2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 32-29
Yesterday we kicked things off with the first two installments of our top prospect series. Today we’re back with the next tier up 32. Yondrei Rojas, LHP, Age 23 (DOB: 11/22/2002), Grade 35, 2025: NR Rojas has been in the system a long time, having singed as a Venezuelan International Free Agent back in 2021.
He spent his first three years developing primarily as a starter, but struggled to get past A ball because of a tendency to get hit pretty hard. He shifted full time to relief in 2024, with initially limited success. His K rate spiked 10%, to 29%, but he developed a walk problem and posted a middling 4.
36 ERA in his third tour of the level. Things seemed to click in 2025, though. He was bumped up to A+ Vancouver, where he punched out 36 batters in 23.
2 innings while getting his walks back under control (just 6 in that span). That earned him a promotion to AA New Hampshire. His strikeouts ebbed at the higher level, dropping back to 22%, but he still generated a solid 12.
5% swinging strike rate. His raw stuff is good, with a fastball that sits in the mid 90s and touches 98, a slider that projects as plus, and a cutter and change that are usable extra options if not above average weapons. He’s a sneaky good athlete for a smaller guy without the prototypical pitcher’s build, with a loose delivery that allows some continued projection on his command.
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