Blue Jays' top 20 prospects for 2022: Keith Law ranks Toronto's farm system - The Athletic

Toronto has graduated and traded some great prospects in the last few years, and yet it’s still strong thanks to a burgeoning group of up-the-middle prospects signed as international free agents, along with a few draft guys who’ve seen upticks thanks to help from the team’s player development staff as well. If there’s a weakness in the system, it’s in potential starting pitchers, as their strength on the pitching side is right-handed relief.

To qualify for these rankings, players must still be eligible for the Rookie of the Year Award in 2022, which means they may not have more than 130 at-bats, 50 innings pitched or 45 days on an active roster heading into this season.

Note: Ages as of July 1, 2022.

1. Gabriel Moreno, C (Top 100 ranking: No. 6)

Age: 22 | 5-11 | 160 poundsBats: Right | Throws: Right

Moreno exploded in Double A to start 2021, hitting a hilarious .373/.441/.651 in 32 games for New Hampshire, before a pitch broke one of his thumbs and kept him out more than two months. He returned for a few games in September in Triple A, then went to the Arizona Fall League and the Venezuelan Winter League, getting another 40 games of reps and raking in both places. Moreno is an incredibly athletic catcher, moving extremely well behind the plate, and has an above-average arm. He’s an above-average defender, handling short hops well and showing great facility to move the glove around, but could easily slide to other positions if the need arose, especially third base. At the plate, Moreno has a short, quick stroke that leads to a lot of contact.

source: https://theathletic.com/3129448/2022/02/15/blue-jays-top-20-prospects-for-2022-keith-law-ranks-torontos-farm-system/

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