The dust has settled on the 2024 MLB Draft and the trade deadline, and top prospect lists are being updated.

This week, MLB Pipeline updated its Top 100 list, as well as all 30 teams’ top 30 list. With the infusion of talent from both the draft and the trade deadline, the Blue Jays’ top 30 has undergone a significant shakeup.
Let’s take a look at some notable changes to the Jays’ top 30. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/">You can read the entire list here</a>.
<h2>The Blue Jays don’t have a top 100 prospect</h2>
On MLB Pipeline’s preseason top 100 list, the Blue Jays had two prospects that ranked on the list: Ricky Tiedemann at 28th and Orelvis Martinez at 85th. However, both players fell off the ranking as both players hadn’t played in over a month. Martinez’s absence is due to a PED suspension, while Ricky Tiedemann underwent Tommy John surgery.
Still, Orelvis Martinez ranked as the team’s best prospect for the first time in his career. Despite not playing a minor league game since June 16, Martinez ranks third in home runs in the organization, recently surpassed by Will Robertson (18) and Damiano Palmegiani (17), neither of which ranked on the Blue Jays’ top 30 list.
After a brief call-up to the big leagues, Martinez was suspended 80 games for PED use and can’t return until September 23. The minor league season will be finished a day before this, while the MLB season will be coming to a close. It’s a lost opportunity for Martinez, who’d surely get a ton of playing time for the re-tooling team.
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Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez has been suspended 80 games for violating MLB’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Martinez, 22, is Toronto’s top hitting prospect and made his big league debut Friday.
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As for Tiedemann, the left-handed pitcher ranked as the Blue Jays top prospect dating all the way back to the 2023 preseason after catcher Gabriel Moreno was traded. This is Tiedemann’s lowest ranking since the 2022 mid-season update where he ranked sixth.
The 21-year-old (who turns 22 on Sunday) had a solid 2023 season, posting a 3.68 ERA and a 1.68 FIP in 44 innings pitched between Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A. However, he dealt with a bicep injury early in the season.
Tiedemann’s injuries continued in 2024, as he had an elbow injury early in the season, before suffering forearm tightness in early July. He underwent Tommy John surgery and will be on the shelf for a while.
<h2>Where all the new draftees rank</h2>
The Blue Jays have a rather weak farm system and with 21 picks in the 2024 draft, it figures that quite a few players from the class would make their top 30 list.
Of course, first-round pick Trey Yesavage is the highest of the 2024 draftees, ranking second overall on the Blue Jays’ top 30 list. The only other 2024 draftee in their top 10 is Khal Stephen, their second-round pick. Their third-round pick, Johnny King IV ranks 17th, while fourth-round pick Sean Keys is the only other 2024 draftee who currently ranks on the Blue Jays&#8217; top 30 list.
As the 2024 draftees play their first full season next year, there may be quite a few late-round picks that find their way onto the top 30 list, such as  Nick Mitchell, Troy Guthrie, and Carson Messina if they have a strong off-season.
<h2>Where all the trade deadline acquisitions rank</h2>
It’s no secret that the Blue Jays have underperformed expectations this season, leading the team to sell at the trade deadline. With that being said, nine of the 30 players on MLB Pipeline’s list were acquired before 6:00 PM ET on July 30.
Jake Bloss, acquired in the Yusei Kikuchi deal with the Houston Astros, ranks as the team’s third-best prospect. Moreover, Will Wagner, also acquired in the Kikuchi deal, is the team’s 20th-best prospect. He had five hits in his first two MLB games, while Joey Loperfido graduated prior to the mid-season rankings.
Jonatan Clase, acquired for Yimi García, ranks as the team’s seventh-best prospect, while Charles McAdoo, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, ranks as Toronto’s ninth-best prospect.
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Jonatan Clase, acquired by the <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlueJays</a> in the Yimi García deal at the Deadline, belts his first homer for the <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BuffaloBisons</a>! <a href="https://t.co/hB5KnsVHXG">pic.twitter.com/hB5KnsVHXG</a>
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Two of the three prospects the Blue Jays acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Danny Jansen rank on the team’s top 30 list, as Eddinson Paulino ranks as Toronto’s 19th-best prospect, while Cutter Coffey ranks as the team’s 24th-best prospect.
Both players acquired from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Nate Pearson rank in the backend of Toronto’s top 30, as Yohendrick Piñango ranks as Toronto’s 23rd-best prospect, while Josh Rivera ranks as their 30th-best prospect. Moreover, RJ Schreck (acquired for Justin Turner from Seattle) ranks as their 29th-best prospect.
<h2>Notable Risers and Fallers</h2>
With 13 new prospects added to the list, all acquired in a span of under 20 days, it makes sense that some players have fallen off the top 30 list. Paired with a bad Blue Jays team, there have been two players that have graduated, as Addison Barger and Spencer Horwitz have both had enough plate appearances to be off the list.
The most surprising fall off the list was Damiano Palmegiani, who ranked 14th in the preseason ranking. His first full season in Triple-A hasn’t been great by any means, as he’s slashing .211/.322/.,385 with 15 home runs in 376 plate appearances with an 11.7 BB% and a 29.5 K%. However, his 17 home runs in total rank second in the organization. He deserves a spot on the back end of the list.
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Toronto received two compensation picks in the 2022 draft after Marcus Semien and Robbie Ray departed. With those two picks, the Blue Jays selected Cade Doughty and Tucker Toman shortly after the conclusion of the second round. However, both have missed out on the top 30 list, as Toman has struggled to adjust to pro ball, while Doughty has missed a large chunk of the season due to injury,
Speaking of injury, three more players have dealt with injury, in turn not allowing them to maintain their top 30 spots. The most notable is Chad Dallas, who was seen as a potential depth option for the Jays in 2024. T.J. Brock and Adiran Pinto (29th and 30th respectively in the top 30 preseason list) also have missed a large chunk of 2024 thanks to injury.
Some notable names left off the top 30 list are CJ Van Eyk, Connor Cooke, Alex De Jesus, Yhoangel Aponte, Manuel Beltre, and Sam Shaw.
As for the biggest riser, it has to go to Fernando Pérez, who ranked as the team’s 24th-best prospect heading into the season, jumping all the way to 13th. This season in Single-A, he has a 4.06 ERA and a 3.47 FIP in 82 innings pitched, with a 25.8 K% and a 7.2 BB%.
Outfielders Alan Roden and Enmanuel Bonilla each had a significant drop. The former went from seventh in the preseason ranking to 14th, while the latter went from eighth to 15th. The most notable drop was 2022 first-round pick, Brandon Barriera, who went from the team’s fourth-best prospect in the 2024 preseason list all the way down to their 18th-best prospect.
The only prospect that broke into the top 30 list the Jays had at the start of the season is Mason Fluharty, who ranks as their 28th-best prospect.
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The dust has settled on the 2024 MLB Draft and the trade deadline, and top prospect lists are being updated.



This week, MLB Pipeline updated its Top 100 list, as well as all 30 teams’ top 30 list. With the infusion of talent from both the draft and the trade deadline, the Blue Jays’ top 30 has undergone a significant shakeup.

Let’s take a look at some notable changes to the Jays’ top 30. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/">You can read the entire list here</a>.
<h2>The Blue Jays don’t have a top 100 prospect</h2>
On MLB Pipeline’s preseason top 100 list, the Blue Jays had two prospects that ranked on the list: Ricky Tiedemann at 28th and Orelvis Martinez at 85th. However, both players fell off the ranking as both players hadn’t played in over a month. Martinez’s absence is due to a PED suspension, while Ricky Tiedemann underwent Tommy John surgery.

Still, Orelvis Martinez ranked as the team’s best prospect for the first time in his career. Despite not playing a minor league game since June 16, Martinez ranks third in home runs in the organization, recently surpassed by Will Robertson (18) and Damiano Palmegiani (17), neither of which ranked on the Blue Jays’ top 30 list.

After a brief call-up to the big leagues, Martinez was suspended 80 games for PED use and can’t return until September 23. The minor league season will be finished a day before this, while the MLB season will be coming to a close. It’s a lost opportunity for Martinez, who’d surely get a ton of playing time for the re-tooling team.

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1804893673668137367

As for Tiedemann, the left-handed pitcher ranked as the Blue Jays top prospect dating all the way back to the 2023 preseason after catcher Gabriel Moreno was traded. This is Tiedemann’s lowest ranking since the 2022 mid-season update where he ranked sixth.

The 21-year-old (who turns 22 on Sunday) had a solid 2023 season, posting a 3.68 ERA and a 1.68 FIP in 44 innings pitched between Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A. However, he dealt with a bicep injury early in the season.

Tiedemann’s injuries continued in 2024, as he had an elbow injury early in the season, before suffering forearm tightness in early July. He underwent Tommy John surgery and will be on the shelf for a while.
<h2>Where all the new draftees rank</h2>
The Blue Jays have a rather weak farm system and with 21 picks in the 2024 draft, it figures that quite a few players from the class would make their top 30 list.

Of course, first-round pick Trey Yesavage is the highest of the 2024 draftees, ranking second overall on the Blue Jays’ top 30 list. The only other 2024 draftee in their top 10 is Khal Stephen, their second-round pick. Their third-round pick, Johnny King IV ranks 17th, while fourth-round pick Sean Keys is the only other 2024 draftee who currently ranks on the Blue Jays' top 30 list.

As the 2024 draftees play their first full season next year, there may be quite a few late-round picks that find their way onto the top 30 list, such as  Nick Mitchell, Troy Guthrie, and Carson Messina if they have a strong off-season.
<h2>Where all the trade deadline acquisitions rank</h2>
It’s no secret that the Blue Jays have underperformed expectations this season, leading the team to sell at the trade deadline. With that being said, nine of the 30 players on MLB Pipeline’s list were acquired before 6:00 PM ET on July 30.

Jake Bloss, acquired in the Yusei Kikuchi deal with the Houston Astros, ranks as the team’s third-best prospect. Moreover, Will Wagner, also acquired in the Kikuchi deal, is the team’s 20th-best prospect. He had five hits in his first two MLB games, while Joey Loperfido graduated prior to the mid-season rankings.

Jonatan Clase, acquired for Yimi García, ranks as the team’s seventh-best prospect, while Charles McAdoo, acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, ranks as Toronto’s ninth-best prospect.

https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1821251868246356386

Two of the three prospects the Blue Jays acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Danny Jansen rank on the team’s top 30 list, as Eddinson Paulino ranks as Toronto’s 19th-best prospect, while Cutter Coffey ranks as the team’s 24th-best prospect.

Both players acquired from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Nate Pearson rank in the backend of Toronto’s top 30, as Yohendrick Piñango ranks as Toronto’s 23rd-best prospect, while Josh Rivera ranks as their 30th-best prospect. Moreover, RJ Schreck (acquired for Justin Turner from Seattle) ranks as their 29th-best prospect.
<h2>Notable Risers and Fallers</h2>
With 13 new prospects added to the list, all acquired in a span of under 20 days, it makes sense that some players have fallen off the top 30 list. Paired with a bad Blue Jays team, there have been two players that have graduated, as Addison Barger and Spencer Horwitz have both had enough plate appearances to be off the list.

The most surprising fall off the list was Damiano Palmegiani, who ranked 14th in the preseason ranking. His first full season in Triple-A hasn’t been great by any means, as he’s slashing .211/.322/.,385 with 15 home runs in 376 plate appearances with an 11.7 BB% and a 29.5 K%. However, his 17 home runs in total rank second in the organization. He deserves a spot on the back end of the list.

https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons/status/1822696753503621398

Toronto received two compensation picks in the 2022 draft after Marcus Semien and Robbie Ray departed. With those two picks, the Blue Jays selected Cade Doughty and Tucker Toman shortly after the conclusion of the second round. However, both have missed out on the top 30 list, as Toman has struggled to adjust to pro ball, while Doughty has missed a large chunk of the season due to injury,

Speaking of injury, three more players have dealt with injury, in turn not allowing them to maintain their top 30 spots. The most notable is Chad Dallas, who was seen as a potential depth option for the Jays in 2024. T.J. Brock and Adiran Pinto (29th and 30th respectively in the top 30 preseason list) also have missed a large chunk of 2024 thanks to injury.

Some notable names left off the top 30 list are CJ Van Eyk, Connor Cooke, Alex De Jesus, Yhoangel Aponte, Manuel Beltre, and Sam Shaw.

As for the biggest riser, it has to go to Fernando Pérez, who ranked as the team’s 24th-best prospect heading into the season, jumping all the way to 13th. This season in Single-A, he has a 4.06 ERA and a 3.47 FIP in 82 innings pitched, with a 25.8 K% and a 7.2 BB%.

Outfielders Alan Roden and Enmanuel Bonilla each had a significant drop. The former went from seventh in the preseason ranking to 14th, while the latter went from eighth to 15th. The most notable drop was 2022 first-round pick, Brandon Barriera, who went from the team’s fourth-best prospect in the 2024 preseason list all the way down to their 18th-best prospect.

The only prospect that broke into the top 30 list the Jays had at the start of the season is Mason Fluharty, who ranks as their 28th-best prospect.

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