<p>Now might be a good time to hop on the Yosver Zulueta hype train.</p>
<p>The 24-year-old hurler made his triple-A debut with the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday and didn&#8217;t look phased against the Rochester Red Wings &#8211; Washington&#8217;s triple-A affiliate. The Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect fared extremely well in his first action at the highest level of the minors, keeping his opponent off the scoreboard.</p>
<p>Zulueta tossed a scoreless fifth inning, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out a batter. He threw 16 pitches, with 11 of them registering as strikes.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> prospect Yosver Zulueta pitched a scoreless inning in his AAA Buffalo debut tonight. </p>
<p>1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K &amp; 16 pitches (11 strikes)<a href="https://t.co/3js9e1sd4p">pic.twitter.com/3js9e1sd4p</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Thomas Hall (@ThomasHall85) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThomasHall85/status/1572374799552241665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
<p>Zulueta was <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2022/09/17/top-blue-jays-pitching-prospect-yosver-zulueta-promoted-to-triple-a/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">promoted to triple-A Buffalo on Sep. 17</a>, marking the fourth level he&#8217;s appeared at this season. The hard-throwing righty opened the campaign with low-A Dunedin, logging 12.0 innings before advancing to high-A Vancouver. There, he made six starts and completed 23.2 innings, earning a 3.80 ERA and 31 strikeouts.</p>
<p>From there, the 6-foot-1 hurler was promoted to double-A New Hampshire, where he made two starts and seven relief appearances. In total, the youngster posted a 4.11 ERA and 25 punchouts across 15.1 innings.</p>
<p>The Cuban native can reach triple digits with his fastball and also features a devasting slider, curveball and changeup. He missed all of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Tommy John surgery. In 2021, a torn ACL ended his season prematurely after making just one start.</p>
<p>Zulueta will be Rule 5 eligible this off-season, meaning the Blue Jays would need to place him on their 40-man roster to prevent another franchise from selecting him in the draft.</p>
<hr />
<h1><a href="https://join.pointsbet.ca/april-launch-generic/?utm_source=Unbounce_Nation_Network_Display&amp;utm_%20medium=Generic_First_Bet&amp;utm_campaign=Free_Bet_25_Bet_Insurance_560&amp;utm_term=Unbounce&amp;utm_content=Nation_Network_Display&amp;promo=NHLGNFBPND" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-wpel-link="external"><strong>POINTSBET IS LIVE IN ONTARIO</strong></a></h1>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-57570" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/09/unnamed.jpg" alt="" width="727" height="404" srcset="https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/09/unnamed.jpg 727w, https://publish.bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/09/unnamed-300x167.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px" /></p>


Now might be a good time to hop on the Yosver Zulueta hype train.

The 24-year-old hurler made his triple-A debut with the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday and didn't look phased against the Rochester Red Wings - Washington's triple-A affiliate. The Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect fared extremely well in his first action at the highest level of the minors, keeping his opponent off the scoreboard.

Zulueta tossed a scoreless fifth inning, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out a batter. He threw 16 pitches, with 11 of them registering as strikes.

https://twitter.com/ThomasHall85/status/1572374799552241665

Zulueta was <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/2022/09/17/top-blue-jays-pitching-prospect-yosver-zulueta-promoted-to-triple-a/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">promoted to triple-A Buffalo on Sep. 17</a>, marking the fourth level he's appeared at this season. The hard-throwing righty opened the campaign with low-A Dunedin, logging 12.0 innings before advancing to high-A Vancouver. There, he made six starts and completed 23.2 innings, earning a 3.80 ERA and 31 strikeouts.

From there, the 6-foot-1 hurler was promoted to double-A New Hampshire, where he made two starts and seven relief appearances. In total, the youngster posted a 4.11 ERA and 25 punchouts across 15.1 innings.

The Cuban native can reach triple digits with his fastball and also features a devasting slider, curveball and changeup. He missed all of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Tommy John surgery. In 2021, a torn ACL ended his season prematurely after making just one start.

Zulueta will be Rule 5 eligible this off-season, meaning the Blue Jays would need to place him on their 40-man roster to prevent another franchise from selecting him in the draft.

<hr />

<h1><a href="https://join.pointsbet.ca/april-launch-generic/?utm_source=Unbounce_Nation_Network_Display&amp;utm_%20medium=Generic_First_Bet&amp;utm_campaign=Free_Bet_25_Bet_Insurance_560&amp;utm_term=Unbounce&amp;utm_content=Nation_Network_Display&amp;promo=NHLGNFBPND" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-wpel-link="external"><strong>POINTSBET IS LIVE IN ONTARIO</strong></a></h1>
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-57570" src="https://bluejaysnation.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2022/09/unnamed.jpg" alt="" width="727" height="404" />

Blue Jays prospect Yosver Zulueta impresses in triple-A debut

Did the Blue Jays do enough to improve at MLB trade deadline?

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) hits an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rogers Centre.

Recent articles from Thomas Hall

Breaking News