Toronto Blue Jays Prospect Profile: Right-handed pitcher Rafael Ohashi

The Toronto Blue Jays have three Brazilians in the organization.

Everyone knows former Top 100 prospect, Eric Pardinho who is having a bit of a career renaissance coming out of the pen for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In the 2023 International Free Agent period, they also signed Sann Omosako, who had a 2.61 ERA and a 3.93 FIP in 20.2 innings pitched with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays.

However, there is another Brazilian pitcher in the organization, Rafael Ohashi, who signed for just $10,000 in the summer of 2019. He is the prospect in focus in this edition of Toronto Blue Jays Prospect Profile.

Getting to know Rafael Ohashi

My first exposure to the 21-year-old righty came in 2021 when he pitched for the Florida Complex League Blue Jays and Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, where he had a 5.40 ERA and a 4.59 FIP in 36.2 innings pitched. 

Between those two rosters, there were four pitchers that stood out to me: Sergio Caruci, Eliander Alcalde, Kendry Rojas, and Ohashi. Caruci is no longer with the Jays organization, while Alcalde is in Dunedin and Rojas is on the 7-day Injured List.

The following season, Ohashi found himself in Single-A again for the entire season, where he had an impressive 2.96 ERA and a 3.91 FIP in 45.2 innings pitched. Eight of his 11 appearances were starts, and he had a 28.6 K% and a 7.9 BB%.