Entering the season as one of the favorites to get back to the World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays clearly have one of the best rosters in the major leagues.

But with Kevin Gausman, George Springer and Daulton Varsho all free agents at the conclusion of 2026, the Jays will clearly need some internal answers from the farm system if they want to keep that window wide open.

Fortunately, the farm system is getting better, according to MLB Pipeline. The service ranked Toronto as having the 15th-best system in the sport in rankings that were released Thursday night.

Having a World Series-tested right-hander leading your Top 30 will certainly give a team some sort of bounce up the Farm System Rankings. That said, (Trey)Yesavage isn’t doing all the heavy lifting. Up arrows for Johnny King, Gage Stanifer and Juan Sanchez (now a Top 10 third-base prospect before coming stateside) gave the American League pennant winners additional boosts, and the addition of Parker -- a potential plus hitter at shortstop with power to come -- with the eighth overall pick was another boon. After 2025 was so focused on rejuvenating the pitchers on the farm, the bats could receive a similar emphasis this summer.

(according to MLB Pipeline rankings released on Monday) 

1) RHP Trey Yesavage

2) SS JoJo Parker

3) SS Arjun Nimmala

4) LHP Johnny King

5) LHP Ricky Tiedemann

6) RHP Gage Stanifer

7) INF Juan Sanchez

8) RHP Jake Bloss

9) OF RJ Schreck

10) OF Yohendrick Pinango

While the overall grade is getting better, there just isn't much immediate help coming from this group. Yesavage will, of course, begin the season in the starting rotation but he will quickly fall off the list, leaving questions abound. Parker, Nimmala, Sanchez and King are all projected for 2028 or 2029 debuts while Tiedemann and Bloss have battled arm issues. Bloss won't pitch until the end of the season, if at all, as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

Tiedemann missed all of last season with Tommy John surgery and can't be counted on for significant innings, though he could profile as a reliever later this season.

Schreck and Pinango are projected to debut this year, but the Jays have a glut of outfielders already and don't necessarily need to force things, at least right now. They could help alleviate a potential loss of Varsho next season.

--Michael Soroka of the Arizona Diamondbacks is playing for Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic, and he recently spoke about how the 2025 Blue Jays inspired the Canadian baseball community. He says this team is trying to extend that inspiration.

--Speaking of the WBC, newly-signed infielder Kazuma Okamoto went 1-for-4 in Japan's win over Chinese Taipei on Friday.

--The Blue Jays announced their preliminary 40-man roster for the upcoming "Spring Breakout" game on March 21. The roster will be pared down to between 23-27 in the next two weeks or so. Each of the top 30 prospects for the organization are on the preliminary roster, though some (like Jake Bloss), won't play because of injury.

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