Aram Leighton

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Aram Leighton

While the San Diego Padres have been known under President of Baseball Operations and General Manager A.J. Preller to tear down the farm system in hopes of acquiring star (and occasionally superstar) talent almost annually, they wouldn’t be in position to do so without constantly replenishing that system. Under Preller and Scouting Director Chris Kemp’s watch, the Padres have been arguably the gold standard when it comes to prospect identification via the draft and IFA market.

2 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Aram Leighton

Arm injuries are a frustrating reality for all 30 organizations, but there may not be a farm system that has had its top minor league pitchers more decimated by injury than the Blue Jays. Most notably, one of the most talented pitching prospects in the sport in Ricky Tiedemann has thrown just 140 innings since being drafted in 2021, and their 2022 first rounder Brandon Barriera has barely eclipsed 20 innings pitched.

2 weeks ago | bvmsports.com | Aram Leighton

Arm injuries are a frustrating reality for all 30 organizations, but there may not be a farm system that has had its top minor league pitchers more decimated by injury than the Blue Jays. Most notably, one of the most talented pitching prospects in the sport in Ricky Tiedemann has thrown just 140 innings since being drafted in 2021, and their 2022 first rounder Brandon Barriera has barely eclipsed 20 innings pitched.

2 weeks ago | justbaseball.com | Aram Leighton

Arm injuries are a frustrating reality for all 30 organizations, but there may not be a farm system that has had its top minor league pitchers more decimated by injury than the Blue Jays. Most notably, one of the most talented pitching prospects in the sport in Ricky Tiedemann has thrown just 140 innings since being drafted in 2021, and their 2022 first rounder Brandon Barriera has barely eclipsed 20 innings pitched.

4 weeks ago | justbaseball.com | Aram Leighton

On the heels of our hitting prospects whose stock is rising piece, it’s time to look at some arms who have already turned heads through their first handful of starts. In one sense, it can be a little bit more difficult to put a ton of stock into a one-month sample from pitchers as they are typically only throwing once per week in the minor leagues with generally conservative workloads.