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Toronto Blue Jays Have Just One Top 100 Prospect, According to Baseball America

Baseball America released its Top 100 prospects for 2025 on Wednesday, and the Blue Jays have just one, which is incredibly frustrating for fans. Left-hander Ricky Tiedemann, who is injured, checks in low on the list.

Brady Farkas

American League Futures relief pitcher Ricky Tiedemann (31) throws in the fifth inning of the All Star-Futures Game at Dodger Stadium in 2022.
American League Futures relief pitcher Ricky Tiedemann (31) throws in the fifth inning of the All Star-Futures Game at Dodger Stadium in 2022. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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According to Baseball America, the Toronto Blue Jays have only one Top 100 prospect heading into 2025.

The publication, one of the most respected in the sport, released its 2025 top prospects list on Wednesday morning. While Roki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers is listed at No. 1, Ricky Tiedemann of the Jays is listed at No. 100.

Here's what the group had to say about Tiedemann, who has seen his stock fall over the last few years due to mounting injury concerns:

After ascending to the one of the top pitching prospects in the game in 2022, Tiedemann has struggled with health over the last two seasons. He underwent Tommy John surgery in July and is expected to miss most if not all of the 2025 season.

These rankings show how urgent the Jays situation is. At the major-league level, Toronto has to win now. Armed with an aging and expensive roster, the Jays window seems to be closing. Furthermore, Toronto doesn't have the internal options necessary to help open a new window.

So, how does the organization handle things? Well, they've tried to keep their window open by spending money this offseason, acquiring Jeff Hoffman, Anthony Santander and Andres Gimenez.

If that doesn't work, the Jays could perhaps sell off assets at the trade deadline like Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman in order to get new prospect help. Of course, they could also trade Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, who are free agents at the end of the season. The team has reportedly been negotiating a long-term contract with Guerrero Jr. as well.

The Jays went 74-88 last season, finishing last in the American League East.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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