Blue Jays’ Tiedemann ranked 31st on Baseball America’s top-100 prospects list

Baseball

Published 18.01.2023

Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Tiedemann ranks thirty first amongst all MLB prospects, in keeping with Baseball America’s just lately launched listing of the sport’s high 100 prospects for 2023.

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The 20-year-old made waves along with his excellent 2022 season, which noticed him put up a 2.17 ERA in 78.2 innings throughout three ranges. He additionally struck out 117 batters whereas solely strolling 29.

“Armed with a mid-90s fastball, a plus-plus changeup, a plus slider and above-average command, Tiedemann has a starter’s tool kit with the body of a workhorse starter,” Baseball America’s report stated of the top-ranked southpaw.

Tiedemann ranked twenty eighth on Baseball America’s remaining report in 2022 however dropped just a few spots with the addition of gamers like New York Mets starter Kodai Senga — who was ranked sixteenth — and the rise of gamers like Washington Nationals outfielder James Wood — who jumped from thirty sixth to eleventh.

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Meanwhile, former Blue Jays catcher Gabriel Moreno dropped on the listing. The 22-year-old fell from third on the 2022 listing to twelfth heading into 2023.

Moreno, in fact, was traded by the Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks alongside Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for Daulton Varsho. In 25 video games with Toronto, the promising backstop hit .319 with one house run whereas throwing out 42 per cent of would-be base stealers.

The Baltimore Orioles have the top-ranked prospect for the second straight yr. Third baseman Gunnar Henderson is atop the listing after catcher Adley Rutschman graduated final season.

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Henderson made his MLB debut final season, taking part in in 34 video games, hitting .259 with a .348 on-base proportion. He additionally added 4 house runs in his first 132 plate appearances.

Rounding out the highest 5 are Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll, Milwaukee Brewers outfield Jackson Chourio, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman/outfielder Jordan Walker and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Andrew Painter.

The Orioles led all groups with eight gamers named to the listing, with the Cleveland Guardians ending second with seven.

One of these seven is catcher Bo Naylor, the lone Canadian within the high 100, who ranks 68th. Naylor was referred to as as much as Cleveland on the finish of final season and was a member of the postseason roster.

Tiedemann was the lone Blue Jay on the listing, however in Baseball America’s group rankings, pitchers Yosver Zulueta and Brandon Barriera are ranked second and third, with infielders Addison Barger and Orelvis Martinez coming in at quantity 4 and 5, respectively.