Toronto Blue Jays seem to have extremely high hopes for prospect pitcher Kendry Rojas
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The Toronto Blue Jays are not know for their power house of a farm system but they still do not have quite a few promising players including pitcher Kendry Rojas.
Rojas was signed by the Blue Jays in 2020 for $215,000 and the signing almost went unnoticed but Rojas has been building a name for himself in the minor despite having a year with up and downs.
Kendry Rojas was a much more under-the-radar addition to the organization's farm system when he signed for $215,000 in October 2020. -Borek
Despite being with the organization for 4 years now, Rojas is only 21 years old and still has a ton of time to continue to progress his game which was on full display this past season.
The 21 year old dealt with a shoulder injury this season but upon returning from a two month recovery, Rojas had at least 9 strikeouts in his four of his last 10 starts in the minors.
«When healthy» being the operative phrase. A left shoulder ailment shut down Rojas for the majority of the spring, with over two months elapsing between in-game outings. But upon his return, the Blue Jays' No. 11 prospect began to stack up strikeouts in bunches, accumulating at least nine punchouts in four of his final 10 starts -Borek
The Blue Jays are keeping a close eye of prospect pitcher Kendry Rojas
The Blue Jays have a surprising amount of left handed pitcher which Rojas is but despite that,he seems to be at the top of their list in terms of prospects as he has a ton of raw skill and as he is so young, he still has a bunch of time to continue to develop.
But when viewing his gains made and ability to limit walks (career 3.3 K/BB ratio) in totality, the southpaw has a decent-sized rope to continue proving his mettle for a rotation spot. The Jays are unique in the sense that six members of their Top 30 Prospects list are left-handed pitchers, tied for the most in all of baseball (Braves, Guardians, Padres, White Sox). -Borek
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