished the spring 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings and will likely start the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

SS – Orelvis Martinez

Martinez this spring he hit .188 with a .566 OPS; he had two RBI and a run scored. He will likely start the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

SS – Arjun Nimmala

Nimmala played in two games last week going 1-1 with a home run and two walks. He finished the spring hitting 1.000 with a 5.000 OPS. Nimmala is expected to start the season at Single-A Dunedin.

3B – Addison Barger

Barger last week in two games went 3-4 with two doubles and two RBI. He finished the spring hitting .444 with a 1.156 OPS; he had three doubles, two RBI, three runs scored, four walks, and a stolen base. He is expected to start the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

SS – Leo Jimenez

Jimenez played in two games last week going 0-2. He finished the spring hitting .133 with a .368 OPS; he had two runs scored and was hit by a pitch twice. He is expected to start the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

OF – Alan Roden

Roden ended the spring hitting .250 with a .875 OPS; he had one double, two home runs, six RBI, five runs scored, and three walks. He is expected to start the season at Double-A New Hampshire.

SS – Josh Kasevich

Kasevich played in two games last week going 0-1 with a walk and a run scored. He finished the spring hitting .200 with a .685 OPS; he had a double, one RBI, five runs scored, two walks, and a hit by pitch. He is expected to start the season at Double-A New Hampshire.

LHP – Adam Macko

Macko did not pitch this spring and will likely start 2024 at Double-A New Hampshire.

2B – Cade Dougherty

Dougherty did not play this spring and will likely be at Double-A New Hampshire for the start of 2024.

RHP – Chad Dallas

Dallas finished this spring making three appearances with two coming as starts posting an 8.31 ERA, a 1.85 WHIP, and seven strikeouts in 4.1 innings. He is slated to start the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

Week Ahead:

This coming week the Toronto Blue Jays will start the season with a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate the Buffalo Bisons will start a three-game series against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders who are the Triple-A affiliate of the Yankees and they will feature outfielder Everson Pereira who is the Yankees sixth-ranked prospect by ITD, second baseman Jorbit Vivas who is the Yankees seventh-ranked prospect by ITD, and the eighth-ranked Yankees prospect by ITD RHP Will Warren. The Schedule is

Friday – vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 2:05 PM EST
Saturday – vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 1:05 PM EST
Sunday – vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre – 1:05 PM EST