Jon Jay Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 11" / 195 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/15/1985 (39)
- Experience
- 10
- College
- Miami (FL)
Jon Jay Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Jon Jay News
The Los Angeles Angels signed free-agent outfielder Jon Jay to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. The 36-year-old has played with six different teams in the major leagues over 11 years and hit .295/.359/.396 in 2,424 plate appearances with the Cardinals from 2010-14 in his best seasons. Since 2018, Jay has posted a slash line of .272/.337/.347 (86 wRC+) in 1,258 plate appearances with the Royals, White Sox and Diamondbacks. He hit a career-worst .160/.211/.240 in Arizona last season, although it was in just 57 plate appearances. Jay will provide outfield depth at all three positions behind Dexter Fowler, Mike Trout and Justin Upton to begin the season, but he's mostly a bench bat that is AL-only depth for fantasy managers.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed outfielder Jon Jay and pitcher Edwin Jackson to minor league deals on Monday. Jay will make $1.5 million if he's on the major league roster with another $1.75 million in incentives, according to USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale. The 34-year-old (35 in March) played in just 47 games for the White Sox last year due to injuries, and he hit a weak .267/.311/.315 with no homers and nine RBI. Jay will compete for a reserve outfield spot and probably won't have any fantasy value beyond deep NL-only leagues if he makes the team out of spring training. Jackson, 36, had a nightmarish 9.58 ERA and 2.03 WHIP in 13 starts and five relief outings for the Blue Jays and Tigers last season. At best, he might be looking at a long-relief role for the Snakes.
The Chicago White Sox have placed outfielder Jon Jay (hip) on the 10-day injured list with a right hip strain. Jay got a late start to the season with a groin injury and now can add a hip strain to his injury plagued season. If this is the last that we see of Jay in 2019, the outfielder will have hit .267 with nine RBI over 165 plate appearances. Outfielder Ryan Cordell has been promoted to replace Jay and can be avoided in all formats for now.