With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Blue Jays’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start:

1. Ricky Tiedemann (MLB No. 31), LHP -- Injured (shoulder), will report to Double-A New Hampshire
2. Brandon Barriera, LHP -- Extended spring training
3. Yosver Zulueta, RHP -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
4. Orelvis Martinez, SS -- New Hampshire (Double-A)
5. Tucker Toman, SS -- Dunedin (Single-A)
6. Addison Barger, INF -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
7. Sem Robberse, RHP -- New Hampshire (Double-A)
8. Cade Doughty, 2B -- Vancouver (High-A)
9. Adam Macko, LHP -- Vancouver (High-A)
10. Hayden Juenger, RHP -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
11. Dahian Santos, RHP -- Vancouver (High-A)
12. Gabriel Martinez, OF -- Vancouver (High-A)
13. Josh Kasevich, SS -- Vancouver (High-A)
14. Otto Lopez, 2B -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
15. Dasan Brown, OF -- Vancouver (High-A)
16. Adrian Pinto, SS -- Dunedin (Single-A)
17. Enmanuel Bonilla, OF -- Extended spring training
18. Spencer Horwitz, 1B -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
19. Leo Jimenez, SS -- New Hampshire (Double-A)
20. Manuel Beltre, SS -- Dunedin (Single-A)
21. Alex De Jesus, 3B -- Vancouver (High-A)
22. Hagen Danner, RHP -- Injured (right forearm inflammation)
23. Adrian Hernandez, RHP -- New Hampshire (Double-A)
24. Estiven Machado, SS -- Vancouver (High-A)
25. Trent Palmer, RHP -- Injured (Tommy John surgery)
26. Rainer Nunez, 1B -- Vancouver (High-A)
27. Irv Carter, RHP -- Extended spring training
28. Davis Schneider, 2B -- Buffalo (Triple-A)
29. Damiano Palmegiani, 1B -- New Hampshire (Double-A)
30. Luis Meza, C -- Extended spring training

Team to watch
Buffalo has near-MLB-ready talent. New Hampshire will boast the system’s top prospect before long. But the most loaded group in the Blue Jays pipeline to begin 2023 comes at High-A Vancouver, which boasts nine Top 30 prospects on its Opening Day roster. Last year’s 78^th overall pick, Cade Doughty, is the biggest name with the Canadians as he jumps from LSU to full-season ball. And many Toronto fans will want to keep an eye on left-hander Adam Macko, who played high-school ball in Alberta and joined the organization from the Mariners in the offseason Teoscar Hernandez deal. With Gabriel Martinez’s hitting ability, Dasan Brown’s speed and Rainer Nunez’s power also on board, there should be plenty of tools on display north of the border.

Teams on MLB.TV and MiLB.TV
Toronto Blue Jays
Triple-A Buffalo Bisons
Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats
High-A Vancouver Canadians

Players we could see in MLB in 2023
Toronto officials insist that they’re going to try to keep Yosver Zulueta in a starting role, but he could be a dominant reliever quickly should he make the full-time move to the bullpen in Buffalo. Addison Barger’s power was one of the talks of Spring Training for a while, and he returns to Buffalo, where he could easily mash his way to Toronto by the first half. Utility man Otto Lopez and right-handed bulk pitcher Hayden Juenger could also be first-half options for the Jays.

New faces
Macko moved into Toronto’s Top 10 following his trade from the Mariners on the strength of his low-to-mid-90s fastball and above-average curveball. He’s repeating the Northwest League after posting a 3.99 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings with High-A Everett last season because he was limited by elbow and meniscus issues. He’ll need to show at least some control from the bump if he’s going to break into Double-A at some point in the first half.

On the shelf
Ricky Tiedemann showed out early this Spring Training but was slowed by shoulder soreness. He’s expected to join New Hampshire later this month as he builds back up toward a starting workload. Similarly, first-rounder Brandon Barriera dealt with his own shoulder issues this spring, and the Jays are being super cautious with his workload back in Florida before pushing him out to a full-season mound. Fireballer Hagen Danner suffered forearm inflammation in March that is holding him back from a season debut.