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Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Jake Bloss’ 2025 season was cut short due to injury
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Ryley Delaney
Feb 15, 2026, 20:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 15, 2026, 19:00 EST
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The Toronto Blue Jays will have a handful of pitching prospects returning from Tommy John surgery at some point in 2026.
This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual 40-man roster review ahead of the new season. If you missed the most recent article, we looked at Jesús Sánchez. In this article, we’ll look at Jake Bloss.
Drafted in the third round of the 2023 draft by the Houston Astros, Bloss made six starts in seven outings to end that season, finishing with a 2.89 ERA over 18.2 innings pitched.  He skyrocketed up the minor league ladder in 2024, making four starts in High-A, eight in Double-A, and just one in Triple-A before the Astros called Bloss up to their big league roster.
Over the course of three starts, Bloss posted a 6.94 ERA and 7.62 FIP in 11.2 innings pitched, along with a 20 K% and 5.5 BB%. His callup was more of a necessity, rather than the right-handed pitcher being ready for big league action, as the Astros’ rotation had a bunch of injuries at the time.
Before the 2024 trade deadline, the Astros sent Bloss, Joey Loperfido, and Will Wagner to the Blue Jays in exchange for Yusei Kikuchi, failing to win a postseason game in the wild card series. Bloss is the last of the three to remain in the organization, as Loperfido was recently traded back to the Astros for Jesús Sánchez, while Wagner was traded to the San Diego Padres before the 2025 trade deadline for Brandon Valenzuela.
Post trade, Bloss made eight starts with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, posting a 6.91 ERA and 5.87 FIP in 27.1 innings pitched. Over his first three outings (9.2 innings pitched), Bloss didn’t give up an earned run, but proceeded to give up eight in just an inning and two thirds in his fourth start of the season. After another four scoreless innings, Bloss gave up 13 earned runs in 12 innings in his final three starts of the season.
Bloss began his 2025 season with the Bisons, making six starts of 23.2 innings pitched, finishing the year with a 6.46 ERA and 4.76 FIP. In May, Bloss received Tommy John surgery, ending his season prematurely.
To this day, it’s still unclear to the public whether or not Bloss received a full Tommy John surgery (over a year recovery time) or received a brace (usually less time). If it’s the case of the latter, Bloss should realistically be available to start the season or early into it, while a full Tommy John surgery would mean he’ll potentially be back in the summer.
Whenever he returns, it stands to reason that Bloss will be seen as starting depth for the team. Next season, he’s projected to finish with a 4.36 ERA and 4.42 FIP in 14 innings pitched according to Steamer, while ZiPS has him finishing the year with a 4.78 ERA and 4.97 FIP in 69.7 innings pitched.
There is a lot of ambiguity up in the air surrounding Bloss, but hopefully once he returns, he can pitch better than he has since the trade.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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