Toronto Blue Jays Top Dynasty Prospects-August Edition

The division reports debuted last year. The goal of this article series is to provide a quick overview of all dynasty-relevant information from each division. Each team has multiple minor league levels, each containing plenty of impactful prospects which can feel impossible to keep up with. This article series, which will be updated once per month, will help dynasty managers stay up-to-date on performances, injuries, promotions, and more. New this season is the inclusion of tiers in the rankings. Next to their rank, each prospect is assigned a tier. The tier range is 1-5.

Tier 1: A potential difference-making dynasty prospect. Somebody who would rank in the top-20ish prospects for dynasty baseball
Tier 2: A still very good dynasty prospect who holds plenty of value. This prospect would typically rank in the 21-75 range
Tier 3: A mid-tier prospect who could be valuable but has questions and concerns present in his profile ranking in the 76-150 range
Tier 4: A prospect who is worth knowing, but is reserved for deeper leagues. This prospect would rank 151-250
Tier 5: The rest of the prospects fall into Tier 5

Up North, the Toronto Blue Jays are working to re-establish a depleted system. As the team fell out of the race last season, they made several key trades to acquire talent while also landing a very talented draft class. The system still lacks overall depth, but things are trending up for the Jays. Here are their top prospects!

Top 10 Prospects

Rank (Tier)	Player	Position	Level	Previous Rank
1 (2)	Trey Yesavage	P	AA	1
2 (2)	Arjun Nimmala	SS	A+	2
3 (3)	JoJo Parker	SS	ROOKIE	NR
4 (3)	Johnny King	P	A	6
5 (4)	Ricky Tiedemann	P	AAA	3
6 (4)	Victor Arias	OF	AA	NR
7 (4)	Gage Stanifer	P	A+	NR
8 (5)	Jace Bohrofen	OF	AA	4
9 (5)	Josh Kasevich	SS	AAA	9
10 (5)	Landen Maroudis	P	A	10

Notable Prospect Promotions and News

21-year-old Venezuelan outfielder Victor Arias joined Double-A New Hampshire on July 13th after a strong start at High-A. Arias has been in the Jays organization since he was 17 years old and is finally coming into his own in 2025. Overall, he’s slashing .287/.383/.436 with seven homers, 17 doubles, five triples, and 17 steals across 79 games. Arias has a manageable 20% strikeout rate while also drawing walks at a clip of over 12%. There are some concerns with his overall contact skills, but Arias has some pop in his 5’9″ frame, and if he continues producing at the upper levels, he’s going to make some noise in the Blue Jay organization.
Alexis Hernandez has had an interesting start to his pro career. Hernandez was originally a Red Sox prospect, but the Jays snagged him in the Minor League Rule 5 draft in 2023. Last season was disappointing, but the 22-year-old has now worked his way to High-A following a promotion on July 29th. Before his promotion, Hernandez was batting .249 with five homers and ten steals for Class A Dunedin. His contact skills have improved quite a bit over the last season, and he’s finally getting to some in-game power. Since joining High-A, Hernandez has already homered twice in four games and has tallied 13 total bases in 16 at-bats.

Notable Prospect Performances

If there is a pitcher in the Minors who is more fun to watch than Johnny King, I haven’t found them. The 19-year-old southpaw is carving up hitters this season. In 45 innings between two levels, King has a 42.2% strikeout rate and is averaging 16.2 Ks per nine. Everything starts with a mid-90s fastball, but the filth comes from a disgusting curve. I can’t wait to see the metrics on it, but as you can see in the video, it’s devastating to hitters from both sides of the plate. King still lacks a true third offering, although a slider and changeup are both in development. There are still some minor command and control issues that need ironing out, but he’s still just a teenager in his first pro season, so his performance is quite eye-opening considering.
In the universe of strange and unusual, High-A catcher Peyton Powell ventured into uncharted territory during a game on July 24th. With his team out of suitable pitchers, the first-year pro was summoned out of the bullpen. Not only did the position player pitch, but he also completed the 9th, 10th, and 11th innings and earned a win! In his three innings of work, Powell yielded two runs (1 ER) on two hits, while also striking out one. While pitching isn’t necessarily his forte, Powell does have just a 91 wRC+ this season, so his offensive production has been less than exciting. Either way, it’s a very cool and unique story he can tell the kids and grandkids as he gets older.