Keith Law has released his latest Top 100 prospects list, and whether fans agree with every placement or not, one thing is always true when his rankings drop:
People pay attention.
Tre y Yesavage was instrumental down the stretch last season | Daniel Shirey/GettyImages
Law has built a reputation for tracking prospects deeply, year after year, and his list isn’t designed to reward whoever had the best stat line last season.
In his own words, the ranking is about future potential — the impact he believes these players will have over the next several seasons.
And for the Toronto Blue Jays, there’s a clear headline:
Three Blue Jays prospects made the Top 100.
But the moment you look closer, the conversation gets a little more tense.
Because yes, Toronto got representation…
but it also feels like one of their most electric young arms still isn’t getting the respect his moment demanded.
Three Blue Jays crack the Top 100 — and it’s a clean snapshot of Toronto’s future
The three names that landed on Law’s list:
- Trey Yesavage (No. 25)
- JoJo Parker (No. 60)
- Arjun Nimmala (No. 89)
On paper, it’s a solid showing — especially when you consider how heavy Law’s list leans toward hitters.
He noted that roughly three-fourths of his Top 100 are position players, largely because pitchers have become increasingly risky assets due to injury rates and workload management. He pointed out that teams are being smarter with young arms, but that strategy hasn’t stopped the injury wave — and it has also reduced the volume of innings young pitchers throw when they do reach the majors.
So even though Yesavage is Toronto’s most immediate impact prospect, the broader environment is working against pitchers in general.
And yet…
The Yesavage ranking is going to irritate Blue Jays fans — quietly, but deeply
Yesavage checking in at No. 25 is a massive jump from last year, when Law had him at No. 96.
That’s not small movement. That’s a prospect being reclassified.
But the placement still feels low if you watched what happened in September and October.
Because Trey Yesavage didn’t just “look promising.”
He looked like he belonged in games that break players.
In 2025, he threw 41.2 innings between the regular season and postseason with a 3.46 ERA, and his splitter became a legitimate weapon — especially because his high vertical arm slot makes it play like a fastball until it falls off the table late.
The postseason résumé is what really fuels the frustration.
Yesavage wasn’t sheltered. He wasn’t eased in. He was thrown into real moments and responded like he’d been there before:
- 11 strikeouts vs. the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS
- 7 strikeouts in a must-win Game 6 to keep Toronto alive
- 12 strikeouts vs. the Dodgers in the World Series
That’s not hype. That’s performance under pressure.
So when Blue Jays fans see him ranked behind certain arms who haven’t even debuted, the reaction is inevitable:
How is the guy who already proved it still behind the guys who haven’t shown it yet?
The “ranked behind” debate: potential vs. proof
This is where prospect lists create the same argument every year.
Yesavage is ranked behind names like:
- Ryan Sloan (Mariners)
- Andrew Painter (Phillies)
Both have huge upside — but neither has thrown an MLB inning.
Meanwhile, Yesavage is also behind:
- Bubba Chandler (Pirates) — 31 MLB innings, 4.01 ERA
- Nolan McLean (Mets) — 48 MLB innings, 2.06 ERA
Those two at least have major-league data attached, and their upside is easy to buy into.
Chandler is entering a Pirates rotation built around youth, meaning opportunity is basically guaranteed. McLean, meanwhile, looks like the kind of pitcher who would’ve been a centerpiece for New York… if they hadn’t landed Freddy Peralta.
So yes, you can justify those placements.
But ranking Yesavage behind prospects with zero MLB innings is where the list starts to feel like it’s leaning too far into theory.
Because the Blue Jays have something rare:
A top prospect who already delivered in October.
That should matter more than it does.
Toronto’s two shortstop prospects show what the organization is building
The other two Blue Jays on the list are both shortstops, and it fits a pattern across Law’s rankings:
He loves shortstops.
He ranked six shortstops in his top seven prospects, and the position is loaded throughout the Top 100.
Toronto’s two entries:
JoJo Parker (No. 60)
The eighth overall pick in the 2025 Draft, Parker is already being framed as a high-level contact hitter with a strong strike-zone feel — the kind of player who doesn’t need to sell out for power because he can control at-bats.
He’s not close to the majors yet, but he’s the type of prospect that ages well in rankings because the floor feels real.
Arjun Nimmala (No. 89)
Nimmala’s ranking comes with more volatility.
He had a strong start in High-A, hitting .289/.372/.528 through June 1 — then fell off hard the rest of the way, hitting .184/.277/.290.
The talent is obvious, but the inconsistency is the story.
Still, Toronto is giving him a non-roster invite to spring training, and the expectation is he’ll continue developing — likely spending most of 2026 facing tougher competition.
The quiet takeaway: Toronto’s future looks bright… but only one of these names hits now
Yesavage is the one who can impact the big league team immediately.
Parker and Nimmala are future pieces — exciting, but not close.
And that’s why this list feels like it should land with confidence… but instead sparks debate:
Toronto has a top-100 trio.
Toronto has a contender roster.
Toronto has a pitcher who already looked like a playoff weapon.
So the only real question is:
If Yesavage can do that in October… what happens when he gets a full season to do it again?
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