Toronto Blue Jays Ross Atkins makes unexpected comments on their young pitcher
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Victor William
Dec 23, 2025 (6:50 PM)
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Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins recently spoke with Keegan Matheson and made some interesting comments regarding prospect Ricky Tiedemann.
Tiedemann has been involved in quite a bit of trade talk as many proposals see him as a solid piece that could be moved to bring back a more prominent player.
Ross Atkins speaks on Ricky Tiedemann
Tiedemann is coming off Tommy John surgery after missing the entire 2025 season and a big portion on the 2024 season which is why he is looking to bounce back this upcoming season.
During the interview with Matheson, Atkins stated that he believes that Tiedemann could be a factor for the Blue Jays major league rotation next season.
Atkins seems to believe it is up to Tiedemann to prove he is ready to make a jump to the MLB as since they believe that they could use him in some sort of bulk role next season.
«Hopefully he's a factor for us in our rotation,» said Atkins, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. «That's the plan, but we would be open to him impacting the team in a bulk role or some creative way, depending on how things are going.» -Ross Atkins
This is quite the statement from Atkins since Tiedemann has only played in a total of 5 games in Triple-A since 2023 and in 2024 he pitched in 4 games there, finishing with a 6.00.
Prior to his injury, Tiedemann was considered one of the Blue Jays top prospects but has since fallen down the rankings since he did not play this last season.
Trey Yesavage also certainly did not help Tiedemann as he went from Single-A to the majors in his first professional season which could have been Tiedemann's spot on the roster in the future.
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