Minor League Notes: Blue Jays, Indians, Nationals, System Rankings

As we enter the third week of Spring Training action, teams have begun the slow process of fine-tuning their rosters by sending the first wave of prospects and non-roster invitees down to minor league camps.

Here is the news on that front, along with other minor league related info:

• The Blue Jays announced this morning they cut six players from Major League camp. No more cuts are expected until split-squad games end next week.
• Not to be left out, the Indians are re-assigning three players to minor league camp tomorrow:

"The following players will be re-assigned to Minor League camp tomorrow: RHP Austin Adams, CA Chun Chen, RHP Tyler Sturdevant."

• Curly W Live, the official Washington Nationals blog, takes a look at 6'9" pitching prospect Alex Meyer in their minor-league camp "Down on the Farm" series.

"What do we really know about Alex Meyer? It’s hard to say, at this early juncture, but this much is for sure – he’s got a build pitching coaches dream of, standing at an eye-popping 6’9"."

• Marc Hulet at Fangraphs has ranked the 30 minor league systems based on impact talent and overall depth. White Sox fans be warned.
• The Yankees Triple-A affiliate is changing their name this season as their home park undergoes renovations.