Danny Jansen

Danny Jansen

28-Year-Old CatcherC
Toronto Blue Jays
10-Day IL
Injury Finger
Est. Return 10/1/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Jansen had two month-long stints on the injured list during 2022 due to an oblique strain and a broken finger, and he finished the regular season having played in 72 games. He started behind the plate Opening Day but didn't appear to have much job security with Alejandro Kirk and Gabriel Moreno also in the mix for playing time, but Jansen produced an .855 OPS with 15 home runs and 44 RBI, and he also improved his strikeout rate nearly four percentage points. He now has a .253 ISO over the past two years, which covers a stretch of 142 contests. Kirk also delivered a strong offensive campaign with a .285/.372/.415 slash line in 139 contests while splitting time between catcher and designated hitter. Jansen's availability is somewhat of a question mark since he's missed significant time each of the past two seasons, but when available he's hit with power. The Blue Jays sent Moreno to the Diamondbacks, though the major return piece, Daulton Varsho, can also play catcher. Still, Kirk and Jansen should be Toronto's primary options behind the plate in 2023, with Jansen likely to fill the shorter side of the timeshare. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#177
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2023.
Cleared for mobility work
CToronto Blue Jays
Finger
September 21, 2023
Jansen (finger) was cleared Thursday to begin mobility exercises with his surgically-repaired right hand, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Jansen fractured his right middle finger when he was struck by a foul ball Sept. 1 in Colorado. There is no official timetable yet for his return to the Blue Jays' active roster, but the 28-year-old catcher has expressed optimism about being available for a potential postseason run. Alejandro Kirk continues to draw the majority of starts behind the plate in Jansen's absence.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
6
16
30
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
2
6
3
5
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+13%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+48%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .738 221 27 13 33 1 .194 .299 .440
Since 2021vs Right .831 533 77 30 92 0 .254 .325 .506
2023vs Left .792 86 10 7 20 0 .205 .279 .513
2023vs Right .783 215 28 10 33 0 .237 .326 .458
2022vs Left .826 67 8 3 7 1 .226 .373 .453
2022vs Right .863 181 26 12 37 0 .272 .326 .537
2021vs Left .583 68 9 3 6 0 .150 .250 .333
2021vs Right .864 137 23 8 22 0 .258 .324 .540
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+9%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+7%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+23%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .839 360 51 20 54 0 .250 .336 .503
Since 2021Away .773 394 53 23 71 1 .225 .300 .473
2023Home .833 142 20 8 26 0 .244 .345 .488
2023Away .745 159 18 9 27 0 .214 .283 .462
2022Home .829 132 16 7 17 0 .252 .333 .496
2022Away .885 116 18 8 27 1 .270 .345 .540
2021Home .864 86 15 5 11 0 .256 .326 .538
2021Away .704 119 17 6 17 0 .198 .280 .425
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Stat Review
How does Danny Jansen compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.37
 
BB Rate
7.6%
 
K Rate
20.6%
 
BABIP
.233
 
ISO
.246
 
AVG
.228
 
OBP
.312
 
SLG
.474
 
OPS
.786
 
wOBA
.343
 
Exit Velocity
88.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.0%
 
Barrels/PA
7.3%
 
Expected BA
.219
 
Expected SLG
.418
 
Sprint Speed
22.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.0%
 
Line Drive %
13.6%
 
Fly Ball %
52.4%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2020
2019
It seemed like the Jays were destined to make a move at catcher, as Jansen, Alejandro Kirk and prospect Gabriel Moreno all seemed like candidates for playing time in 2022. However, Kirk may be a designated hitter, at least early in the year and Moreno won't be rushed to the majors, so Jansen still retains value even in a crowded situation. He hit .316/.373/.750 with eight home runs in 83 plate appearances from July on after missing time with an injury. Jansen's glove is good enough to keep him in the lineup over half the time, but if the improved offensive output from the end of last season carries over, he could be an excellent fantasy value, especially in two-catcher leagues.
Jansen is entering his fourth season at the big-league level, but has yet to approach 700 career PA. Sample size studies will tell you that past performance does not guarantee future results, and that is a good thing for Jansen because he has done little outside of a hot September 2019. The 2020 season saw him become more accepting of his walks, and somehow hit three of his eight homers off Tyler Glasnow (two in the Wild Card Game) but otherwise did little else at the plate. He mostly hunts for fastballs, which really leaves him susceptible to anything offspeed (.094 career batting average). The expected stats do not make us excited about a 2021 breakout from the young catcher, but the Jays can afford to give him time while the rest of their young studs carry the load. You can roster him as an endgame second catcher to see if the next few hundred plate appearances are better than the first 700.
Jansen entered last season with fewer than 100 MLB plate appearances to his name, but the sterling plate skills and improving pop he showed as a prospect made him an appealing fantasy target amid the barren catcher landscape. The juiced ball ultimately made many catchers more useful than expected, but Jansen wasn't one of them. In fact, he was actively harmful in fantasy. His .207 average placed him 29th among the 30 backstops with 300-plus plate appearances, and his 13 homers weren't special in the 2019 context. The disappointing numbers will drop Jansen's draft-day price, but he shouldn't be dismissed yet. His 81.3 percent contact rate and 42.4 hard-hit rate ranked highly among catchers and offer hope that he'll push his average to a more palatable level with some likely BABIP improvement. Additionally, a Jays lineup overflowing with young talent should lift Jansen's RBI and run ceilings compared to 2019.
A plus contributor at the desolate catcher position is a pipe dream for many. Jansen was a net positive during his time with Toronto in 2018, making him a popular late-round target this draft season. He smacked three homers, giving him 15 total across two levels, and posted a 115 wRC+, which if you lower the threshold to just 50 plate appearances, made Jansen a top-10 rate contributor at the position. Jansen also displayed quality plate skills with a manageable 17.9 K% and 9.5 BB%. The problem is that when he's everyone's favorite cheap catcher, eventually he will no longer be cheap. Drafters, especially those in two-catcher leagues, will continue to push him higher and higher as we get closer to Opening Day. It's possible Jansen will be worth it even after some helium, as he's firmly atop the depth chart with Russell Martin traded to Los Angeles. Just be sure to have some other names at the ready in case you get sniped.
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Undergoes surgery
CToronto Blue Jays
Finger
September 8, 2023
Jansen underwent surgery Thursday to insert a pin into his fractured right middle finger, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Will visit specialist
CToronto Blue Jays
Finger
September 4, 2023
Jansen (finger) will visit a hand specialist Wednesday in Pennsylvania, after which the Blue Jays hope to have a clearer timetable for the catcher, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Placed on IL
CToronto Blue Jays
Finger
September 2, 2023
The Blue Jays placed Jansen on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a fractured right middle finger.
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Suffers broken finger
CToronto Blue Jays
Finger
September 1, 2023
Jansen suffered a fractured right middle finger when struck by a foul ball in the sixth inning of Friday's win at Colorado, ESPN reports.
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Resting Wednesday
CToronto Blue Jays
August 30, 2023
Jansen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
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