There are some hitters who are on impressive heaters right now. An example is Aaron Judge, who has 11 home runs and 11 doubles over his last 20 games. Judge has a proven track record of hitting for a ton of power, so his success should not come as a surprise.It's not only big-name players who are producing in a significant way at the plate right now. Some of these lesser-known players have already been picked up in fantasy leagues, while others could be viable options still left sitting on the ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen appears on pace to rejoin the club on Wednesday as he works his way back from a left groin strain. If his two-game rehab stint has been any indication, Jansen's bat is certainly ready to return. The 28-year-old homered for Triple-A Buffalo on Friday and went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored for the club on Sunday. Jansen scuffled to a .207 batting average before hitting the shelf but he also provided six home runs and seven doubles across 132 ...

Toronto Blue Jays backstop Danny Jansen (groin) has ramped up his baseball activities lately and will likely join Triple-A Buffalo on Friday to begin a rehab assignment, according to MLB.com. If everything goes well, the 28-year-old could rejoin the Blue Jays on June 13 for their series against the Baltimore Orioles. Jansen's been on the injured list since May 26 after straining his left groin during a game on May 24. Before that, the former prospect was hitting just .207 with six bombs, 16 ...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed catcher Danny Jansen (groin) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 25) on Friday with a left-groin strain and recalled catcher Tyler Heineman from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. Jansen won't return until June now after injuring his groin running to first base in the game on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. It's a bummer for fantasy managers that were using the 28-year-old backstop of late, as he had gone 12-for-42 (.286) with four doubles, ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (groin) will undergo an MRI exam on his injured left groin, according to manager John Schneider. Tyler Heineman will be on the taxi squad if needed. The Blue Jays are comfortable with giving Jansen a day or two with Daulton Varsho as an emergency backup catcher behind Alejandro Kirk. Jansen injured his groin running to first base on Wednesday and had to be pulled, and he could very well be looking at a trip to the injured list. It's terrible timing for ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (groin) left Wednesday night's game early against the Tampa Bay Rays due to left-groin tightness. Jansen departed the game after going 0-for-2 at the plate with one strikeout to drop his season average to .207. Alejandro Kirk, who would see more playing time behind the dish if Jansen were to miss any time with this injury, replaced him on Wednesday and also went 0-for-2 at the plate. The 28-year-old Jansen came into Wednesday's contest hitting just .210 ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored as part of a 20-run bonanza against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. The long ball may have come off position player Christian Bethancourt in garbage time, but Jansen is certainly trending up. Across his last 10 games, the 28-year-old sports a .300 average (12-for-40) with three bombs and 11 RBI. Alejandro Kirk, whose fantasy ownership is dwindling, is hitting a trifling .184 (9-for-49) with a ...

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen continues to struggle mightily at the plate, which is quite concerning for Jansen's fantasy managers. He hasn't seen much playing time recently and was benched once again in Wednesday's matchup against the Houston Astros. With counterpart Alejandro Kirk making a sizeable contribution at the plate, there isn't much room for Jansen unless his bat can rejuvenate. On the season, the 28-year-old is hitting .097/.200/.097 with a .297 OPS and just three hits. ...

Over the past two seasons, Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen has shown what made him a top prospect before his debut in 2018, posting a 124 wRC+. This year he really hit his stride, smacking 15 home runs with a .260 average, one stolen base, 34 runs, and 44 RBI across 72 games. Jansen has the tools; he owns a 19.9% career strikeout rate and 8.7% barrel rate and produced back-to-back seasons with an average exit velocity of at least 90 MPH. The 27-year-old started hitting a ton of fly balls...

The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to trade a catcher this offseason due to their abundance of talent at the position with Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno, according to multiple rival executives at the general manager meetings this week. Kirk was one of the best hitting catchers at the major-league level this year, slashing .285/.372/.415 with 14 home runs and 63 RBI in 470 at-bats. Jansen was no slouch with the bat either, batting .260 with 15 long balls and 44 RBI in 215 ...