Will Wagner is the most underrated Blue Jay entering spring training

When the Blue Jays hold their first spring training workout on Feb. 18, they'll do so with a roster that's older than it's been in years past. That said, they do have a handful of younger players looking to make their mark on the team, one of whom is the team's most underrated player.

That player is Will Wagner. Wagner joined the Blue Jays last year at the trade deadline as a part of the return for when the Jays traded Yusei Kikuchi to the Astros, and the Blue Jays should do everything they can to keep him in the lineup this year.

While he's a second baseman by trade, most of his playing time should come at DH after the Blue Jays traded for Andrés Giménez in the offseason. Wagner's bat could go a big way to adding some power to the Blue Jays' lineup, and Toronto should do everything they can keep him in the lineup as much as possible.

Will Wagner is the most underrated Blue Jay entering 2025

After spending the first half of the year at Triple-A with Houston, Wagner played in seven games at Triple-A with the Blue Jays before earning a promotion to the big league club. He never looked back after that.

In the 24 games he played in the majors before suffering a season-ending knee injury, Wagner slashed .305/.337/.451 with two home runs and six doubles. He had a wRC+ of 125 and a strikeout rate of only 18.6%.

Not only are those numbers impressive, but his advanced stats are also impressive. While he didn't have enough at-bats to qualify for Statcast percentiles, he had an average exit velocity of 90.6 mph (which would have been near the 75 percentile) and had a sweet-spot percentage of 39.4 percent (which would have been around the 95th percentile). Those stats are all above league average, and bode well for his ability to continue to square balls up and generate hard contact.

There is a lot to like about Wagner heading into 2025, and Blue Jays fans should be excited to get more of a look at him this spring.

He is the most underrated player on this team, and could end up being a huge factor into whether or not Toronto makes it to the postseason.