The Toronto Blue Jays are already six games into the season and hold a 4-2 record after dropping their most recent series against the Colorado Rockies.

Taking our eyes away from the big leagues, the only team that has started the season in the farm system is the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, who are sitting 2-3 early into the season.

The remaining squads are set to begin their campaign this week, other than the Florida Complex League and the Dominican Summer League, which won’t start up until May 2nd and early June, respectively.

All the preliminary rosters have been set for the clubs starting up their seasons this week, and the remaining clubs will be filled up with whoever is left over. Considering the farm system is really kicking off this week, let’s take a look at a few predictions for some of the players in the system for the 2026 season.

Trey Yesavage sets the bar for the Blue Jays’ prospects heading into 2026, ranking at #10 via MLB Pipeline. Next in line is JoJo Parker, who sits at #43 despite never seeing an affiliated pitch since being drafted last summer.

Scouts and fans are impressed with Parker and his early development, with the 19-year-old showcasing a smooth swing from the left side that hits for both power and contact. His power metrics should go up as he develops in the Blue Jays farm system, and the bigger question will be where he slots on the diamond as time goes on. Coming off the bench in the Spring Breakout contest earlier this spring, Parker singled back up the middle on a low changeup that left his bat at 109.1 MPH and added a walk on the day.

Yesavage will graduate from the rankings this season when he’s healthy, and Parker will likely sit atop the leaderboard for the Jays by mid-Summer. The Jays are testing Parker out of the gate, starting him in Single-A Dunedin over the FCL Rookie Ball league, and all eyes will be in Florida to see how Parker responds.

2025 was left-hander Johnny King’s first foray in pro baseball, and the teenager impressed across two levels. Across 61 2/3 innings, King produced a 2.48 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP with 105 strikeouts, punching out opposing bats at a 15.3 K/9 clip that led the Jays farm system (even besting Yesavage and his 14.7 mark). King did see a jump in his stats when he made the jump to Single-A in early July, but he adjusted well to the advanced bats and finished the year with opponents owning a .200 average and just four home runs allowed.

The only critical mark on King’s season was the free passes, allowing 37 walks on the year for a 5.40 BB/9 mark. It’s one of the main reasons his WHIP is higher than it should be and why opponents posted a collective .335 OBP against the left-hander. Keeping the walks in check is likely one of his big goals this season, and with King starting the year in High-A in the hitter-friendly confines of the Northwest League, walks will really come back to bite pitchers.

Prediction-wise – King drops his walk rate, dominates in Vancouver, which sees him move across the country to New Hampshire, and he finishes the 2026 season with a cup of coffee in Triple-A. He’s not going to be running the farm system like Yesavage, but a Gage Stanifer-esque type of movement, jumping a couple of levels, is not out of the question. The control aspect will determine where he finishes the year.

Ask any Pirates fan who follows their prospect system, and most will tell you that they were not a fan of the Isiah Kiner-Falefa deal two summers ago, and Charles McAdoo is why.

He struggled at the plate to finish the 2024 season but bounced back nicely in 2025, posting a .247/.318/.413 slash line with 24 doubles and 16 home runs across 121 games in Double-A. He finished fourth in the organization in terms of doubles, and his home run tally trailed only Sean Keys (19) and RJ Schreck (18) on the year. His SLG also ranked well (ninth), and if he could hit for a bit more contact with the power, his average and wRC+ would reflect a bit higher on the depth charts.

This spring, McAdoo was handed a golden opportunity. With the Jays’ infield gone for the World Baseball Classic for a good chunk of March, McAdoo found himself in 19 games with 31 at-bats. While his spring stats weren’t eye-popping (.194 average and a .620 OPS), he held his own in the batter’s box with three walks compared to five strikeouts and added two doubles and one home run against more established arms. This work is paying off early for McAdoo in Buffalo, with the right-handed bat collecting five hits through 14 at-bats, which includes two doubles and one triple to start the year.

It’s early, and there is room for some ebb and flow across a full season, but with the way the ball is jumping off McAdoo’s bat to start the year, there’s potential for him to hit the 20+ mark and lead the Jays’ minor league bats in home runs come late fall.

Take a bow, Blue Jays scouting staff. While injuries derailed Javen Coleman’s draft stock heading into the 2024 MLB Draft, the Jays were able to pick him up as an undrafted free agent shortly after, and he’s been outstanding in the farm system ever since.

Last season was Coleman’s first year in the pro ranks, and the left-hander impressed in Single-A and High-A out of the bullpen, tossing a 3.00 ERA through 54 innings. The LSU product experienced a couple of hiccups in Dunedin but really turned on the Jets with High-A Vancouver, allowing just four earned runs through 25 2/3 innings out of the Canadians’ bullpen while striking out 40 batters. Coleman finished with 85 punchouts across both levels and posted a 14.2 K/9, sitting fourth among Jays pitchers who pitched 50+ innings last season.

Coleman was a standout in Spring Training, striking out six batters while allowing just three hits with zero runs through six outings and 6 2/3 innings. He impressed the Jays’ coaching staff during the small sample size, and Coleman will start the season in Double-A New Hampshire for a new test in the farm system.

Within the Jays system, of all true relievers (no starts), Nate Garkow led the group with 86 strikeouts through 53 2/3 innings, and Coleman ranked just behind him with one less K. This year, Coleman takes the lead and finishes the season in Triple-A and could be an option for the Jays’ big league roster later this season.

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