September 3, 2019

By Rob Seguin

Canadian Baseball Network

With the Toronto Blue Jays eliminated from this year’s playoff picture, how will their major league lineup and the rosters of their higher-end affiliates look in 2020?

I thought I would attempt to answer this question.

Barring acquisitions/trades in the off-season, and of course, Spring Training performances/injuries (which will inevitably happen), the chart below is my best guess at how things may shake out.

My conclusion is you can clearly see that the Blue Jays now have significant depth at starting pitching and a decent crop of catching prospects, but not much positional depth at double-A or triple-A.

Toronto Blue Jays

Outfielders

Starters: Teoscar Hernandez, Lourdes Gurriel, Randal Grichuk

Extra: Billy McKinney

Infielders

Starters: Rowdy Tellez, Cavan Biggio, Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Extra: Brandon Drury

Catchers: Danny Jansen, Reese McGuire

Starting Pitchers: Nate Pearson, Matt Shoemaker, Trent Thornton, Ryan Borucki, Jacob Waguespack

Relief Pitchers

Lefties: Tim Mayza, Thomas Pannone

Righties: Ken Giles, Ryan Tepera, Sean Reid-Foley, Justin Shafer, Jordan Romano

Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A)

Outfielders

Starters: Anthony Alford, Derek Fisher, Josh Palacios

Extra: Forrest Wall, Socrates Brito

Infielders

Starters: Patrick Kivlehan, Santiago Espinal, Richard Urena, Cullen Large

Extra: Nash Knight, Chad Spanberger, Kevin Vicuna

Catchers: Michael De La Cruz, Riley Adams

Starting Pitchers: Anthony Kay, Julian Merryweather, Yennsy Diaz, T.J. Zeuch, Thomas Hatch

Relief Pitchers

Lefties: Kirby Snead, Travis Bergen, Danny Young

Righties: Jackson McClelland, Bryan Baker, Danny Jimenez, Jake Fishman, Hector Perez, Curtis Taylor

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A)

Outfielders

Starters: Reggie Pruitt, Chavez Young, Demi Orimoloye

Extra: Brock Lundquist, Logan Warmoth

Infielders

Starters: Ryan Noda, Vinny Capra, Kevin Smith, Johnny Aiello

Extra: Christian Williams

Catchers: Alejandro Kirk, Alberto Mineo

Starting Pitchers: Patrick Murphy, Joey Murray, Andrew Sopko, Maximo Castillo, Zach Logue

Relief Pitchers

Lefties: Marcus Reyes, Brody Rodning

Righties: Corey Copping, Joey Pulido, William Ouelette, Connor Law, Mike Ellenbest, Jackson Rees

Best Prospects for Dunedin Blue Jays (Class-A Advanced)

Outfielders: Griffin Conine

Infielders: Otto Lopez (SS), Yorman Rodriguez (1B)

Catchers: Gabriel Moreno

Starting Pitchers: Eric Pardhino, Nick Allgeyer, Elvis Luciano, Graham Spraker, Simeon Woods-Richardson, Josh Winckowski; Edisson Gonzalez