This week is showing the Blue Jays desperately need Daulton Varsho

If you weren't already aware, the Toronto Blue Jays are currently in the midst of a serious offensive drought.

After taking two out of three against the Braves last week, the Blue Jays are in the midst of a five game losing streak. If that wasn't enough, they only managed two runs in their three-game series against the Astros.

They're averaging just 2.33 runs per game over their last six games, and entered play Wednesday averaging 3.62 runs a game this season, which is 25th in MLB.

The heart of this is due to their well-documented lack of power. Despite having team batting average of .245 (the fifth-best mark in the American League), their .350 slugging is near the bottom of the Majors, and their 13 home runs on the year in second-lowest tally in baseball.

That drought reached a new low this week, as they failed to homer in four consecutive games before Nathan Lukes launched a solo shot in Tuesday's loss to Houston. They followed that up by failing to hit a homer against the Astros on Wednesday.

While it's unfair to to think that one person can fix that problem, the impending return of Daulton Varsho could provide just the spark the Blue Jays needs.

It's important to recognize that while Daulton Varsho is far from an complete hitter, he has plenty of power.

Varsho's hit 65 homers over the last three seasons, and finished last year with 46 extra-base hits, which was the second-highest mark on the Blue Jays.

His spring training performance also bodes well. Varsho crushed four home runs in just 33 at-bats in the spring despite being limiting to designated hitter duties while he recovered from offseason rotator cuff surgery. He also hit a double and triple.

Although spring training stats should be taken with a grain of salt, three of the four long balls came against Cade Povich, Reese Olson, and Taijuan Walker, all of whom are currently in Major League starting rotations.

While offense is what the Jays really need right now, it also doesn't hurt that Varsho is an all-world defender. His addition to the roster will strengthen the outfield defense while also helping length a lineup that's stuck in a rut.

Guys like Anthony Santander and George Springer will be able to rotate through the DH spot more often, and Varsho's presence will put less pressure on young outfielders like Alan Roden and Addison Barger.

If nothing else, Varsho will add a degree of certainly that could really help a team that currently seems all out of sorts.

Varsho's currently with Triple-A Buffalo and he should play a few games before hopefully returning to the Blue Jays before the end of April.

Wednesday's loss pushed the Jays to under .500, so they'll need some kind of spark ahead of having consecutive series against division rivals the Yankees and Red Sox.

While Varsho back to the Blue Jays' lineup will drastically improve Toronto's outfield defense, but his bat is what they need more than anything.