[MiLB] BA Top 10 Prospects
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Travis d'Arnaud, c
2. Jake Marisnick, of
3. Noah Syndergaard, rhp
4. Aaron Sanchez, rhp
5. Justin Nicolino, lhp
6. Roberto Osuna, rhp
7. Marcus Stroman, rhp
8. Adeiny Hechavarria, ss
9. D.J. Davis, of
10. John Stilson, rhp
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Travis d'Arnaud
Best Power Hitter Travis d'Arnaud
Best Strike Zone Discipline Kellen Sweeney
Fastest Baserunner D.J. Davis
Best Athlete Anthony Alford
Best Fastball Aaron Sanchez
Best Curveball Aaron Sanchez
Best Slider Marcus Stroman
Best Changeup Justin Nicolino
Best Control Justin Nicolino
Best Defensive Catcher A.J. Jimenez
Best Defensive Infielder Adeiny Hechavarria
Best Infield Arm Adeiny Hechavarria
Best Defensive OF Jake Marisnick
Best Outfield Arm Jake Marisnick
PROJECTED 2016 LINEUP
Catcher Travis D'Arnaud
First Base Edwin Encarnacion
Second Base Christian Lopes
Third Base Brett Lawrie
Shortstop Adieny Hechavarria
Left Field Colby Rasmus
Center Field Anthony Gose
Right Field Jake Marisnick
Designated Hitter Joey Bautista
No. 1 Starter Noah Syndergaard
No. 2 Starter Aaron Sanchez
No. 3 Starter Brandon Morrow
No. 4 Starter Justin Nicolino
No. 5 Starter Ricky Romero
Closer Marcus Stroman
The Yankees and Red Sox long have dominated the American League East, while
the Rays have bucked the financial odds and consistenly contended for the
last five seasons. With the Orioles' surprise run to the playoffs in 2012,
the Blue Jays are the only team in the division that hasn't made the
postseason in the last four years. Toronto hasn't visited the playoffs since
1993, when it won the second of consecutive World Series championships.
The Blue Jays planned on contending in 2012 but injuries piled up and
contributed to a 9-26 run from late July to early September that destroyed
their chances. Jose Bautista, Kyle Drabek, promising rookies David Cooper and
Drew Hutchison and trade acquisitions J.A. Happ and Sergio Santos ended the
season on the disabled list. Toronto finished 73-89 for its fifth straight
fourth-place finish and worst record since 2004.
After spending his first two seasons on the job mostly trading veterans for
prospects, GM Alex Anthopoulos tried to make moves to immediately bolster the
big league club this time around. In the offseason, he sent righthander
Nestor Molina to the White Sox for Santos. With the Jays still trying to
contend in July, they parted with four prospects (righthanders Kevin Comer,
Joe Musgrove and Asher Wojciechowski, plus catcher Carlos Perez) to get Happ,
David Carpenter and Brandon Lyon from the Astros. Toronto also gave up on two
outfielders, shipping Travis Snider to the Pirates for Brad Lincoln and Eric
Thames to the Mariners for Steve Delabar.
The Blue Jays' most significant acquisitions may have come in the June draft.
With the new Collective Bargaining Agreement radically changing the draft,
Toronto came out swinging with the most aggressive approach of any team. The
Jays took high-upside, high-dollar players with their seven picks in the
first three rounds and then extremely cheap college seniors in rounds four
through 10.
The biggest bonus went to supplemental first-rounder Matt Smoral, a big
lefthander who signed for $2 million. The Blue Jays also gave seven-figure
bonuses to power righthander Marcus Stroman ($1.8 million), athletic
outfielder D.J. Davis ($1.75 million) and power-hitting third baseman Mitch
Nay ($1 million). They got the best athlete in the draft, outfielder Anthony
Alford in the third round, and paid him $750,000 with no guarantee the
Southern Mississippi quarterback will one day give up football.
Toronto also made a splash in the international market, signing Venezuelan
shortstop Franklin Barreto for $1.45 million and Dominican shortstop for
Richard Urena for $725,000. Barreto was the top prospect available in the
2012 summer crop. The Blue Jays landed another Venezuelan shortstop, Luis
Castro, for $800,000 but voided the deal when he failed his physical.
After the draft, Toronto promoted scouting director Andrew Tinnish to
assistant GM. The Jays promoted professional crosschecker Brian Parker to
replace Tinnish, who ran their last three drafts.
They made another significant personnel change in mid-October, trading
manager John Farrell to the Red Sox for Mike Aviles. Boston showed interest
in Farrell, their former pitching coach, a year earlier but those talks broke
down when Toronto asked for Clay Buchholz in return. The relationship between
Anthopoulos and Farrell reportedly chilled in 2012, and the manager was
entering the final season of his original three-year contract.
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