"That's the day all 30 MLB teams have to submit their 40-man rosters and there are some interesting names currently on the table that the Blue Jays have to make a big decision on. The players that aren't on the 40-man will be left exposed to the Rule 5 Draft in December and Toronto General Manager Ross Atkins will have to weigh which ones he is comfortable losing and which ones he feels he can't let slip away."
"The five names up for consideration are all top 13 prospects in the Blue Jays system. That includes LHP Ricky Tiedemann (No. 4), OF Yohendrick Pinango (No. 7), OF Victor Arias (No. 9), SS Josh Kasevich (No. 12) and C Edwin Duran (No. 13). As of Saturday morning the Blue Jays have 37 players on the 40-man and there are pros and cons to each individual player on this list."
"Tiedemann feels like the most obvious guy to put on the 40-man. Tiedemann was Toronto's third round draft pick in 2021 and the 6'4" left hander has a ton of upside. However, at 23-years-old Tiedemann is still trying to find his footing as a professional baseball player as he he's thrown just 60 innings in the minor leagues since the beginning of 2023 - missing all of 2025 while recovering from Tommy John surgery."
Five top-13 Blue Jays prospects face potential exposure to the Rule 5 Draft if left off the 40-man roster submitted by Tuesday. The candidates are LHP Ricky Tiedemann (No. 4), OF Yohendrick Pinango (No. 7), OF Victor Arias (No. 9), SS Josh Kasevich (No. 12) and C Edwin Duran (No. 13). Toronto currently has 37 players on the 40-man roster, forcing the front office to weigh pros and cons for each prospect. Tiedemann appears most likely to be protected, but his limited 60 minor-league innings since 2023 and a missed season recovering from Tommy John surgery complicate the decision. Other teams thin on pitching might still claim high-upside injured arms.
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