Justin

Jackson

Still just 24 years old, the former first-round pick hit a meager .230/.320/.315 over six minor league seasons as a shortstop. He’s said to have a plus arm, but the right-hander is incredibly raw and unlikely to make an impact at the major league level in the near future.

Jackson is still regarded as one of the Jays’ top prospects even though he hit .238/.340/.368 in low-A ball last season. However, he’s really putting his ranking to the test this year. He’s hitting .147 with just one extra-base hit and 36 strikeouts in 75 at-bats for Dunedin. Since he’s just 20 and he projects as a quality defensive shortstop, he can afford a poor year with the bat. However, the rate at which he’s striking out right now is completely unacceptable.

The 19-year-old Jackson is batting .311/.446/.511 with five steals in six tries. This after the 2007 supplemental first-round hit just .187 in Rookie ball last year. A toolsy shortstop, he went into the season as one of the Jays’ most intriguing prospects anyway.

The 25-year-old has spent his seven-year minor league career in the Blue Jays organization, primarily as a shortstop before transitioning to the mound in 2013. Between High-A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire in 2014 he registered a 4.66 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 45/25 K/BB ratio over 58 innings of work.