Gage Stanifer tabbed as Toronto Blue Jays breakout prospect of 2025
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MLB Pipeline selects New Hampshire Fishercats pitcher Gage Stanifer as the Toronto Blue Jays breakout prospect of 2025.
MLB Pipeline announced it's list of 30 prospects who broke out for each team in 2025, and they believe Gage Stanifer showed out the best for the Blue Jays.
"He opened this campaign back with Single-A Dunedin as Trey Yesavage's piggyback partner and has been one of Toronto's many pitching success stories in 2025." Gage Stanifer was tabbed as the Blue Jays MLB Pipeline 2025 Breakout Prospect🤩
Stanifer's organizational ascent not as fast as Yesavage but close
A 19th-round pick in 2022, Stanifer posted ERAs above 6.00 in each of his first two full seasons.
He opened this campaign back with Single-A Dunedin as Trey Yesavage's piggyback partner and has been one of Toronto's many pitching success stories in 2025.
The 22-year-old righty closed out the season at Double-A New Hampshire and finished with a 2.86 ERA with 161 strikeouts (fifth-most in the Minors) in 110 innings. Stanifer shows two plus pitches in his mid-90s fastball and mid-80s slider.
Like many players in the Blue Jays' organization, Stanifer has spent much of his time around the team's Player Development Complex (PDC) since the season ended, a state-of-the-art facility that has garnered rave reviews from just about everybody who has spent any time there.
This coincided with the big league team's epic run to the World Series, allowing him to watch his former teammate shine on the biggest stage.
«You just have to walk in that place to realizeactually, you don't even have to walk in. You can just look at it from outside the gate and realize how incredible it is,» explains Stanifer. «You have access to so much data and coaching. It was definitely a cool vibe in there whenever the World Series was going on. It was awesome seeing Trey go step-by-step and just continue his dominance, whether it was the first game of low-A or in the World Series.»
After such a successful season, Stanifer's focus is still on getting better heading into next year.
He understands that maintaining his success in the upper minors will be no small task, but knows that he doesn't need to make any major changes.
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DECEMBRE 29 | 85 ANSWERS Gage Stanifer tabbed as Toronto Blue Jays breakout prospect of 2025 Will Gage Stanifer make it to the big leagues in 2026? | ||
| Yes | 17 | 20 % |
| No | 35 | 41.2 % |
| Too early to tell | 33 | 38.8 % |
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