When people talk about the future of the Toronto Blue Jays, 95% of the conversation is directed towards their strong crop of position players throughout their system.
That should change in the near future, and there’s an argument that it should have already by now based on the season that Nate Pearson is having in the minors.
The powerful right-hander started his season in High-A and completely overmatched his competition, pitching to a 0.86 ERA in six starts and 21 innings, striking out a ridiculous 35 batters against just three walks. For a guy who had made a grand total of nine starts as a professional before this season had begun, things couldn’t have started much better.