Danny Jansen Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 2" / 215 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/15/1995 (29)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Danny Jansen Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Danny Jansen News
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen continued his breakout offensive season in Monday's 9-3 win over the White Sox. Jansen batted second, going 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a two-run home run, and five RBI. The 29-year-old is now slashing an impressive .333/.397/.681 with five HR and 12 RBI in 78 plate appearances. He has started to earn regular at-bats and is hitting much better than his batterymate Alejandro Kirk, who is slashing just .198/.295/.284. Jansen is currently rostered in just 17% of leagues. Fantasy managers may not need to look his way in shallower leagues, but he is definitely worth a roster spot in at least all two-catcher leagues at this time.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen is hitting in the two-hole on Monday against the visiting Chicago White Sox and right-hander Erick Fedde. The Blue Jays have recently been using Davis Schneider in the leadoff spot instead of veteran George Springer to try and jump-start their struggling offense, so perhaps Jansen will get more looks in the No. 2 spot moving forward as well. The 29-year-old backstop will hit higher than fifth for the first time this year, but he's earned a move up the batting order by slashing .313/.384/.625 with a 1.009 OPS, four home runs and seven RBI in his first 64 at-bats of the year. For as long as Jansen's move up the lineup lasts, he'll be more attractive in all fantasy formats. Jansen got a late start to the season due to an injury. He has a career .228 batting average but has decent pop for a catcher sharing playing time with Alejandro Kirk.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen (back) is experiencing back spasms, according to manager John Schneider. Jansen is getting treatment and the hope is that he can be available off the bench, if needed, on Monday against the Baltimore Orioles on the road. Alejandro Kirk will do the catching for Toronto on Monday and will hit sixth in the batting order against Orioles right-hander Corbin Burnes. Jansen will miss his second straight game after he was held out of Sunday's series finale against the Minnesota Twins. The 29-year-old should be considered day-to-day. Fantasy managers in deeper leagues will want to check back on Tuesday to see if Jansen is back in action. Jansen got a late start to the 2024 season due to a fractured wrist but has made up for lost time by going 17-for-54 (.315) with four home runs and seven RBI in his first 18 games.
Batting Order
1 | Davis Schneider |
2 | Danny Jansen |
3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
4 | Bo Bichette |
5 | Justin Turner |
6 | George Springer |
7 | Daulton Varsho |
8 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
Danny Jansen Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Davis Schneider |
2 | Danny Jansen |
3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. |
4 | Bo Bichette |
5 | Justin Turner |
6 | George Springer |
7 | Daulton Varsho |
8 | Isiah Kiner-Falefa |
9 | Kevin Kiermaier |
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 in 2022 (32.4%) and pulled them an insane amount (41.6%). Regardless, fantasy managers should play it cautiously. Not only did Jansen only appear in 72 games with multiple injuries, but he only played 70 games the previous year. Even if he stays healthy, everyday at-bats aren't a guarantee. Although the Blue Jays traded Gabriel Moreno, they still employ Alejandro Kirk, who was the superior defender by multiple metrics, and Jansen will have to split designated hitter duties with Brandon Belt. The backstop's 186 ADP would be a steal if he had constant playing time and a healthy track record, but fantasy managers should buy into more of a guarantee.