The BBB Top 40 Blue Jays prospect list criteria extend beyond traditional rookie eligibility to include an age cutoff, focusing on players 25 or younger by June 30, 2025. This emphasis on youth reflects a need to project future abilities rather than assess established players, who may be older and less likely to develop further. The article presents Will Wagner, a 26-year-old with a strong but limited big league showing, emphasizing the debate around his technical eligibility versus his development potential.
Many will argue Wagner belongs on the main lists as almost everywhere else, but he's a prospect only in the most technical sense that he retains rookie eligibility.
By the time a player is 25 or 26 that's not so much the case. For example, Bowden Francis was on the 2023 list and while last year's list went unpublished, Spencer Horowitz was the headliner.
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