Blue Jays’ future ace, Eric Pardinho, throws his first professional pitch

The Blue Jays signed international free agent Eric Pardinho in 2017, and at 17 years old, he’s already showing scouts why there was so much interest in him.

The Blue Jays have one of the most exciting minor league systems in baseball, and most of the interest is around position players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Bo Bichette. There are plenty of others like Cavan Biggio, Anthony Alford, Kevin Smith, and more, which adds up to a potentially exciting future for the Blue Jays lineup card on offence.

There hasn’t been nearly as much talk about the future of the pitching staff, mostly because there aren’t as many premium prospects. There is definitely talent in the system, but no one that…