Toronto Blue Jays mid-season report cards

Outfielders Grade: C

Who pulls up the grade: George Springer bolted out of the gate to begin 2025 and for a while he was one of the only Blue Jays who was playing at an above average rate. His numbers have come back down to earth over the last few weeks, but he’s still managed to lead the team in home runs (11) while getting on-base at a .360 clip.

However, he’s only been worth 0.9 bWAR, behind Myles Straw who has been worth 1.3. Straw’s .270/.299/.343 slash line with only 17 strikeouts in 150 plate appearances has been better than most would have expected. They’ve also gotten admirable, if not tremendous performances from the Nathan Lukes and Jonatan Clase, while Daulton Varsho’s brief one month stint was worth 0.9 bWAR as he smashed eight home runs in 24 games.

Who pulls down the grade: Varsho having missed most of the season certainly brings this group down a peg. Meantime, Anthony Santander has spent more time as a DH than in the outfield, but it’s due to his play in the outfield that put him on the sidelines when he injured his shoulder running into the wall in May. He was hitting an anemic .179/.273/.304 with six home runs in 50 games. Alan Roden hasn’t exactly torn the cover off the ball in his couple of stints in the big leagues and Davis Schneider’s few appearances have not sparked much confidence.

Catching Grade: A+

Who pulls up the grade: Alejandro Kirk is one of the best hitting catchers in the game today and might be the best defensive catcher. His baseball savant page is full of metrics in the deep red zone (just don’t look at his base running) and he’s been so clutch for the Blue Jays, it’s scary to wonder where they would be without him right now.

Backup catcher Tyler Heineman should win an award for being the best part-time player in the league this year. He's been worth 1.3 bWAR slashing .377/.408/.536 with an OPS of .944 in 28 games. They are arguably the best tandem in MLB right now and might even be the best tandem in Blue Jays history.