Gage Stanifer Strikes Out Nine Over Five Innings, Continues Impressive Season
Each season, a handful of pitching prospects emerge from obscurity. Blue Jays righty Gage Stanifer fits that description in 2025. The 21-year-old struck out nine over five innings for High-A Vancouver on Wednesday, allowing two runs on two hits, two walks and two hit batters. Stanifer briefly lost his release point in the third inning but otherwise showed flashes of dominance, generating 11 whiffs. He mixes a high-ride four-seam fastball in the mid-to-upper 90s, a slurvy mid-80s slider and a changeup. Given a chance to work in a traditional starter’s role, Stanifer has impressed early.
