Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.

Players

Kevin Ahrens

Ahrens as a member of the Class A Lansing Lugnuts in 2008.

Kevin Ahrens (born April 26, 1989 in Houston, Texas) is a third baseman^[1] who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball 16th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2] He played the 2007 season with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the 2008 season with the single-A Lansing Lugnuts.

Ahrens attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas. At the 2006 World Wood Bat Championships, he led the Houston Heat with game-winning hits in the quarter- and semifinals.^[3] He was named player of the year in the Greater Houston area and was twice selected all-state and three times all-district.^[4][5]

Prior to the 2007 draft, he signed to play baseball with Texas A&M University. Sports Illustrated projected Ahrens as a top-20 prospect for the 2007 draft.^[6]

After being selected by Toronto in the sixteenth spot, Ahrens decided to forgo college and enter the Blue Jays organization. He was given a $1.44 million US signing bonus, the 10th-highest for a Blue Jay prospect, which included $60,000 for schooling to offset his not going to Texas A&M University.^[7]

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Kevin Ahrens hasn't played in a major-league game, but the Jays' No. 1 selection has stepped in against Roger Clemens, Column by Bob Elliott, Toronto Sun, June 23, 2007

Reidier Gonzalez

Reidier González
Toronto Blue Jays — No. 40
Pitcher
Born: November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01) (age 26) Villa Clara, Cuba
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Reidier Scot González (born November 1, 1985 in Villa Clara, Cuba) is a baseball player. He is a pitching prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round (566th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft.

Anthony Gose

Anthony Gose
Toronto Blue Jays
Center fielder
Born: August 10, 1990 (1990-08-10) (age 21)
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
Teams

Anthony Robert Gose (born August 10, 1990 in Paramount, California) is a center fielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was ranked by MLB.com in 2011 as the Blue Jays fifth highest prospect in the organization.^[8]

Early Career

Anthony Gose went to Bellflower High School. In 2008, he was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB June Amateur Draft. On July 29, 2010, Gose along with J.A. Happ and Jonathan Villar were sent to the Houston Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt and $12 million. Immediately after, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for first baseman Brett Wallace. He is currently playing with the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 2011, the Fisher Cats were the Eastern League champions and Gose scored the winning run in the final game. He recently broke Darin Mastroianni's record for stolen bases in one season, finishing with 70 stolen bases and getting caught only 15 times.

Kevin Howard

Kevin Howard
Infielder
Born: June 25, 1981 (1981-06-25) (age 30) Hinsdale, Illinois
Bats: Left	Throws: Right

Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American professional baseball player who is currently a member of the NewHampshire Fisher Cats, AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Howard, an infielder, bats left-handed while throwing right.

Early and personal life

Howard graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California. He played baseball at the University of Miami. He was a 2nd team High School All-American infielder in 1999 and at Miami he was a Freshman 1st team All-American, College Freshman of the Year and Baseball America Freshman of the Year. He was a second-team All-American short stop in 2001.

Professional playing career

He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Played for the Dayton Dragons in 2003, Potomac Cannons in 2004 (selected to the Carolina League All-Star team) and Chattanooga Lookouts in 2005. He was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees (along with minor leaguer Ben Himes) in exchange for Tony Womack on December 8, 2005. Played for the Trenton Thunder in 2006.

Started the 2007 season with the Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams in Lakewood and Clearwater. Picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers at mid-season and assigned to the Jacksonville Suns. He hit .292 for the Suns, including 7 home runs in 64 games and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s in 2008.

On August 8, 2008 he was cut by the Las Vegas 51s. He was picked up by the Tacoma Rainiers for the final 20 games of the 2008 season and in the offseason signed with the San Diego Padres.

On February 1, 2010, Howard signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. In September, he was released by the Cardinals.^[9]

He signed a 2011 Contract with Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

He Signed 2011 contract to played for Lancaster barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

Justin Jackson

Justin Jackson
Toronto Blue Jays
Shortstop
Born: December 11, 1988 (1988-12-11) (age 22) Asheville, North Carolina
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Justin C. Jackson (born December 11, 1988 in Asheville, North Carolina) is a shortstop who plays in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was selected by the Blue Jays in the 1st Round (45th overall) of 2007 MLB draft. Jackson's Baseball America prospect ranking ranks him at 6th in 2008 for Toronto Blue Jays.

Chad Jenkins

Chad Jenkins
Toronto Blue Jays — No. 64
Pitcher
Born: December 22, 1987 (1987-12-22) (age 23) Canton, Georgia
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Stephen Chadwick "Chad" Jenkins (born December 22, 1987 in Canton, Georgia) is a pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is listed at 6'4", and weighs in at 225 pounds. Jenkins throws fastball, slider, and a change up and has good control with all three pitches.

Jenkins attended Kennesaw State University. Jenkins went 8–1 with a 2.54 ERA, along with a 9.6 Ks/9in, and a 1.03 WHIP in 2009 with the Kennesaw State Owls.

Jenkins was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 2009 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and was given a $1,359,000 signing bonus. Baseball America ranks Jenkins as the Blue Jays 3rd best prospect going into 2010.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube

David Johnson

David Johnson
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: August 25, 1982 (1982-08-25) (age 29) Los Angeles, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

David S. Johnson (born August 25, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round of the 2004 amateur entry draft. In 2004, he played for their Rookie league Helena Brewers and Arizona League Brewers. He was promoted to the Class A West Virginia Power in 2005. Johnson moved up to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2006. He began the 2007 season at Brevard County before being promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars, where he also played the entire 2008 season. Johnson spent the entire 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He was released by the Brewers prior to the 2011 season, and he signed a minor league contract with the Reds shortly thereafter.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Deck McGuire

Deck McGuire
Toronto Blue Jays — No. -
Pitcher
Born: June 23, 1989 (1989-06-23) (age 22) Greensboro, North Carolina
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

William Deck McGuire [1] (born June 23, 1989 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a professional baseball pitcher currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Mcguire who spent three years at Georgia Tech^[10] was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft and is currently assigned to the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

While at Georgia Tech, McGuire was named to the 2009 All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, the 2009 All-America Second Team by Baseball America, the 2008 Freshman All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, and was the 2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year.^[10]

McGuire made his Double-A debut for New Hampshire on July 27, 2011. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in a 17-3 win over the New Britain Rock Cats. McGuire was promoted from Advanced-A Dunedin, after posting a 7-4 record with 102 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA over 19 appearances and 104.2 innings pitched.^[11]

Ronald Uviedo

Ronald Uviedo
Toronto Blue Jays — No. –
Pitcher
Born: October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07) (age 25) Calabozo, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Ronald Javier Uviedo Acevedo (born October 7, 1986 in Calabozo, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

He began his professional career in 2005 in the Seattle Mariners farm system, playing for the VSL Mariners and going 4–3 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 games (10 starts). He pitched for the VSL Pirates in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2006, going 2–0 with a 2.02 ERA and striking out 44 batters in 35⅔ innings over 25 relief appearances. He split the 2007 season between the State College Spikes (21 games), Hickory Crawdads (three games) and Lynchburg Hillcats (four games), going a combined 2–0 with a 4.48 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2008, he pitched for the Crawdads (33 games) and Hillcats (seven games), going 3–1 with a 2.87 ERA in 40 outings. Uviedo was added to the Pirates' 40 man roster following the 2008 season.^[12]

Uviedo was invited to spring training in 2009, but was optioned to Lynchburg to start the season.^[13] He was used mostly as a starter in 2009, making three starts for the GCL Pirates and 18 for the Hillcats (as well as five relief appearances), going a combined 5–6 with a 3.35 ERA.

He began 2010 with the Altoona Curve, but on June 1 he was traded to the Blue Jays for Dana Eveland.^[14] On July 14, the Blue Jays designated him for assignment to make room on the roster for Yunel Escobar.^[15]

Clint Everts

Clint Everts
Toronto Blue Jays — No. --
Pitcher
Born: August 10, 1984 (1984-08-10) (age 27) Cypress, Texas
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
Teams

Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984 in Cypress, Texas) is a baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Everts pitched in the Expos and Washington Nationals farm system until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season. He was sent to AA prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11.

In 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which send Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' AAA affiliate, Buffalo Bisons.

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Full Triple-A to Rookie League rosters

Triple-A

Las Vegas 51s rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 23 Winston Abreu -- Randy Boone 34 Kyle Davies 57 Chad Gaudin 38 Sean Henn 25 David Johnson 36 Wil Ledezma 33 Mike MacDonald 14 Robert Ray 48 Scott Richmond 37 Ronald Uviedo 40 P. J. Walters		Catchers  6 Ryan Budde 17 Luis Hurtado Infielders  2 Adeiny Hechavarria * 16 Jason Lane 12 Manny Mayorson 32 Ricardo Nanita 28 Jayson Nix 43 Ryan Shealy Outfielders  7 Darin Mastroianni * 45 Travis Snider *		Manager 11 Marty Brown Coaches 39 Chad Mottola (hitting) 22 Tom Signore (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated September 5, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 45 Vince Bongiovanni 44 Joel Carreno * -- Willie Collazo 29 Evan Crawford 17 Matt Daly 21 Clint Everts 10 Alan Farina * 16 Frank Gailey 19 Reidier González 38 Chad Jenkins 34 Deck McGuire 20 Yohan Pino -- Boomer Potts -- Luis Sánchez  4 Mark Sobolewski  6 Craig Stansberry		Catchers {{{Catchers}}} Infielders {{{Infielders}}} Outfielders 24 Anthony Gose 30 Justin Jackson  7 Darin Mastroianni * 12 Danny Perales 43 Moises Sierra * 23 John Tolisano		Manager 33 Sal Fasano Coaches  9 Justin Mashore (hitting) 41 Pete Walker (pitching) 26 Danny Solano (coach) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated August 14, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Class A-Advanced

Dunedin Blue Jays rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 45 Casey Beck 17 Wes Etheridge 27 Dumas Garcia 16 Scott Gracey 43 Drew Hutchison -- Andrew Liebel 28 Aaron Loup 23 Dustin McGowan #* 18 Deck McGuire 30 Nestor Molina -- Sean Shoffit 26 Ryan Shopshire 35 Ryan Tepera 37 Steve Turnbull 29 Asher Wojciechowski 22 Matt Wright		Catchers 31 A.J. Jimenez 27 Tim Mahler Infielders 15 Kevin Ahrens  7 Ivan Contreras  2 Ryan Goins -- Justin McClanahan ‡  5 Kevin Nolan 41 Sean Ochinko 11 Ryan Shimpf 40 Jon Talley § 21 Brian Van Kirk Outfielders 44 Brad Glenn 20 Chris Hopkins 25 Brad McElroy 46 Kenny Wilson		Manager -- Clayton McCullough Coaches -- Ralph Dickenson (hitting) 32 Darold Knowles (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated July 8, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Class A

Lansing Lugnuts rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 33 John Anderson 29 Dustin Antolin 16 Danny Barnes 36 Brandon Berl 45 Misaul Diaz 15 Matt Fields  5 Sean Griffith 37 Casey Lawrence -- Andrew Liebel 12 Dayton Marze 28 Sean Nolin 31 Tyler Powell -- Brian Slover 39 Egan Smith 34 Sam Strickland 30 Marcus Walden 22 Daniel Webb		Catchers -- Luis Hurtado 17 Jack Murphy  4 Carlos Perez Infielders  7 Oliver Dominguez 23 Lance Durham 25 K.C. Hobson  1 Bryson Namba  3 Matt Nuzzo  9 Garis Pena Outfielders  6 Eli Boike 15 Markus Brisker 21 Michael Crouse 19 Marcus Knecht 32 Jake Marisnick		Manager 11 Mike Redmond Coaches 26 Vince Horsman (pitching) 35 John Tamargo, Jr. (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated July 14, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Short A

Vancouver Canadians rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 33 Zack Breault -- Eric Brown  6 Phillip Brua  7 Taylor Cole 20 Shane Davis 43 Alesone Escalante 29 Travis Garrett 44 Jesse Hernandez 13 Zack Masters 10 Bryan Longpre 26 Blake McFarland 22 Justin Nicolino 34 Alex Pepe 15 Drew Permison 19 Nicholas Purdy 13 Ben White		Catchers 13 Zack Masters 24 Pierce Rankin Infielders  2 Jonathon Berti 45 Balbino Fuenmayor 25 Matt Johnson  3 Bryan Kervin 16 Shane Opitz -- Kevin Patterson  9 Roan Salas 21 Randy Schwartz Outfielders 17 Yeico Aponte 12 Nicholas Baligod 18 Jonathan Jones 27 Stephen McQuail 1 Matt Newman		Manager 14 John Schneider Coaches 41 Jim Czajkowski (pitching) 11 Dave Pano (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated July 10, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Rookie-Advanced

Bluefield Blue Jays rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 47 Myles Duvall 22 Drew Elliot 14 Myles Jaye 35 Ian Kadish  9 Jonathan Lucas  6 Ajay Meyer -- Carlos Pina 27 David Rollins 21 Aaron Sanchez 15 Kenllie Sanchez 48 Milciades Sanchez 26 Andrew Sikula 34 Noah Syndergaard  3 Mitchell Taylor 19 Jose Vargas -- Les Williams 22 Tyler Ybarra		Catchers 16 Aaron Munoz 25 Chris Schaeffer Infielders  8 Matt Abraham  2 Daniel Arcila  1 Cody Bartlett 24 Art Charles  4 Andy Fermin 25 Leo Hernandez 17 Gustavo Pierre 10 Kellen Sweeney Outfielders 28 Melvin Garcia 13 Christopher Hawkins  5 Kevin Pillar  7 Carlos Ramirez 45 Javan Williams		Manager -- Dennis Holmberg Coaches -- Antonio Caceres (pitching) -- Kenny Graham (hitting) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated July 11, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

Rookie

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays rosterview · talk · edit
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 26 Shawn Griffith 63 Juan Hernandez 37 Lance Loftin 54 Leandro Mella 51 Nestor Molina 51 Felix Moreno 53 Alex Pepe 36 Carlos Pina 19 Ryan Shopshire 66 Sam Strickland -- Evan Teague 31 Chris Roman 56 Tyler Ybarra -- Tucker Jensen 24 Randall Thompson maize		Catchers -- Luis Hurtado 27 Henry Rodriguez 73 Jonathan Valdez Infielders 16 Nicholas Bidois 48 Kevin Denis-Fortier  7 Oliver Dominguez 39 Yudelmis Hernandez -- Bryson Namba 24 Matthew Nuzzo 22 Gari Pena 86 Kellen Sweeney Outfielders 45 Yecio Aponte 21 Michael Crouse 65 John Roberts 84 Kenneth Wilson 43 Nick Zaleski		Manager -- Omar Malave Coaches -- Paul Elliot (hitting)  8 Danny Solano (coach) 32 John Wesley (pitching) 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ∞ Reserve list § Suspended list ‡ Restricted list # Rehab assignment Roster updated November 18, 2011 Transactions → More rosters

References

1. ^ MLB.com Draft Report for Kevin Ahrens
2. ^ MLB.com Draft Tracker
3. ^ Jays make power a priority, By Mark Zwolinski, Toronto Star, June 8, 2007
4. ^ Khan Jr., Sam."It's child's play for Ahrens".Accessed June 24, 2007.
5. ^ Kevin Ahrens, infielder, USA Today, June 28, 2007
6. ^ Top 20 MLB Amateur Draft Prospects, By Bryan Smith, Special to SI.com, June 7, 2007
7. ^ Jays bust out chequebook: Top pick Kevin Ahrens signs for $1.44-million, By Bob Elliott, Sun Media, June 22, 2007
8. ^ "Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Gose has bright future at top of lineup | bluejays.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110329&content_id=17177342&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor. Retrieved 2011-07-23. 
9. ^ Eddy, Matt. "Minor League Transactions: Sept. 7-15". BaseballAmerica.com. Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=10313. Retrieved 29 September 2010. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "Player Bio: Deck McGuire". http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mcguire_deck00.html. Retrieved April 10, 2011. 
11. ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110727&content_id=22385858&fext=.jsp&vkey=armypath
12. ^ "Pirates finalize 40-man roster". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Pittsburghlive.com). 2008-11-21. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_599430.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
13. ^ Langosch, Jenifer (2009-03-16). "Alvarez among Bucs' camp cuts | MLB.com: News". MLB.com (Mlb.mlb.com). http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090316&content_id=4000834&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
14. ^ Jordan Bastian (2010-05-24). "Jays acquire young righty Uviedo | MLB.com: News". MLB.com (Mlb.mlb.com). http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100601&content_id=10678480&notebook_id=10678490&vkey=notebook_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
15. ^ Bastian, Jordan (2010-07-14). "Jays roll dice to acquire Escobar for Gonzalez | MLB.com: News". MLB.com. Mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100714&content_id=12248208&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2010-10-25.