The Blue Jays’ top prospect entered Spring Training a few weeks back with the understanding that his chance of breaking camp with the team on Opening Day was all but decided, and he’d be starting the year in Triple-A.
It’s not because Nate Pearson isn’t ready for the challenge of the big leagues, it’s that he only has 123.1 professional innings on his resume so far, after losing most of the 2018 season to a broken arm. It’s been fairly widely understood that he would start the year in Buffalo regardless of how he performed this spring, however, he’s dominating at a rate that might force the Blue Jays to change their mind.