Blue Jays prospect Ricky Tiedemann reviews his imposing double-A debut

It didn’t take lengthy for Toronto Blue Jays prospect Ricky Tiedemann to show heads within the minors.

The 20-year-old was activated off the injured record and took the mound on April 13 for his double-A debut with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He proceeded to whiff 9 batters in three innings of labor, touching 99 m.p.h. on his fastball. 

The younger flamethrower mentioned that assertion efficiency and his focus this season in an interview Tuesday on Blair & Barker.

While the Tiedemann-hype-train has entered a brand new gear since his newest outing, he’s been turning heads since a powerful Spring Training marketing campaign.

“It showed that I can compete at that level,” Tiedemann mentioned, concerning his spring. “I think it’s just mostly a matter of consistency and being able to stay out there on a weekly basis.”

Consistency was a spotlight for the southpaw, who had irregular and brief begins whereas he labored his approach from A-ball to double-A in 2022.

“I think that’s what the higher-ups wanted to see,” mentioned Tiedemann on translating Spring Training success to double-A. “Showing that I could be consistent throughout the year and prove it at the highest level.”

The younger lefty’s outing was not missed by Blue Jays’ supervisor John Schneider.

“He did all right,” mentioned the Blue Jays skipper. “He felt good afterwards. I don’t know what else he must do in double-A.”

While Schneider hints he’s prepared for a soar, Tiedemann is aware of there’s room for enchancment. 

“My stuff works, but obviously, you got to keep working on certain pitches,” Tiedemann mentioned. “I’m going to keep working on those throughout each affiliate game, and hopefully, I can get them all in sync at the same time and help the team out.”

Though Tiedemann will not be anticipated to make the soar to the majors till later this season — if in any respect — his double-A debut amidst the Blue Jays’ early rotation points might see the dialog round that subject enhance.

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