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5 under-the-radar Blue Jays prospects who had a strong Spring Training showing
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Ryley Delaney
Mar 25, 2025, 19:30 EDT
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The 2025 Spring Training has concluded, and the season begins in a couple of days.
Several Toronto Blue Jays prospects stood out. Of course, Alan Roden played so well that he actually earned a spot on the Blue Jays’ 26-man roster, but there were lesser-known prospects who also had a good Spring Training.
In this article, we’ll look at five prospects to keep an eye on this season after their Spring Training!

Rainer Nuñez

I’ve been aboard the Rainer Nuñez hype train for quite some time now, dating back to the impressive 2022 season where he won the Florida State League batting title and the LIDOM Rookie of the Year.
The first baseman had a rough 2023 season but rebounded nicely in 2024 with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, slashing .275/.349/.416 with 12 home runs in 433 plate appearances for a 121 wRC+.
That rebound season earned him a non-roster invite to Spring Training, where Nuñez slashed .409/.458/.591 with one home run in 24 plate appearances for a 177 wRC+. The first baseman’s wRC+ was the fifth-highest for the Blue Jays in Spring Training. 
He’ll likely start the 2025 season with the Fisher Cats as there’s a logjam of prospects in Triple-A, but Nuñez has strong batted ball metrics which is encouraging.

Will Robertson

Originally drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 draft, outfielder Will Robertson finally had somewhat of a breakout season in 2023, slashing .245/.323/.488 with 19 home runs in 412 plate appearances with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
Unfortunately, his 2024 season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons didn’t go as well, slashing .226/.319/.429 with 19 home runs in 464 plate appearances for a 92 wRC+. While his 19 home runs were the second-most in the organization, Robertson had a worrisome K% of 31.3%.
This past Spring Training, the 27-year-old slashed .364/.462/.909 with two home runs in 13 plate appearances. It’s a small sample size, but with a good start to his 2025 season, Robertson could put himself in a position to earn a shot with the Jays if there are injuries.

Carter Cunningham

Carter Cunningham only received three plate appearances this Spring Training, but he made one of them count as he hit a walk-off home run.
Spending the first half of the 2024 season with East Carolina University, the outfielder slashed .367/.464/.653 with 17 home runs. In turn, the Blue Jays selected him in the 10th round of the 2024 draft and placed him in Dunedin. In 105 plate appearances with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, Cunningham slashed .197/.381/.316 with two home runs, giving him a 113 wRC+.
It’ll be interesting to see how the 24-year-old performs in 2025, with a likely placement in High-A Vancouver.

Mason Fluharty

Shifting gears to pitchers, left-handed reliever Mason Fluharty had a strong Spring Training. In seven innings pitched, the 23-year-old had a 1.29 ERA and a 2.32 FIP with a 40.7 K% and a 3.7 BB%.
Selected in the fifth round of the 2022 draft, Fluharty has quickly risen through the Blue Jays’ minor league system and posted a 3.63 ERA and a 4.15 FIP in 67 innings pitched in his first season in Triple-A.
Although he is a soft tosser, he is tough on left-handed batters and can get righties out as well. His delivery helps his stuff play up, and his slider is fantastic. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the reliever up as soon as this season.

Braydon Fisher

Acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers last season for Cavan Biggio, Fisher started his Blue Jays career with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, where he had a 2.76 ERA and a 2.83 FIP in 16.1 innings pitched. To make that even more impressive, Fisher struck out 36.6% of batters while owning a 9.9 BB%.
The 24-year-old’s tenure didn’t go as well in Triple-A with the Buffalo Bisons, posting a 6.38 ERA and a 4.99 FIP in 18.1 innings pitched with a 22.8 K% and a 15.2 BB%.
Fisher’s contract ended at the end of the season, but the Blue Jays brought him back as a non-roster invite. Although he didn’t last nearly the whole Spring Training like Fluharty, Fisher had a 1.93 ERA and a 1.39 FIP in 4.2 innings pitched with a 41.2 K% and a 5.9 BB%.
It’s a small sample size, but if he does well to start the season with the Bisons, perhaps he could earn a call-up at some point in 2025.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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