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Dunedin were the only winners on a quiet Sunday without many stand out performances. The other three teams in action were beaten handily while New Hampshire were one hit.

Buffalo 3 Worcester 5

Altoona 4 New Hampshire 0

Vancouver1 Tri-City 6

Daytona 2 Dunedin 4


Three Stars

Third Star - Silvano Hechavarria

Second Star - Josh Rivera

First Star - Jake Cook


Boxes


NOTES


Grant Rogers started to break the 3 day streak of rehabbers. But it wasn't any better. Rogers gave up five runs in 4.2 innings. Lazaro Estrada did pitch in relief and he threw three perfect innings.


Buffalo had six hits, Josh Rivera had three (or half of the total) with a double and a home run. Willie McIvor also homered.


New Hampshire have been hitting well this season but not on Sunday. A Jay Harry double in the fifth inning was their only hit.


If you are a regular reader you know Gage Stanifer has had command trouble this season walking too many hitters. The thing is when you try not to walk hitters you sometimes throw the ball down the middle of the plate. Stanifer did that twice on Sunday and those two home runs cost him three runs. He was done after four innings. New signing Beau Philip who, thanks to the bauxites is now a pitcher, threw a perfect inning.


Landen Maroudis came back from Tommy John surgery in the middle of last season. He didn't pitch well then but he was given the benefit of the doubt as he was recovering. After a promising start to the season when he had a 1.69 ERA in April, his May ERA ballooned to 9.50. June has not been any better, on Sunday he didn't get out of the third inning with four runs allowed.


The C's had seven hits. Jacob Sharp had the only extra base hit, a home run. Peyton Williams and Brennan Orf had two hits each.


Silvano Hechavarria is the opposite of Maroudis. Hech had a terrible May, a 10.64 ERA but now he seems to be getting better. He went five innings on Sunday, five K's and one run conceded on three hits.


Jake Cook doubled and tripled, scored and drove in a run. Adam Hackenberg also had two hits. Blaine Bullard and Juan Sanchez each had a hit, Jojo Parker did not.


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TamRa - Sunday, June 07 2026 @ 11:43 PM EDT (#478762) #
I kinda wonder if Maroudis is trying to pitch through something. It's a weird trajectory. I'm not sure he's up to the challenge of High A right now.
Kelekin - Monday, June 08 2026 @ 08:06 AM EDT (#478766) #
In April, he seemed to have come back strong, but it's been downhill ever since. Perhaps there is some fatigue there already.

I'm curious as to when we'll see O'Halloran or TJ Brock back. I remember hearing they were close during spring training, wonder if there were setbacks.
Kelekin - Monday, June 08 2026 @ 08:23 AM EDT (#478767) #
Quick check-in on some former Jays...

Khal Stephen (AA, CLE) 3.44 ERA, 55 IP 23 BB 49 K
Nick Mitchell (AA, CLE) .666 OPS with 3 HR, 11 SB, 36 BB, 36 K
Juaron Watts-Brown (AA, BAL) 8.39 ERA, 24.2 IP 18 BB 32 K
Alan Roden (AAA, MIN) .889 OPS, 17 BB, 14 K (injured Apr 22, just starting rehab)
Joey Loperfido (MLB, HOU) .711 OPS, 0 HR, 6 BB to 19 K
Kendry Rojas (AAA/MLB, MIN) 2.20 ERA, 16.1 IP 7 BB 17 K
Will Wagner (SDP) - injured
uglyone - Monday, June 08 2026 @ 01:24 PM EDT (#478781) #
it took 10yrs, but I think we may finally be seeing the start of the famous "waves of prospects" that the FO first promised us.

there's been a trickle in recent years Barger/Schneider/Horwitz/Wagner/Roden but now it's starting to turn into a bit of a stream...Yesavage/Pinango/Valenzuela this year already....with the likes of AAA McAdoo/Schreck/Kasevich on the verge....and then a large number of guys in AA deserving of promotion like the already promoted Keys but also Bohorfen Harry Micheletti Pinto Parker Burgos Goodwin all hitting very well....and that's before you even look at the younger higher-upside guys like Nimmala and Arias who are already holding their own in AA.

and there's some slightly old guys in vancouver who are starting to look deserving of a promotion to AA like Hernanrez/Gleed/Latta/Cunningham.

and then Dunedin is starting to look a bit special with some super high upside teenagers looking very good in Sanchez/Parker/Bullard and a bunch of other 20-21 yr olds looking promising too like Shaw/Ramon/Gaxiola.


we're not quite there yet but we might finally be on the verge of seeing it.
bpoz - Monday, June 08 2026 @ 06:31 PM EDT (#478793) #
Agree UO and well said.
June Northey - Monday, June 08 2026 @ 09:22 PM EDT (#478804) #
That'd be nice to get a few waves of prospects. In all of Jays history only 5 rookie hitters had 2+ fWAR in their rookie season, 16 more had 1-1.9 fWAR (including guys who are on the team now like Valenzuela & Okamoto). 77 total hitter rookies with 100+ PA. Worst was Willie Upshaw in '78 (rule 5 pick who later would be the first Jay with 100+ RBI's). Best was 2002 Eric Hinske 4.8 by a mile (next was Biggio 2019 2.6)

For rookie pitchers 6 had 2+ fWAR, another 21 had 1-1.9 fWAR, out of 129 with 10+ IP. Worst was Brandon League 2005 -0.7. Best Mark Eichhorn 1986 4.9 by a mile (157 IP in relief with a 1.72 ERA) Stroman 2014 was 2nd with 3.4 fWAR.

That is over 49 full seasons (2 partial) plus this year (66 games done, more than 2020's season had). Crazy there haven't been more 'wow' years from rookies in all that time. Just 11 I'd say were solid regulars (2+ fWAR) with another 37 that were 'meh' or 'interesting' (1-1.9 fWAR). So 48, or 1 rookie a year roughly worth noting.
Gerry - Tuesday, June 09 2026 @ 05:16 PM EDT (#478851) #
BA looks at Aldo Gaxiola:

Profiles like Gaxiola’s are often straightforward to analyze. They show good raw power with limited home run potential due to poor launch angles, excess aggression that will limit walks and they often lead to less-than-ideal overall contact quality. That has translated to a .258/.316/.429 slash line in Single-A for Gaxiola, which is ever so slightly above average. It’s difficult to find many 19-year-old prospects with present plus raw power and decent contact metrics. A more selective approach may improve his zone contact, as well.

Small gains in patience, launch angles or zone contact might help put Gaxiola on the map as a rising star in the Blue Jays’ system
June Northey - Tuesday, June 09 2026 @ 05:46 PM EDT (#478855) #
Seems reasonable. Gaxiola and kids like him are not quite a dime a dozen, but common enough that they show up and give great hope for a bit with the 'if they just figure xyz out' but very few do. Showing 14-25 HR power right now (14 HR in 612 PA lifetime, 7 in 181 PA this year). At 20 the potential exists, but limited to 1B/3B means he has to hit a crap load to make it and a 251/309/419 line isn't nearly enough (this years figures). Blaine Bullard in A has hit 253/330/416 at 19 years old this year while mostly in CF - a much better profile. Nice for a 12th round pick.
Glevin - Tuesday, June 09 2026 @ 06:30 PM EDT (#478856) #
Jake Casey rehab in fcl and hit HR first ab.
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