Infielder Jordan Caillouet has reconsidered his decision to retire and will play for the independent Can Am League’s Ottawa Champions in 2019.

Pitcher Josh Winckowski is using spring training to up his game after a stellar 2018 season. That may sound backwards, but after becoming a starter for the Vancouver Canadians last year, the righthander blossomed on the mound.

Far from his California home, Toronto Blue Jays prospect Dominic Abbadessa is adjusting to a new family in Florida. The 21-year-old centre-fielder out of Huntingdon Beach High School has found Major League support while working his way through the minor leagues.

University of the Fraser Valley coach Wes Darvill (Langley, B.C.) is heading back to the home of his greatest baseball achievements, signing with the independent American Association’s Winnipeg Goldeyes.

There is a Latin-American brotherhood forged on the way to Major League Baseball. Emanuel Vizcaino, a 20 year-old Dominican pitcher in his third season as a Toronto Blue Jay prospect, is the part of this international bond. Vizcaino left Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic capital and largest city, at 16 years old to chase a dream: being a pitcher in the big leagues.

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Josh Hiatt needs just one word to describe his emotions entering his first major-league training camp — excitement.

Jordan Groshans is the latest addition to a deep pool of Toronto Blue Jays shortstop prospects, yet he remains assertive in his potential to be a prominent player. The 19-year-old, drafted with Toronto’s first-round pick, 12th overall, in last June’s amateur draft, believes in his ability to become, as he put it, “the face of the franchise.”

Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect Hagen Danner had a rough start to his professional career, but with a new season just around the corner the 20-year-old is taking a different approach to life in the minor leagues.

Two international signings have given the Ottawa Champions an extra level of experience in the lead up to the 2019 season.

Right-hander Justin Watts was selected in the 37th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. Over the past two years, he has endured his share of stress and adversity, but the young pitching prospect believes he is learning what it takes to take his game to the next level.

Miguel Hiraldo is unfazed by the pressure of being a top prospect. Once Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the likes of Bo Bichette and Danny Jansen cement their positions on the major league roster, the Toronto Blue Jays have another hitting prospect in Hiraldo on the horizon. The Dominican shortstop/third baseman signed with the Blue Jays in 2017 as an international free agent for $750,000 US, and is set to start his second season in their minor-league system.