With the Blue Jays loaded with lefty relievers they decided to convert 30-year old lefty John Parrish into a starting pitcher and he’s doing very well in the minors. Parrish has pitched in 13 games (10 starts) in AAA for the Blue Jays and he is 9-0 with a 2.65 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He has struck out 79 batters and only allowed 59 hits in 71.1 innings. Parrish is also showing very improved control and that was his major flaw so far in his major league career. Parrish has pitched in 161 games (10 starts) in his major league career and he is 12-12 with 1 save, a 4.63 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP. Parrish was walked an unbelievable 169 batters in 229.1 career major league innings. If Parrish keeps pitching like he is right now the Blue Jays will call him up at some point this season.

The Blue Jays have acquired infielder Kevin Melillo from the A’s for cash. The 26-year old lefty swinging Melillo has played in 39 games in AAA ball this season and he is 38 for 147 (.259 avg, .768 OPS) with 21 runs scored, 5 homers and 17 RBIs. He has played in 1 game in his major league career in which he batted one time and walked. Melillo will provide depth in the organization in case the Blue Jays have any more injuries in the infield.

20-year old lefty swinging outfielder Travis Snider is off a slow start in the minors for the Blue Jays. He has played in 32 games in A+AA ball this season and he is 25 for 115 (.217 avg, .730 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 6 homers and 11 RBIs. Snider has also whiffed an amazing 50 times this season and he will not ever get to the majors whiffing that much. He appears overmatched against AA pitching so far this season. In 15 games in AA, Snider is only hitting .148 with a .551 OPS.

The Blue Jays were so upset at the play of Russ Adams last season that they have left him in AAA all of this year. He has played in 104 games in AAA this season and he is 104 for 398 (.261 avg, .723 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 10 homers and 51 RBIs. He will likely need to play better than that to get called up to the Blue Jays.

22 year old lefty starter Ricky Romero will be brought along slowly by the Blue Jays. Baseball America has ranked Romero as the Blue Jays #3 prospect in their organization. in 4 starts in AA ball, Romero is 0-1 with a 4.42 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. In 18.1 innings, he has allowed 21 hits and walked 8 batters while whiffing 18.Â