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Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects for 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Jun 16, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; The Toronto Blue Jays logo on a sleeve patch during a game Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Toronto Blue Jays won 13-2. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; The Toronto Blue Jays logo on a sleeve patch during a game Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Toronto Blue Jays won 13-2. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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9. Angel Perdomo, LHP

Birthdate: 5/7/94 (22 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: low A
Stats in 2016: 127 IP, 3.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 10.07 BB%, 29.1 K%

Perdomo came into the season as a guy who had a big plus fastball and not much else to see currently, and then he took big steps forward this season such that this ranking could look quite low by the time 2017 is over.

Perdomo is 6’6 and gets excellent plane and life on his fastball that sits in the low 90s and can touch up to 95 (I’ve had reports of higher, but from admitted “hot” guns). He really made a big stride in fastball command more than any other pitch this season, and it really set up everything else for him.

(Perdomo) really made a big stride in fastball command more than any other pitch this season, and it really set up everything else for him.

Perdomo works with a slider with exceptional bite and a change that has shown good arm deception and late life as well as sink due to his plane on the ball.

For Perdomo, his consistency in his mechanics will always be the big thing. Like most guys who are long limbed and 6’5 or taller, he can often get off in his delivery, and when he does, he often gets off in his release point, and he has ridiculously good stuff when he can compete deep into games.

Perdomo also has a very high floor as an elite reliever in the Andrew Miller mold if he were to eventually not work out as a starter.

The Blue Jays will likely start Perdomo out in high-A in 2017.

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