Yesavage just moved up to AA.

Wow, not messing around but I think it makes sense. A+ wasn't a challenge, might as well test him at higher level.

Glad to see the Jays being aggressive with Yesavage. With the risks that every pitcher comes with, it's better to get Yesavage to the big leagues as quick as possible rather than wasting time in levels that he's clearly too good for.

Maroudis also to Dunedin and Hunter Gregory to AAA.

Good to see him move up, though hopefully he doesn't end up getting rushed too quickly out of desperation a la Jake Bloss. AA is at least a much better test of where his skills are at.

Johnny King finally gave up some runs, but had 8 Ks in 3.2 IP.

Coronado is now up to 11 BB to 1 K, good for a hilarious .577 OBP.

if Yesavage can handle AA at 21 even close to as well as he handled the first two levels, this is where he would start to really push himself in really high-end / elite prospect territory. But even if he looks more human at this level he'll still be in top prospect territory unless something really drastic happens.

He suffered a bit moving up to A+ with his walk rate spiking (near tripling), but it didn't hurt him much because he managed to hold hitters to a .130babip. Impossible to tell what's noise or signal in those samples though.

Yesavage is starting to show control issues in A+: 11 walks in 17 1/3 IP. but 33 SO says the batters just have no hope except to take/take/take vs the 5 hits (but 2 out of the park). Moving Yesavage very quickly but with 15.6 K/9 so far this year there isn't a lot of choice. He needs to face tougher hitters or he might develop bad habits. Need to see how he handles it. Suddenly a September call-up isn't out of the question for him.

King finally had statcast data on his start today. Threw mostly (90%) sinker/slider with sinker being 93-95 (down a bit from previous starts). Had 15 whiffs.

Despite the walks, Yesavage dominated. And if Gameday is any indication, it could just as easily have been 7 walks instead of 11. I too am glad they moved him up.

We'll see how he does with the double A test. For what it's worth, the double A test is the big one.

To pick up on Mike and UO’s points - there is no ABS in the northwest league, where he was pitching. On top of that, Yeasavage apparently has the highest release point of any pitcher in baseball at over 7 feet. This would give pitches a more downward trajectory than the average pitcher. So from an umpire’s perspective, anything at the bottom of the zone is going to appear too low, especially if they’re relying on cues such as where the pitcher caught it. For a picture who throws a lot of pitches with vertical break, it seems like a plausible answer to the walk rate. We’ll see how he does in AA

ah nice to hear, Mike and 99, that's even more encouraging.

and agreed - AA is the big test.

The game I saw Yesavage he walked 4. One of the posters (sorry, can't remember which) commented that Gameday had Yesavage being squeezed. I didn't see much evidence of that. I'll say that in my experience Gameday location and live location in Vancouver aren't an exact science.

Thanks UO about Toman, Doughty and Anthony being picked in that order. That bothers me a lot. Anthony is the youngest and also got the highest bonus @ $2.5mil I believe. So it was Toman VS Anthony and it looks like the Jays missed. In 3 years we probably know the answer.

Toman was universally ranked higher than Anthony at the time of the draft. Both guys had some questions over hit tool and swing/miss concerns. So one guy hit, and the other didn't. Oh well. The top drafted HS hitter that year was Druw Jones at #2 overall, and in hindsight Arizona should have taken Roman Anthony over him.

I think at this point, the only prospect I wouldn't trade would be Nimmala. I wouldn't trade Yesavage unless it were a long-term pitcher coming back just because I think he will fill a need as early as next year and if you trade him, you just have to try to plug it up again. I wouldn't have wanted to trade Roden because I think he could fill a need this year but emergence of Robertson, Schreck, and Pinango kind of change things a bit.

I think Roden and Martinez will be the trade chips next month. Pinango and Schreck have made Roden expendable, especially given the differences in skill set. A LF with limited power and weak underlying data (exit velocity, hard hit rate, etc) is not someone I’d prioritize over corner OF’s with more power potential. Of course, other teams will see that same data on Roden so not sure what his trade value would be, but a moderate/high floor OF who is big league ready will have some value to a rebuilding team, even if the return is a rental.

How's Orelvis' defense at 2B? He might be seen as a potential regular next year if it's any good.

". A LF with limited power and weak underlying data (exit velocity, hard hit rate, etc)"

He was seen as a top-100 prospect going into this year and had 90 bad plate appearances in April and then killed AAA again. You can look at underlying data and say "this guy is clearly over/underperforming" but you can't look at a rookie with less than 100 PAs and say anything with certainty other than he didn't adapt quickly to the majors. Underlying metrics had Barger as awful after more than 200 PAs last year. Michael Busch had a 49 WRC+ in his first taste of the majors after dominating AAA. It's extremely common.

Roden is not going to a slugging corner OFer. It's not his game. But he could easily be a high OBP, good defense, 15-20 HR guy in the majors and that's a very good player. One huge difference between him and Schreck/Pinango is those guys are LF/DH types and Roden is a solid RF. I'm not against trading Roden but this giving up on guys with tremendous track records after a month is ridiculous.

Roden's an excellent defensive corner outfielder. It looks like Schreck might be OK there and Pinango will need to have his bat carry him with DH the most likely destination.

I think Roden would thrive in the leadoff role, but what do I know.

Roden has enough athleticism, on-base skills and instincts to become a good leadoff hitter eventually. Considering how many hitters take multiple trips up and down before finally sticking, I really am not worried about him. Maybe he won't be on the Jays because of the emergence of others behind him, but I see him as a more athletic Lukes with a bit more ceiling.

Of course, you never know how things go in this sport. Sometimes the majors is just too big of a jump. But development is never linear and even the best prospects usually take time.

Coronado with two more walks. That's 13 BBs to 1 K now.

Stephen pitched out of trouble a couple of times but otherwise looked good. Lots of swing and miss on change-ups in the dirt. That change-up is nasty.

It's a surprise for me that Stephen is ranked so high at this point.
Lots of people saw him as a high floor pick.