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Danny Jansen has been a Blue Jay for a long time. Drafted in 2013 in the 16th round (Tim Mayza was picked in the 12th round that year).
He missed some time with a groin strain this year. Catching is rough on the body. Can you imagine doing a couple hundred full squats a day with someone throwing a ball at you at 90+ mph and having a guy tipping it in any direction a couple of feet in front of you?
Anyway, this year, he’s hitting:
| Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 52 | 181 | 168 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 | .214 | .271 | .446 | .717 | 97 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
By month:
- April: .179/.246/.375.
- May: .231/.296/.446.
- June: .227/.244/.546.
Baseball-Reference has him at a 0.5 WAR. FanGraphs 0.7.
With RISP he’s hit .229/.275/.417, not all that different than his overall numbers.
Defensively, he’s played in 44 games, starting 39 at catcher. 6, starting 4 at DH.
He’s thrown out 12% of base stealers, league average is 22%. Baseball Savant has him at +1 run for framing pitches.
Poll
For the first half, I’d give Danny Jansen an
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2%
A
(18 votes) -
6%
B+
(44 votes) -
13%
B
(88 votes) -
14%
B-
(92 votes) -
10%
C+
(67 votes) -
7%
C
(45 votes) -
2%
C-
(13 votes) -
0%
D+
(4 votes) -
10%
D
(69 votes) -
10%
D-
(69 votes) -
19%
F
(125 votes)
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