For as good of a year as the Blue Jays had in terms of prospect development, not everyone took a step forward in 2017. Case in point was Justin Maese, who started back in Low A Lansing with the Lugnuts after having finished his 2016 season there with a 3.36 ERA over 10 starts.
He returned to Lansing and hoped to build on his strong performance, but Maese had a few set backs and finished 5-3 with a 4.84 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP in 12 starts for the Lugnuts. It was hardly the season the 20 year old had hoped for.