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Blue Jays Minor League end of season review: New Hampshire’s hot start quickly went downhill
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Cynthia Ryley Delaney
Sep 29, 2026, 19:15 EDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2026, 19:07 EDT
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The New Hampshire Fisher Cats sat first in their division in mid-May.
Unfortunately, it was downhill from there, as the Toronto Blue Jays’ Double-A team finished with a 59-75 record for the entire season, worst in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division. Their first half was their better half, going 34-33, but they had a dismal second half where they finished 25-45.
Last time, we looked at the top performers in High-A. In this article, we’ll take a look at the notable performances for the Fisher Cats.

Notable performances with the Fisher Cats

There were two position players fundamental to the Fisher Cats’ early season success, Sean Keys and Jace Bohrofen. Keys spent the first two months of his season with the Fisher Cats, slashing .285/.411/.581 with 14 home runs in 209 plate appearances for a 158 wRC+. He obviously kept finding success the higher up the minor league ladder he went.
Bohrofen had a similar pace to Keys to begin the season, slashing .253/.355/.576 with 13 home runs in 197 plate appearances, good for a 140 wRC+. However, Keys was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons following June 4th’s game, while Bohrofen went on the injured list for the remainder of the season on June 9th. That was the beginning of the end of their playoff hopes.
There were still some strong performances at the level, though. Aaron Parker emerged as one of the Blue Jays’ best power bats, slashing .253/.347/.467 with 19 home runs in 350 plate appearances, good for a 115 wRC+.
His home run total was tied with Dub Gleed for third-most in the system. Gleed was good during his High-A tenure, but he was even better in Double-A. Over 289 plate appearances, the corner infielder slashed .291/.374/.492 with 11 home runs, good for a 129 wRC+.
Only Keys and Carter Cunningham finished with more home runs than Gleed and Parker. After a great start to his season in High-A, Cunningham slashed .241/.348/.443 with 10 home runs in 280 plate appearances with the Fisher Cats.
Eddie Micheletti Jr. was having a good season at the level before he was traded for José Soriano. Over 401 plate appearances, the outfielder slashed .251/.347/.454 with 14 home runs for a 111 wRC+. Arjun Nimmala, also involved in the Soriano trade, slashed .279/.355/.451 with four home runs in 138 plate appearances with the Fisher Cats.
Gleed and Jay Harry were the most notable breakout position players. Harry slashed just .153/.255/.226 with the Fisher Cats in 2025, but drastically improved and slashed .325/.354/.580 with eight home runs in just 179 plate appearances.
Nick Goodwin quietly had a good season in Double-A, slashing .264/.365/.483 with 10 home runs in 312 plate appearances, good for a 123 wRC+. Outfielder Alexis Hernandez split his season between High-A and Double-A, slashing .341/.406/.451 with a home run in 102 plate appearances with the Fisher Cats. He was a Rule 5 Draftee in the minor league portion a few seasons ago.
Another Rule 5 Draft in the minor league position is Hedbert Perez. The outfielder got off to a great start to his season once coming off the injured list, which included a good start in Double-A. However, he ended up slashing just .227/.337/.420 with six home runs in 175 plate appearances.
Adrian Pinto set a new high in plate appearances since joining the Blue Jays, but spent some time on the injured list. When healthy, the utility player slashed .240/.352/.387 with two home runs in 178 plate appearances with the Fisher Cats.
Moving to pitchers, Nolan Perry’s rapid ascent to the top 100 prospect list ended with the Fisher Cats. In nine starts with the Double-A team, Perry finished with a 2.32 ERA and 3.89 FIP in 31 innings of work, paired with a 32.2 K% and 12.4 BB%.
Johnny King also found his way to the Blue Jays’ Double-A team late in the season, finishing his five starts with a 2.95 ERA and 3.51 FIP in 21.1 innings of work, with a 30 K% and 13.3 BB%. Danny Thompson Jr., a 2025 draftee, had a breakout season, posting a 3.06 ERA and 3.85 FIP in 53 innings of work with the Fisher Cats.
Gage Stanifer was the Blue Jays’ most notable pitcher who broke out last season, and it was overall a tough year for the 22-year-old. In 97 innings of work in Double-A, Stanifer had a 4.82 ERA and 4.87 FIP, with a 30.2 K% and 14.5 BB%. By the end of his season, Stanifer was appearing in relief to potentially prepare for an end-of-season call up. The stuff is still there, though. Daniel Guerra was in the same boat, but his Double-A stint was short.
Lastly, Javen Coleman is arguably the Blue Jays’ best pure relief prospect. With the Fisher Cats, the southpaw appeared in 18 games where he had a 2.88 ERA and 3.16 FIP in 25 innings of work, with a 34.9 K% and 5.7 BB%. He struggled upon his promotion to Triple-A.
Cynthia Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, DFOEdmonton, and DFOCalgary. She can be followed on Twitter @CynthiaRDelaney.
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