Top 30 season is rapidly approaching. Baseball America have started releasing their top 10's. Their Blue Jay top 10 will be published on November 25th. I believe Fangraphs will publish their Blue Jay list soon also.
The Batters Box top 30 will be published in January, as usual. While we are working on it here are a couple of thoughts about the Jays system. It also serves to take your mind off MLB contract talks.
Will there be more than two hitters in the Jays top 10?
Jojo Parker is the likely number one prospect. Will Brick will also be in the top ten even though he has not played in a game for the Jays yet. But what other hitter could be in the top ten? In mid season both Juan Sanchez and Blaine Bullard were in some top tens but both had poor second halves. Were those poor second halves just growing pains or did the league figure them out? Did their first half do enough to keep them in your top ten?
How Many catchers will be in the top 30?
Will Brick will be in the top 30. In AA Aaron Parker hit well enough to be in the top 30 although his future as a catcher is in doubt. Edward Duran made it to AA at the end of the season. He has been in the top 30 in the past but 2026 was not a good year for him. Jacob Sharp has a good defensive reputation and hit decently in Vancouver before a promotion to AA. In Vancouver unheralded Jaxson West had a very good year, enough to be in the top 30? Ryan Sprock came over to the Jays from Minnesota and proceeded to hit .307 with power for Vancouver.
In Dunedin two catchers were hitting the ball out of the park. Owen Carapelotti and Giaconino Lasaracina combined for 29 home runs in 2026. Both can hit. In the FCL Franklin Rojas put up an .840 OPS. He was highly regarded coming out of the DSL. Speaking of the DSL, one of the Jays big international signings this year was another catcher, Juan Caricote.
That is a total of ten catchers who have a claim on a top 30 spot. How many do you have in there?
Who is the Jays best power hitting prospect? And if it is Jojo Parker, who is number two?
Parker hit 13 home runs this season, excellent for his age. But the Jays have been drafting and trading for contact hitters hoping to train them to hit for power. Josh Kasevich is exhibit one, Ryan Cooney is supposed to be a Kasevich clone. The Jays traded for players like Ty Southisene and Dameury Pena, again contact guys. Drafted players like Blaine Bullard and Jake Cook are also speedy contact guys.
Aaron Parker is a contender for best second choice, he hit 19 dingers this year. Jay Harry is another option, he hit 14. RJ Schreck did hit 18 homers in 2025, he was injured much of 2026. Dub Gleed had 19 homers this season and his teammate Alexis Hernandez had 15. All of these guys have questions in their prospect profiles, some on defense, some on contact ability. If you ask which of these guys will hit 20 home runs in the major leagues it would be a tricky question.
I think there will be a lot of consistency in the Jays top ten prospect lists. The interesting part comes at the bottom of the list. Who is your guy who you, and maybe only you, think should bein the top 30.
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