Whenever the Blue Jays’ rebuild gets talked about, one of the first discussion points usually surrounds the need for starting pitching. That definitely rings true for 2020 and likely the year after that, but the Blue Jays are actually in pretty decent shape when it comes to the state of their pitching prospect stables. It’s just that most of the help is at least a few years away.
Nate Pearson is undisputed top pitching prospect, and that’s with good reason after he dominated multiple levels in 2019, showing that he’s likely ready to pitch against big league hitters right now, even if he’s almost certainly destined to start the year in Triple-A.