{
  "id": 12101815,
  "title": "Blue Jays Prospects Who Added Strength in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/blue-jays-prospects-who-added-strength-in-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T07:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-prospects-added-strength-073500241.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Toronto Blue Jays highlighted 25 prospects who experienced a significant increase in their 90th percentile exit velocity in 2026, with nine of those prospects hailing from the Blue Jays organization. Baseball America's analysis reveals that the Blue Jays have been investing in their strength and conditioning program, which has evidently paid off for several players.\n\nAmong the Blue Jays prospects who made the list, Aaron Parker and Jace Bohrofen stand out with nearly a 3.5mph increase in their exit velocity, jumping from 106.7mph to 110.4mph and 105.4mph to 109.3mph, respectively. Although both players have strong contact skills, their approaches need major improvements to utilize such power at the highest level.\n\nOther prospects like Dub Gleed, J.R. Freethy, Nick Goodwin, Alexis Hernandez, and Jean Joseph also saw a rise in their exit velocity, moving from 101 to 105mph. Gleed and Freethy, both later picks in the 2024 draft, are expected to fit as bench infielders with some MLB value, while Hernandez, at 23 years old, has shown flashes of potential and could see a call-up in the future. Joseph, being the youngest at 21, showed strong contact and power potential at the A+ level and could become a breakout player in the near future. Lastly, Aldo Gaxiola, a 20-year-old international prospect, made a notable impact at the Dunedin complex in his age 20 season, posting a 106.9mph exit velocity.",
  "summary": "On Friday, Baseball America published a spotlight of 25 prospects who’ve added significantly to their exit velocities in 2026. At the bottom of the post is a list of all 162 prospects in baseball who added at least 2mph to their 90th percentile exit velocity between last season and this one. The 90th percentile is […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}