Toronto Blue Jays bounce back candidate: RHP Spencer Miles

Spencer Miles is a former fourth-round pick by the San Francisco Giants (136th overall) in the 2022 amateur draft out of Missouri.

A pure reliever, Miles has struggled mightily to stay on the field since turning pro.

Since entering affiliated baseball in 2022, Miles has only logged 22 1/3 innings *combined* across four seasons.

He suffered a back injury at the end of the 2022 season, which eventually required surgery that caused him to miss the entire 2023 season.

Then, when he returned in 2024, he only managed to log seven innings before suffering a right flexor strain that required Tommy John Surgery, wiping out the rest of his 2024 and all of 2025 seasons.

The 25-year-old Miles will now have a chance to make it to the big leagues after two major surgeries stopped his progress.

So, why would the Blue Jays spend a Rule 5 pick on Miles, knowing they have to roster him on the MLB club for the entirety of the 2026 season, with the only other option being to offer him back to his original team?

Miles possesses elite stuff. He got up to 98.4 mph on his fastball, once he returned from his prolonged rehab and was elite at both missing bats and suppressing hard contact, while displaying pristine control and command during his cameo at the Arizona Fall League this past October.

He offers a four-pitch mix, headlined by his fastball that sits in the mid-90's, and sharp sinker that preforms well against right-handed batters.

He throws an upper-70s curveball that misses a ton of bats, while also featuring a low-80s slider that he uses to pound the zone.

The Blue Jays clearly like what they've seen from him, otherwise they wouldn't have selected him in the Rule 5 Draft knowing they would have to guarantee him a roster spot for all of 2026 if they wanted to retain his rights beyond 2026.

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