TAMPA, Fla. — Prospects, especially top-end ones, can really capture the imagination as they tear through inferior competition en route to the majors. The natural tendency is to assume the performance will translate seamlessly at the highest level, that the gaudy numbers from the minor-leagues will simply transfer up. And until they arrive, well, you just don’t really know, so you can indulge in whatever your mind envisions, because, just maybe, this is truly the one that sticks.

All of which can make highly anticipated debuts tricky. The Toronto Blue Jays have a mixed history here, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette among their top success stories, particularly in recent years, outliers among a long list of prospects who didn’t reach their peak, with Nate Pearson fronting that li

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