#blue-jays-prospects

#blue-jays-prospects

During the 2021 International Free Agency period, the Miami Marlins signed the catcher to a bonus of $450,000. He received only 60 plate appearances that season with the Marlins' Dominican Summer League team, where he failed to hit a home run, but slashed .340/.450/.440 for a 159 wRC+. Duran repeated the level in 2022, slashing .224/.325/.406 with no home runs in 169 plate appearances.

Bohrofen began his collegiate career with Oklahoma in 2021, but transferred to Arkansas for the 2022 season. In 2023, he slashed .318/.436/.612 with 16 home runs in 267 plate appearances, leading the Blue Jays to pick the Oklahoma City native with their sixth round pick. Shortly after being drafted, Bohrofen split his time between the Florida Complex League and Single-A to end the 2023 season, slashing .299/.443/.636 with seven home runs in 97 plate appearances.

Called up to make three starts to end the regular season, Yesavage had a 3.21 ERA and 2.35 FIP in 14 innings pitched. Yesavage's playoff debut saw him strikeout 11 over five and one-third hitless innings, then he threw another gem in the World Series, going seven innings with 12 strikeouts while giving up just one earned run in Game 5. In six postseason appearances, Yesavage had a 3.58 ERA and 3.61 FIP in 27.2 innings pitched.

Fellow top Blue Jays prospects Arjun Nimmala and Jojo Parker were also listed among the industry's top 100 prospects, ranking 62nd and 66th, respectively. Yesavage sits as the 10th-highest ranked prospect on the list, courtesy of his 60-grade ranking from BA. Pittsburgh's Konnor Griffin is ranked the sport's No. 1 overall top prospect, slotting in ahead of Detroit's Kevin McGonigle and St. Louis' JJ Wetherholt - with that trio comprising BA's top three prospects for 2026 heading into spring training.

But aside from a hip injury in 2021, Kirk has been healthy throughout his career. Their backup catcher, Tyler Heineman, also had a short stint on the injured list because of a concussion. His numbers dipped once reaching the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, slashing just .207/.295/.370 with three home runs in 105 plate appearances, but Valenzuela is better known for his defence, throwing out just over a third of would-be stealers last season.

Adam Macko has been mentioned among the top Blue Jays prospects since he came over from Seattle in the 2022 offseason trade that sent Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners. The 24-year-old has dealt with some minor injuries that have led to him missing time in each of the past three seasons. Last season at triple-A Buffalo, the left-hander compiled a 5.06 ERA and 1.51 WHIP across 18 appearances (10 starts).

Damiano Palmegiani has played 16 games with Cardenales de Lara in Venezuela and is slashing .274/.370/.435 with two home runs and four doubles in 73 plate appearances. Unfortunately, Palmegiani hasn't played since Nov. 7. The 2025 season was a rough year for the 25-year-old. Splitting his time between the Double-A and Triple-A, Palmegiani slashed .159/.306/.233 with one home run in 216 plate appearances.

He wrapped up one inning of work needing 14 pitches, six of which were strikes. The Sierra Junior College alumni ended up throwing only two of his sliders, which typically sit in the low-80's, but generated no swings. The other 12 pitches he threw were his sinkers, which sat around 91 mph in the Fall Stars Game. The sinker generated five swings, but Peterson never ended up generating a whiff.