Blue Jays prospects skyrocket in ranking

Nimmala, who started the year outside Baseball America's Top 100, now finds himself ranked 58th. When it comes to MLB Pipeline, Nimmala had a pre-season ranking of 87th. Following his solid start, he now sits 59th.

Part of Nimmala's rise could be attested to his strong showing in Spring Training, as well as his torrid offensive outburst to start the minor league season. So far, he is slashing slashing .280/.348/.534 and leads the organization with seven home runs.

Yesavage, who hadn't pitched professionally before April, finds himself 98th in Baseball America's ranking, while he sits at 78th in the Pipeline list. Like Nimmala, much of that is also attributed to performance. Through six starts, Yesavage has a 2.22 ERA and a 2.15 FIP in 28.1 innings pitched, with a 39.8 K% and a 7.4 BB%

They aren't the only Jays prospects inside the Top 100 however. Despite some injury troubles, Ricky Tiedemann is still a highly-ranked prospect. While he has dropped off of MLB Pipeline's list, Baseball America still has down at number 95.

The Jays have several other prospects who, while they might not crack the Top 100 lists, have opened a few eyeballs in the land of people who rank these sorts of things. Among position players, Yohendrick Pinnago and Adrian Pinto have both strong starts to the season, while Khal Stephen has dominated on the pitching front down in single-A.

Riley Tirotta, RJ Schreck, and the rehabbing Landen Maroudis are also names to keep watch out for.

Source - Yardbarker