By: J.P. Schwartz

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2012 Toronto Blue Jays Top 15 Prospect Rankings

Every year at this time I like to rank each team’s top prospects. My criteria is based upon both past performance and future potential to his parent team. This is my ranking of the 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Top Prospects. If you have any questions about my rankings, feel free to shoot me a message on twitter @Jaypers413

To qualify, a prospect must have fewer than 130 at-bats or 50 innings in MLB

#1 Travis d’Arnaud C

Born: 2/10/1989

Highest Level Reached: Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats

2011 Combined Stats: .311, 33(2B), 1(3B), 21HR, 78RBI

#2 Jake Marisnick OF

Born: 3/30/1991

Highest Level Reached: Low-A Lansing Lugnuts

2011 Combined Stats: .320, 27(2B), 6(3B), 14HR, 77RBI, 37SB

#3 Drew Hutchison RHP

Born: 8/22/1990

Highest Level Reached: Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats

2011 Combined Stats: 14-5, 2.53ERA, 149.1IP, 35BB, 171K, .220BAA

#4 Daniel Norris LHP

Born: 4/25/1993

Highest Level Reached: Did Not Play In 2011

2011 Combined Stats: 2nd Round Pick In 2011 MLB Draft

#5 Anthony Gose OF

Born: 8/10/1990

Highest Level Reached: Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats

2011 Combined Stats: .253, 20(2B), 7(3B), 16HR, 56RBI, 70SB

#6 Justin Nicolino LHP

Born: 11/22/1991

Highest Level Reached: Low-A Lansing Lugnuts

2011 Combined Stats: 6-2, 1.33ERA, 61IP, 13BB, 73K, .181BAA

#7 Noah Syndergaard RHP

Born: 8/29/1992

Highest Level Reached: Low-A Lansing Lugnuts

2011 Combined Stats: 5-2, 1.83ERA, 59IP, 18BB, 68K, .211BAA

#8 Aaron Sanchez RHP

Born: 7/1/1992

Highest Level Reached: Short-A Vancouver Canadians

2011 Combined Stats: 3-3, 5.30ERA, 54.1IP, 26BB, 56K, .255BAA

#9 Deck McGuire RHP

Born: 6/23/1989

Highest Level Reached: Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats

2011 Combined Stats: 9-5, 3.02ERA, 125.1IP, 45BB, 124K, .232BAA

#10 Adonys Cardona RHP

Born: 1/16/1994

Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Blue Jays

2011 Combined Stats: 1-3, 4.55ERA, 31.2IP, 12BB, 35K, .256BAA

#11 A.J. Jimenez C

Born: 5/1/1990

Highest Level Reached: High-A Dunedin Blue Jays

2011 Combined Stats: .303, 29(2B), 1(3B), 4HR, 52RBI, 11SB

#12 John Stilson RHP

Born: 7/28/1990

Highest Level Reached: Did Not Play In 2011

2011 Combined Stats: 3rd Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft

#13 Adeiny Hechavarria SS

Born: 4/15/1989

Highest Level Reached: Triple-A Las Vegas 51’s

2011 Combined Stats: .264, 28(2B), 8(3B), 8HR, 57RBI, 20SB

#14 Jacob Anderson OF

Born: 11/22/1992

Highest Level Reached: Rookie League GCL Blue Jays

2011 Combined Stats: .405 (15 hits in 37 at-bats), 2(2B), 2HR, 7RBI (Supplemental 1st Round Pick 2011 MLB Draft)

#15 Marcus Knecht OF

Born: 6/21/1990

Highest Level Reached: Low-A Lansing Lugnuts

2011 Combined Stats: .273, 34(2B), 3(3B), 16HR, 86RBI

Disclaimer – I did not attend any minor league games this year, nor do I claim to have any scouting experience. These lists are the product of my own research of statistics and online scouting reports.