Is the Toronto Blue Jays long-term outfield depth in a good place?

It wasn’t too long ago that the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans were quite concerned with regards to the outfield depth in the organization. Just a couple of seasons ago, it felt like there wasn’t any other clear-cut options that could be sustainable in the long term behind star outfielder George Springer. Daulton Varsho was playing out-of-this-world defense, but his production was lacking at the plate.

Same could be said for defensive specialist Kevin Kiermaier, while utilitymen such as Cavan Biggio and Davis Schneider were struggling to find their footing at the plate as well. As a result, all the Jays had hopes for was that top outfield prospect Alan Roden could turn into something.

But here we are in 2025 and the Jays’ outfield depth appears to be in a good place as it has suddenly gone from a position of weakness to a position of strength. It takes a lot of dominoes to fall into place for such a drastic change to occur, but that is exactly what has happened for Toronto. 

Is Blue Jays long-term outfield depth in a good place?

Springer has reverted back to doing Springer-type things this year after a down year in 2024. But more importantly, Varsho has suddenly become an offensive power juggernaut for the Jays this season as he currently leads MLB with a ratio of one home run per every 11 at-bats. Varsho and Springer were expected to lead the Jays’ outfield for the most part, so the more surprising aspect has been the production of all of the other outfield pieces.

After struggling to hold a permanent major league gig in previous years, Nathan Lukes has become a vital piece for the Jays this season. Not only has he shown that he could be the team’s leadoff hitter when given the task, he has maintained his solid play on both sides of the ball. On offense, Lukes has compiled a solid .249 average, .728 OPS, along with 44 runs scored, 10 home runs and 51 RBIs in 105 games played. On defense, he has also been making hard plays look routine.

As for Myles Straw, he sure found his way onto the team in the most unorthodox way. After being acquired by the Jays as the supposedly “add-on” to the international pool space that they were after, Straw’s strong play since spring training has enabled him to emerge as one of the most surprising contributors on the team this season.

There’s no question about his defensive play, as he is a former Gold Glove winner. But the fact that Straw has been the Swiss Army knife for the Jays on offense, whether it was drawing a key walk, stealing a base, executing a sacrifice play to move runners along, or coming up with the clutch hit, he has done it all effectively. On the season, he has hit .260 with 42 runs scored, four home runs, 28 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 231 total at-bats over 109 games.

Not only that, but Davis Schneider appears to have found his stroke again in recent weeks, resembling more the “Babe” Schneider that fans grew fond of when he first debuted with the Jays in 2023. In his last 30 games, he has batted a solid .278 with a .901 OPS, 12 runs scored, five home runs and 17 RBIs.

As for Joey Loperfido, in his brief few weeks with the club, he was one of the team’s top hitters, posting a .358 average, .915 OPS, along with three home runs and 10 RBIs in 30 games.

And of course, we have perhaps the Jays’ breakout player of the year in Addison Barger. After struggling to produce offensively in each of his previous stints with the big league club, Barger showed that he was here to stay in 2025. In 106 games played, he has amassed a solid .253 average, .779 OPS, together with 55 runs scored, 18 home runs and 59 RBIs. He remains a vital part in the heart of the Jays’ order right now and the foreseeable future.

If those outfield pieces weren’t reassuring enough, the Jays still have some valuable ones on their way up in the minors. Even with former top outfield prospect Alan Roden dealt at this year’s trade deadline, Toronto has a fast-rising Yohendrick Pinango, a promising RJ Schreck and the speedster Jonatan Clase waiting in the wings for their opportunity.

With their unanimous outfield leader Springer potentially heading into free agency after the 2026 season, it appears as though the future of the Blue Jays’ outfield will be in way better shape than expected and in good hands with all of the solid pieces that they already have in place as of this moment.