The Blue Jays have several crucial decisions to make this offseason. After being on the brink of a World Series title, expectations will be for the team to get right back to the playoffs and beyond. With a few key free agents looming – especially Bo Bichette – it will be tough to run back the same squad, putting more emphasis on improving from within.

Let’s take a look at some prospects who have a chance to make an impact early on in 2026.

Since being drafted out of Vanderbilt University in 2023, Schreck has hit at every level he’s played at.

The 25-year-old was acquired from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Justin Turner at last year’s trade deadline, quickly developing into one of the best hitting prospects in the organization. He smashed nine home runs while producing a .914 OPS in 41 Double-A games to start his 2025 season, while maintaining his numbers after his call-up to Triple-A Buffalo. Blue Jays Nation’s eighth ranked prospect was the Bisons’ best offensive player over his 58 games with the affiliate, producing a .242/.392/.435 slash line while missing some time due to injury. Schreck is a perfect example of the hitting prospect that the Blue Jays have gone after in recent years: a high-on-base player who has solid, albeit unspectacular overall tools. There likely isn’t a whole lot of minor league seasoning required for the six-foot-one outfielder, and he may be an injury away from getting an extended look in Toronto early on in 2026.

Pinango was acquired from the Chicago Cubs as part of the return in the 2024 swap for Nate Pearson.

Ranked as the #11 prospect in Blue Jays Nation’s midseason update, the Venezuelan outfielder made some huge strides in 2025 to put him on the brink of the big leagues. He started the year with Double-A New Hampshire, bopping eight home runs and producing an OPS of .928 across 47 games. That performance led to a call-up to Triple-A Buffalo, where his power numbers tailed off. He hit just seven homers in 84 Triple-A games, although he was able to flash above-average on-base skills.

Like Schreck, he possesses the high walk/low strikeout skillset that the Blue Jays love, walking a total of 70 times against 107 strikeouts in 2025. It is worth mentioning that Pinango is Rule 5 eligible this offseason, which may precipitate him being added to the 40-man roster to avoid losing him.

Garkow has flashed high-leverage reliever potential since signing with the Blue Jays in July of 2024. After spending four years at Point Loma Nazarene University, the right-hander spent the next couple of seasons in Indy ball before getting the chance in affiliated baseball.

After producing a 1.88 ERA across two levels in 2024, he proved that success was no fluke in 2025. The now 28-year-old started the year in High-A Vancouver, struggling with walks but flashing immense strikeout stuff. Once he found his groove, he earned a call-up to New Hampshire, where he was one of the best relief arms in the Eastern League for the remainder of the season. Across 29 games, he produced a 1.22 ERA and 0.78 WHIP, striking out a whopping 54 in 37.0 innings. The most exciting pitch in his arsenal is his swing-and-miss changeup, which some in the organization have called a ‘unicorn’ pitch. Given his age, the Blue Jays may not feel the need to keep him in the minors for too much longer should he continue to strike out batters at will in spring training.

Since converting to the bullpen in mid-2024, Jennings has appeared to be on the fast track to a major league bullpen role.

After producing a sub-1.00 ERA in 10 Double-A appearances at the end of 2024, he picked up right where he left off in 2025, quickly earning a promotion to triple-A after 11 games. In 34 games with Buffalo, he produced a 4.25 ERA to go along with an inflated 1.88 WHIP. Both his hits per nine rate (9.8) and walks per nine (7.3) reached career worst marks, preventing him from having a chance to make it up to Toronto.

The good news was that the swing and miss stuff reached a career high level as well, punching out 13.5 batters per nine innings. If the 26-year-old righthander can limit baserunners in spring training and start 2026, there’s a great chance that his quality stuff will play in the major leagues before too long.

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