April 6, 2022 – Eastern League (EL) – New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release
Manchester, N.H. – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) have announced their initial roster for the 2022 season.
Five of the Toronto Blue Jays top 25 prospects (according to MLB.com) are slated to start this season with the Fisher Cats: Orelvis Martinez, Hagen Danner, Adrian Hernandez, Joey Murray and Sebastian Espino.
IF Orelvis Martinez is the No. 2 prospect in the Blue Jays system and No. 38 overall. The 20-year-old signed with Toronto in July 2018 and spent the 2021 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays (Single-A) and the Vancouver Canadians (High-A). Last season, Martinez smashed 28 home runs and batted .295 over his final 51 plate appearances in Vancouver.
RHP Hagen Danner is on Toronto’s 40-man roster to start 2022 and is listed as the No. 17 prospect in the Blue Jays system. The 6-foot-2 righty was picked in the second round and 61st overall in the 2017 MLB Draft. He signed with Toronto immediately after graduating Huntington Beach High School in California.
RHP Adrian Hernandez spent time in Manchester last year and is the No. 18 prospect for Toronto. In 2021 with the Fisher Cats, Hernandez notched up a 2.30 ERA across 15.2 innings pitched. He walked six, struck out 27 and had four saves.
RHP Joey Murray was drafted in the eighth round of the 2018 draft and spent his entire first season with the Vancouver Canadians (High-A). In 2019, Murray had stops with the…
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