On Tuesday, we told you that Toronto Blue Jays prospect Jake Bloss has looked good in the Arizona Fall League so far. Pitching for the Mesa Solar Sox, he's pitched to a 2.70 ERA in three outings, though that only spans 6.2 innings in total.

Now, we're looking at his chances for helping the Blue Jays in 2027.

Ranked now as the No. 11 prospect in the Blue Jays organization by MLB Pipeline, Bloss was selected in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros out of Georgetown. 

He actually made his major league debut in 2024 with the Astros, going 0-1 with a 6.94 ERA in three starts before getting traded to the Blue Jays in the deal that sent Yusei Kikuchi to Houston.

Bloss has had a hard time in the Blue Jays organization: He went 0-4 with a 6.91 ERA in eight starts at Triple-A Buffalo after the trade, and then he went 0-5 with a 6.46 ERA in 2025 before going down with Tommy John surgery.

He returned in 2026 to go 0-4 with a 6.18 ERA at four separate levels on the rehab trail. All told, he's 0-14 since getting to Toronto. That said, he still has the stuff to contribute in some way.

So what's the best plan for him?

As long as everyone is healthy, the Blue Jays will enter the season with four established starters already. Dylan Cease, Jose Soriano, Trey Yesavage and Cody Ponce will have those four spots, and the fifth spot is up for grabs.

That said, Bloss doesn't feel a candidate for it. His prior production doesn't warrant it, and he hasn't tossed more than 39.1 innings in a season since 2024 (93.1). He won't have the ability to put in a big workload in 2027.

The Blue Jays are much better off giving the No. 5 spot to Spencer Miles or Jose Berrios/Bowden Francis if they are healthy, or re-signing someone like Shane Bieber in the offseason. Ricky Tiedemann and Nolan Perry could also get a shot at it eventually.

Yes, this seems far more attainable. Bloss needs to get some starts in in the minors and then he could be a candidate for the big league bullpen in the same way that Tiedemann made some appearances this season.

At 25 years old, the Blue Jays shouldn't give up on him, but time is running out for him to be a meaningful part of the organization's future.