The Toronto Blue Jays finished the 2026 season at 79-83, failing to even make the playoffs just one year after making it all the way to Game 7 of the World Series.

It was one of the biggest letdowns in baseball by one of baseball's biggest preseason favorites. 

But while the major league season represented a frustrating batch of issues, there were some wins on the player development side as prospects like Charles McAdoo and Sean Keys both matriculated to the big leagues. We also saw Ricky Tiedemann, a former top prospect, make his major league debut after years of injury issues.

Keys was just named the organizational prospect of the year by Baseball America. 

And for those who didn't make the big leagues, there was still some positive development, with both JoJo Parker (No. 24) and Nolan Perry (No. 90) finishing the year ranked inside the MLB Pipeline Top 100. The group released their final prospect rankings on Friday.

Just 20 years old, Parker was drafted in the first round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of the Mississippi high school ranks. He began the year with Single-A Dunedin, playing 87 games and hitting .258 with 13 home runs and 66 RBIs. In those 87 games, he walked a whopping 63 times and stole 22 bases.

The biggest bugaboo for him was the strikeout: He fanned 99 times in those 87 games.

His numbers improved in the hitter-friendly Northwest League, as he played 21 games for High-A Vancouver. In those 21 games, he hit .316 and posted a .443 on-base percentage. While he did not homer, he had seven RBIs and he only struck out 18 times, less than once per game.

He played in the MLB Futures Game over the All-Star week as well.

He figures to be the shortstop of the future for the Jays, though he could also move to second base, presumably. 

Listed at 6-foot-2, he was a 12th-round pick of the Blue Jays in the 2022 MLB Draft out of the New Mexico high school ranks. He missed the 2025 season with injury but rebounded excellently this season, posting a 3-4 record and a 2.50 ERA in 21 appearances (20 starts). He finished up his season with nine appearances at Double-A. He had a 2.32 ERA in those appearances for the FisherCats.

In total, he struck out 117 batters in 82.2 innings. Opposing hitters hit just .181 against him.

He represented the Blue Jays at the MLB Futures Game, along with Parker. He's projected to make his major league debut next year.

How he fits into the mix also remains to be seen. As it stands right now, Dylan Cease, Jose Soriano and Trey Yesavage have the 1-3 spots in the rotation. Cody Ponce, coming off an ACL injury, figures to be at No. 4. That means the No. 5 spot is open, and someone like Perry will have a chance to vie for it. However, given his limited workload this year, it seems more likely that he'll have to ease into a starters role at the big league level.

Tiedemann, Jose Berrios and Bowden Francis should also be in the mix. Berrios and Francis missed the entire season with injury. Shane Bieber has also indicated that he wants to return.