Assessing the Blue Jays position player depth options at Triple-A

After a cold, cold April, the Blue Jays bats have started to heat up as of late thanks to some timely hitting from various hitters up and down the lineup. 

But that doesn’t mean that there still isn’t room for the roster to improve. The Blue Jays have cycled through a variety of players for their utility and bench roles throughout the year, and that likely won't stop even if the team's doing better.

With that in mind, here's a look at how have of the most MLB-ready players in Buffalo are doing. 

Assessing the Blue Jays position player depth options at Triple-A

OF Alan Roden

Roden broke camp with the Blue Jays after a strong spring training, and got off to a strong start when he went 7-for-21 across his first eight games of the year. 

He failed to build on that momentum, however, as he went 6-for-52 (.115) across the next 20 games before being sent down to Triple-A at the beginning of May. 

The Blue Jays sent Roden down to Triple-A to help him find his groove in the batter’s box, and it seems like he’s done just that. 

Roden’s hitting .386 in 10 games at Triple-A with three home runs, nine RBI and six walks. 

Roden wasn’t making enough hard contact during his time with the Blue Jays, but he’s been beating the cover off the ball during his time with the Bisons.

Even though Roden had a rough first month in MLB, he’s still a big part of the Blue Jays’ future, and his strong showing in Triple-A shows exactly why that is. We should see him back in Toronto at some point this year. 

OF/2B Davis Schneider 

Schneider also broke camp with the Blue Jays after spring training, but he ended up being the first position player to lose their spot on the roster after a rough start to the season. 

Schneider opened the season 0-for-13 before recording his first hit of the season in a win over the Orioles on April 13. It also ended up being the last game he played in during his stint with the Jays, as the team optioned him to Triple-A when they reinstated Nathan Lukes from the paternity list. 

Things haven’t gone much better for Schneider in Triple-A, as the 26-year-old is hitting .198 in 26 games. While he’s slugging .406 (five doubles, two triples, four home runs), he also has a strikeout rate of 38.1%. 

Schneider's struggled in MLB since his breakout 2023 season, and his time in Triple-A has reinforced how incomplete of a player he is.