The Blue Jays are in a bit of a transitional year in 2018, and as a result the front office made some decisions to reflect that philosophy. They believe this team can be contenders this year (as do I), so they decided to keep their star players like Josh Donaldson, and to add to their veteran roster rather than subtract and rebuild.
As a result, there are a few players in the minor league system that will be left on the outside looking in, when it could have been different with a philosophy shift for the organization.