Toronto Blue Jays minor league players
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.
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Players [edit]
Kevin Ahrens [edit]
| Kevin Ahrens | |
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 Ahrens as a member of the Class A Lansing Lugnuts in 2008. |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: April 26, 1989 Houston, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Kevin Ahrens (born April 26, 1989) is a third baseman[1] who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball 16th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He played the 2007 season with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the 2008 season with the single-A Lansing Lugnuts.
Ahrens attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas. At the 2006 World Wood Bat Championships, he led the Houston Heat with game-winning hits in the quarter- and semifinals.[3] He was named player of the year in the Greater Houston area and was twice selected all-state and three times all-district.[4][5]
Prior to the 2007 draft, he signed to play baseball with Texas A&M University. Sports Illustrated projected Ahrens as a top-20 prospect for the 2007 draft.[6]
After being selected by Toronto in the sixteenth spot, Ahrens decided to forgo college and enter the Blue Jays organization. He was given a $1.44 million US signing bonus, the 10th-highest for a Blue Jay prospect, which included $60,000 for schooling to offset his not going to Texas A&M University.[7]
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Kevin Ahrens hasn't played in a major-league game, but the Jays' No. 1 selection has stepped in against Roger Clemens, Column by Bob Elliott, Toronto Sun, June 23, 2007
Clint Everts [edit]
| Clint Everts | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 10, 1984 Cypress, Texas |
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| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984) is a baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Everts pitched in the Expos and Washington Nationals farm system until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season. He was sent to Double-A prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11.
In 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which send Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' Triple-A affiliate, Buffalo Bisons.
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Alan Farina [edit]
| Alan Farina | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: August 9, 1986 Winter Park, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Alan Robert Farina (born August 9, 1986) is a minor league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Toronto Blue Jays active roster.
Prior to playing professionally, Farina attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida where he lettered three times and posted an 11–2 record with a 0.52 ERA in his senior year. He began his collegiate career at Daytona Beach Community College and was named first-team all-state and conference Pitcher of the Year in 2006 ... named No. 2 prospect in the Florida Collegiate League and No. 9 Florida Junior College prospect by Perfect Game after posting a 9–2 record. Then he moved on to play for Clemson University. He went 6–3 with a 3.77 ERA in 25 games with Clemson in 2007, and was drafted by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
He began his minor league career with the Auburn Doubledays in 2007, going 0–2 with a 4.91 ERA in six games (three starts), striking out 14 batters in 11 innings. With the Lansing Lugnuts in 2008, Farina went 3–1 with a 3.07 ERA in 15 relief appearances, striking out 37 batters in 29⅓ innings. In 2009, he pitched for the Dunedin Blue Jays, going 1–3 with a 6.51 ERA in 27 games (two starts). He split 2010 between the Dunedin Blue Jays and New Hampshire Fisher Cats, going a combined 3–1 with a 1.29 ERA in 49 appearances. He had 74 strikeouts in 55⅔ innings.[8] His 1.29 ERA was the lowest of any Blue Jays Minor Leaguer (minimum 30 innings) in 2010.[9]
Alan Farina underwent Tommy John surgery in the middle of the 2011 season and was not expected to return until August 2012.
In a recent interview with new Blue Jays bullpen coach Pat Hentgen, he said that Farina has a really good arm, and a “pretty darn good tight slider”. Farina could get even nastier if he further develops his off-speed pitches.[10]
In January 2013, Farina was suspended 50 games for a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.[11]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Ryan Goins [edit]
| Ryan Goins | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 13, 1988 Round Rock, Texas |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Ryan M. Goins (born February 13, 1988) is an American professional baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
The Blue Jays drafted Goins in the 4th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Dallas Baptist University. The Blue Jays assigned him to the Arizona Fall League and added him to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season.[12][13]
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
A. J. Jiménez [edit]
| A. J. Jiménez | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 6 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 1, 1990 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Antonio J. Jiménez (born May 1, 1990) is a catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Jiménez was added to the Blue Jays' 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[14]
Deck McGuire [edit]
| Deck McGuire | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 23, 1989 Greensboro, North Carolina |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
William Deck McGuire[15] (born June 23, 1989) is a professional baseball pitcher currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
McGuire spent three years at Georgia Tech[16] and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He is currently assigned to the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
While at Georgia Tech, McGuire was named to the 2009 All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, the 2009 All-America Second Team by Baseball America, the 2008 Freshman All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, and was the 2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year.[16]
McGuire made his Double-A debut for New Hampshire on July 27, 2011. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in a 17–3 win over the New Britain Rock Cats. McGuire was promoted from Advanced-A Dunedin, after posting a 7–4 record with 102 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA over 19 appearances and 104.2 innings pitched.[17]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Daniel Norris [edit]
| Daniel Norris | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 25, 1993 Johnson City, Tennessee |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
Daniel David Norris (born April 25, 1993) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
The Blue Jays drafted Norris in the second round of the 2011 MLB Draft. Baseball America rated Norris the 91st best prospect in baseball prior to the 2012 season.[18]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Roberto Osuna [edit]
| Roberto Osuna | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 7, 1995 Sinaloa, Mexico |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Roberto Osuna (born February 7, 1995) is a pitcher for the Vancouver Canadians, Northwest League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Osuna was acquired by the Blue Jays as a 16-year-old from the Diablos Rojos del México for $1.5 million in August 2011.[19] Osuna began the 2012 season with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, but was promoted to Vancouver after posting a 1-0 record with a 1.50 earned run average in 7 appearances (4 starts).[20] Osuna made his Canadians debut on July 28, 2012, striking out 13 batters over 5 innings, and leaving with a 5-1 lead. The Canadians would lose the game 7-6.[21] Osuna is the nephew of former major leaguer Antonio Osuna.[22] On January 29, Osuna was named number 90 on MLB's Top 100 Prospects list.[23]
On May 9, 2013, it was announced that Osuna had torn his ulnar collateral ligament, and may require Tommy John surgery.[24][25]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Aaron Sanchez [edit]
| Aaron Sanchez | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 1, 1992 Barstow, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Aaron Jacob Sanchez (born July 1, 1992) is an American baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was drafted by the Jays in the 1st round (34th) of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[26]
Sanchez spent the 2010 season with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the New York-Penn League Auburn Doubledays, posting a compiled record of 0-3 with a 2.16 earned run average and 37 strikeouts through 10 starts. In 2011, Sanchez split time with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League and the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League, compiling a record of 3-3 with an ERA of 5.30 and 56 strikeouts through 14 appearances, 9 of which were starts. Sanchez began the 2012 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts.[27] On January 29, 2013, Sanchez was named number 35 on MLB's Top 100 Prospects list.[23]
Dwight Smith Jr. [edit]
| Dwight Smith Jr. | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Left fielder | |
| Born: October 26, 1992 Peachtree City, Georgia |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
John Dwight Smith is a minor league baseball player in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was drafted 53rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011. As of 2013, Smith plays with the Lansing Lugnuts.[28] He is the son of Dwight Smith, a major league outfielder who played for the Chicago Cubs, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves from 1989 to 1996.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Marcus Stroman [edit]
| Marcus Stroman | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 1, 1991 Medford, New York |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Marcus E. Stroman (born May 1, 1991)[29] is a pitcher for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.[30] Billed by analysts as the most major league ready player available in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft[31] Stroman was drafted by the Jays with the 22nd overall pick. Stroman pitched college baseball for Duke University, where he compiled a career record of 15-13 in 48 appearances, and holds the Duke record for career strikeouts (290 over 222.0 innings). Stroman was also a position player for Duke, making 97 appearances, 83 of them as a starter.[32] Stroman was suspended for 50 games on August 28, 2012, for testing positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant.[33]
Having completed his suspension, Stroman started and pitched five scoreless innings to get the win in the May 19, 2013 game for the Fisher Cats.[34]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters [edit]
Triple-A [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ "MLB.com Draft Report for Kevin Ahrens". Minorleaguebaseball.com. February 20, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "MLB.com Draft Tracker". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Jays make power a priority, By Mark Zwolinski, Toronto Star, June 8, 2007
- ^ Khan Jr., Sam."It's child's play for Ahrens".Accessed June 24, 2007.
- ^ Kevin Ahrens, infielder, USA Today, June 28, 2007
- ^ Top 20 MLB Amateur Draft Prospects, By Bryan Smith, Special to SI.com, June 7, 2007
- ^ Jays bust out chequebook: Top pick Kevin Ahrens signs for $1.44-million, By Bob Elliott, Sun Media, June 22, 2007
- ^ BR Minors. Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-18.
- ^ Alan Farina Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-18.
- ^ Top 50 Jays Prospects, Jays Journal Edition: #37 Alan Farina (With Video) – Jays Journal – A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and More. Jays Journal. Retrieved on 2013-01-18.
- ^ mlb.mlb.com (2013-01-16)
- ^ http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2012/10/29/jays-goins-thinking-about-toronto-at-arizona-fall-league/
- ^ http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121120&content_id=40376566&vkey=pr_tor&c_id=tor
- ^ Blue Jays roster moves "Blue Jays roster moves". MLB.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/deckmcguire/status/96667341600997376
- ^ a b "Player Bio: Deck McGuire". Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Wild, Danny (July 27, 2011). "Jays' McGuire wins in Double-A debut | MiLB.com News | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: 2012 Top 100 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. February 21, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Matte, Kyle (August 11, 2012). "The Upheaval of Roberto Osuna". JaysJournal.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Roberto Osuna Minor League Statistics & History". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Sweet 17! Roberto Osuna Stellar in Vancouver Canadians Debut". BlueBirdBanter.com. July 29, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Davis, Charles (June 29, 2012). "Premature Excitation: Toronto Blue Jays RHP Roberto Osuna". RantSports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Fordin, Spencer (January 29, 2013). "Sanchez, Osuna named to Top 100 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Chisholm, Gregor (May 10, 2013). "Prospect Osuna may need Tommy John surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Roberto Osuna has torn UCL in right elbow, may require Tommy John surgery". BlueBirdBanter.com. May 9, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Morgan Campbell (Jun 04 2011). "Blue Jays put their faith in No. 1 rule of scouting: Be prepared". thestar.com. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Aaron Sanchez Minor League Statistics & History". Baseballreference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
- ^ "Dwight Smith, Jr.". MILB.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Marcus Stroman Minor League Statistics & History". BaseballReference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Ewen, Steve (August 1, 2012). "Marcus Stroman gets the call to Double-A, leaves the Vancouver Canadians". TheProvince.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Amos, Craig (August 1, 2012). "Marcus Stroman Extends Scoreless Streak to 10 Innings with Vancouver Canadians". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Marcus Stroman Bio - Duke University Blue Devils". GoDuke.com. December 15, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Lott, John (August 28, 2012). "Jays prospect Marcus Stroman suspended 50 games for use of banned substance". The National Post. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Homers Lead to Sweep of Rock Cats, 7-4". New Hampshire Fisher Cats. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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