3 Blue Jays players on the 40-man roster who could make an underrated impact in 2025

Following a forgettable 2024 MLB season, the Toronto Blue Jays are aiming to have a bounce back year in 2025. However, with a lackluster offseason to date, the Jays will definitely need all the help that they can get to ensure that they could field a competitive team for the upcoming season.

In addition to making more moves this offseason to help bolster their roster, they will likely need some of the players from their current roster to step up and make significant contributions. That way, Toronto can have more sustainable success going forward. As a result, let’s take a look at three Blue Jays players from their 40-man roster that could potentially have an underrated impact on the club in 2025.

3 Blue Jays players on the 40-man roster who could make an underrated impact in 2025

OF Jonatan Clase

It has sure been a while since the Blue Jays had a superior speedster in their organization, perhaps dating all the way back to the Rajai Davis days over a decade ago. But with Jonatan Clase joining the Blue Jays organization as the key return piece from their 2024 deadline trade with the Seattle Mariners for reliever Yimi García, they finally have one once again. Especially now that García has returned to Toronto during this offseason as a free agent, it sure feels like the Mariners inadvertently gifted them the young 22-year-old prospect.

Last year, Clase put together a solid minor league season split between the Mariners and Jays organizations. In 94 games, he posted a .263 batting average, .783 OPS, along with 66 runs scored, 21 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 45 RBI and 38 stolen bases. More significantly, Clase managed to debut for the Jays late in the season. In his brief cameo, he impressed with a .350 average, .985 OPS, together with three runs scored, one double, one home run and two RBI in seven games played with the big league club.

With his flexibility to play all three outfield positions, along with his ability to hit from both sides of the plate, Clase is as versatile as one could get. Added to his elite speed and solid defense, together with some surprising pop in his bat, he is no doubt one of the Jays most promising outfield prospects heading into 2025.

Given that the Jays have had their fair share of injuries to their outfielders in the past couple of seasons, together with their lack of speed in the lineup overall, the chances of Clase seeing major league time this upcoming season is huge. It sure wouldn’t be surprising if he actually makes it out of spring training as the fourth outfielder. But no matter when he makes the big league team this season, look for him to make an immediate impact, whether at the plate, on the bases, or in the field.