In 2019, Baseball America preseason rankings had the Jays minor-league system ranked at number #3, with seven players sitting in the Top 100. Those mentioned by BA last year (together with their rank) were Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (#1), Bo Bichette (#8), Danny Jansen (#42), Nate Pearson (#70), Eric Pardinho (#84), Jordan Groshans (No. 89), and Kevin Smith (No. 91).
With two of the Top 10 prospects in baseball last year, Guerrero Jr. and Bichette, now MLB regulars, Pardinho undergoing Tommy John surgery, and Kevin Smith’s disappointing 2019, it was expected that the Jay’s farm system ranking would take a hit.