The International Free Agency period has begun in the middle of an extremely dull off-season.
The window started for all teams with a fixed budget to spend on international young players on Monday, January
15. With just $5,152,200 to spend, the Blue Jays had less international bonus pool money after signing Chris Bassitt
during the 2022–2023 off-season.
However, they have agreements with a number of noteworthy prospects that we will examine now.
Since Gabriel Moreno was traded during the most recent off-season and Danny Jansen and Alejandro Kirk
graduated from prospect classification, the Blue Jays’ catching factory has slowed down.
The Blue Jays don’t have a catcher in their top 30 as of the MLB Pipeline rankings for 2023 because Luis Meza, their
2022 international acquisition, hasn’t lived up to expectations. However, with the Jays inking catcher Franklin Rojas
to a $1.1 million bonus, this might be about to change.
The 16-year-old is ranked as the 27th top prospect by Pipeline. According to his bio, he already appears to have
“advanced game-calling, blocking, and footwork,” making him a good defender. Furthermore, as he moves up the
minor league ladder, Rojas smashes the ball hard and has the ability to hit for power.
The Blue Jays are quite fond of the 6’4′′, 180-pound outfielder, who is ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 34th best prospect.
He might only be able to play corner outfield, according to his Pipeline bio, but when he grows out his physique, he
already has the ability to hit for a lot of power. The 17-year-old can also hit the ball hard and in all fields.
He has been becoming better defensively and possesses a powerful arm.
Guzmán is a switch-hitting shortstop who is 17 years old. He’s a hit-over-power type of player, like most Blue Jays infielders, but when he fills out his 5’11”, 160 lb physique, he might become more powerful.
