BA GRADE
50
Risk: High
HIT: 55.
POW: 40.
SPD: 30.
FLD: 45.
ARM: 50.
Born: April 15, 1995. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 225. Drafted: HS—Appleton, Wis., 2013 (16th round). Signed by: Wes Penick.
A broken left hand sidelined Jansen for three months in 2015 and a broken hamate bone in his left hand in 2016 put him out for two months that season. Healthy in 2017, Jansen broke through, hitting a combined .323/.400/.484 in a season he spent primarily at Double-A New Hampshire but finished at Triple-A Buffalo.
Jansen’s success stems from excellent strike-zone judgment. He walked (41) more often than he struck out (40) because he tracks pitches well, has a disciplined approach and doesn’t chase much off the plate, enabling himself to get into advantageous counts and draw walks to get on base. Jansen makes frequent contact with a pull-minded, line-drive approach and enough power to hit 10-15 home runs, with his value coming more from his on-base skills than his power. Behind the plate, Jansen blocks balls well, but his arm strength is fringe-average and he threw out just 24 percent of baserunners in 2017.
The Blue Jays added Jansen to the 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He should return to Triple-A to start 2018 and could be up by midseason.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2015 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
R |
.238 |
7 |
21 |
4 |
5 |
|
Lansing (MWL) |
LoA |
.206 |
46 |
160 |
19 |
33 |
2016 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
R |
.222 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
|
Dunedin (FSL) |
HiA |
.218 |
54 |
188 |
18 |
41 |
2017 |
Dunedin (FSL) |
HiA |
.369 |
31 |
122 |
19 |
45 |
|
New Hampshire (EL) |
AA |
.291 |
52 |
179 |
23 |
52 |
|
Buffalo (IL) |
AAA |
.328 |
21 |
67 |
8 |
22 |
Minor League Totals |
.267 |
288 |
984 |
132 |
263 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2015 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
Lansing (MWL) |
8 |
0 |
4 |
27 |
19 |
2016 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Dunedin (FSL) |
7 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
22 |
2017 |
Dunedin (FSL) |
6 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
8 |
|
New Hampshire (EL) |
15 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
22 |
|
Buffalo (IL) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
Minor League Totals |
55 |
2 |
21 |
138 |
122 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2015 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
.304 |
.429 |
|
Lansing (MWL) |
22 |
2 |
0 |
.299 |
.331 |
2016 |
Blue Jays (GCL) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.364 |
.222 |
|
Dunedin (FSL) |
40 |
7 |
1 |
.313 |
.271 |
2017 |
Dunedin (FSL) |
14 |
0 |
0 |
.422 |
.541 |
|
New Hampshire (EL) |
19 |
1 |
0 |
.378 |
.419 |
|
Buffalo (IL) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
.423 |
.552 |
Minor League Totals |
136 |
12 |
2 |
.360 |
.391 |
|