{"id":57600,"date":"2023-03-05T12:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=57600"},"modified":"2023-03-05T12:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:58:48","slug":"blue-jays-prospect-pyramid-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/03\/05\/blue-jays-prospect-pyramid-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at the Blue Jays Prospect Pyramid for the 2023 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0<\/span>Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> Prospect Pyramid<\/span> is interesting to navigate. The prospect pyramid is a tool to explore the method of measurement used for prospects for any team. The ranking system used for this is to forego the prospect list system. While lists may be more accessible for top prospects, any list will vary from person to person. Instead, prospects are categorized based on their projected ceiling. In this case, all players will come from the Blue Jays organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

To qualify as a baseball prospect, a player must be:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Born after December 31, 1997\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Appeared in fewer than 50 MLB games or 50 innings pitched<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Less than 130 MLB plate appearances<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (Authors\u2019 note: Brandon Barriera, Luis Meza, and Tucker Toman will not be placed in this pyramid. Instead, they will be marked under the \u201cToo Early to Tell\u201d category. No prospect has graduated from the Prospect Pyramid in 2022 that is still with the Toronto Blue Jays.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

    First Tier<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Ricky Tiedemann\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Age: 20<\/em><\/p>\n

    Position: LHP<\/em><\/p>\n

    Bats\/Throws: L\/L<\/em><\/p>\n

    Level: AA<\/em><\/p>\n

    After an impressive first minor league season<\/a>, Ricky Tiedemann has become the consensus top prospect in the Blue Jays farm system. In 78 and 2\/3 innings pitched, he had an ERA of 2.17, 117 strikeouts, and a WHIP of 0.864. Despite starting the season in Low-A Dunedin, Tiedemann ended the season with Double-A New Hampshire. The left-hander has three pitches in his repertoire, with his slider and changeup considered above average. A significant improvement to his game last season was <\/span>his command<\/span><\/a>. He is on track to becoming a Blue Jays starter for years to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Top @BlueJays<\/a> pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann was solid in his Double-A @FisherCats<\/a> debut:
    \n3 IP
    \n1 H
    \n0 R
    \n1 BB
    \n5 K     pic.twitter.com\/q05bFlVTiH<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2014 MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n