Danny Jansen
C MIL
Thu 8/13/20 12:54 AM

Jansen went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen took Brian Moran deep in the sixth inning for his second home run of the season. It's been a slow start at the dish for Jansen, as he has just three extra-base hits and two-multi hit efforts in 11 starts. He has gotten on base in consecutive contests, though he's still hitting just .194/.318/.389 across 45 plate appearances.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Sun 8/9/20 1:04 PM

Jansen is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen went 0-for-3 with a walk in Saturday's 2-1 win, leaving him hitless in 18 at-bats over his last six games. Reese McGuire will check in behind the dish in the series finale for what will be his fourth start of the 2020 season.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Thu 8/6/20 3:49 PM

Jansen is not starting Thursday against the Braves.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen has started all but two games behind the dish this season and is hitting .182 (4-for-22) with a home run and 5:7 BB:K. Reese McGuire is starting at catcher and hitting ninth in this one.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Tue 7/28/20 4:20 PM

Jansen is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen will sit for the second time in the season's first five games. Reese McGuire will again get the nod behind the plate.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Mon 7/27/20 10:02 PM

Jansen went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-1 win over the Nationals.
EDGE Analysis
The catcher took Anibal Sanchez deep in the fourth inning for his first homer of the year. Jansen has started three of the Jays' first four games, going 4-for-11, and he figures to get the majority of the work behind the plate this season.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Sat 7/25/20 1:15 PM

Jansen isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rays, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen was able to score a run Friday, but he'll play a bench role in Saturday's contest. In his absence, Reese McGuire will start behind the plate, batting eighth.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Tue 3/10/20 12:23 PM

Jansen went 1-for-3 with a grand slam in Monday's split-squad game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
After Blake Snell had walked four of the first five batters he faced and gotten the hook, Trevor Richards entered the game and was promptly taken deep by Jansen on his second pitch. The 24-year-old catcher focused on improving his hitting routine and swing mechanics this offseason and the work has paid off in spades so far, as Jansen now sports a .429/.529/1.071 slash line through 17 plate appearances with three homers and a 3:1 BB:K. After a disappointing 2019 campaign at the plate, Jansen could be poised for a breakout.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Wed 2/19/20 2:25 PM

Jansen spent the offseason developing a pre-game hitting routine to help him maintain a consistent swing plane and spot flaws in his mechanics, Gregor Chisholm of The Toronto Star reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 24-year-old came up through the minors with a reputation as a bat-first catcher, but he spent last season focused on improving his defense and pitch framing, and his .639 OPS reflected the lack of attention he was giving that side of his game. Jansen now hits a weighted ball off a tee as part of his pre-game preparations. "I've always taken hitting very seriously, but I've always felt like I just didn't need tee work," Jansen said Tuesday morning. "I just wanted to get my timing down, that was the most important thing for me, until I went into this off-season and developed. I like to hit off a tee now, I actually want to, and I need it. I'm starting to understand my body more and my swing." He posted a .275/.390/.473 slash line through 88 games for Triple-A Buffalo in 2018, and a return to something close to that level of production would be a huge boost for the Jays, as well as likely allowing Jansen to seize the No. 1 job behind the plate for Toronto rather than working in a timeshare with Reese McGuire.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Tue 9/10/19 4:26 PM

Jansen isn't in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen has started just three games in September, and he's failed to register a hit over that stretch (0-for-9). Reese McGuire is set to handle the catching duties and hit seventh.

Danny Jansen
C MIL
Sat 9/7/19 3:28 PM

Jansen is out of the lineup against the Rays on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Jansen appears to have lost his role down the stretch, as he's started just four of the last 11 games behind the plate. Reese McGuire gets the nod Saturday in his absence.