Over the weekend the Blue Jays lost Yangervis Solarte to an oblique injury and in his place called up Danny Jansen, last year’s breakout prospect in their minor league system and the heir apparent to Russell Martin behind the plate. He made his major league debut on Monday night, and looked entirely like he belonged.



That shouldn’t be very surprising.



Jansen was outstanding across three levels for the Jays in 2017 and has picked up where he left off this season in Buffalo, where he’s been given full-time reps behind the plate. He’s slashed .275/.390/.473 this year. Of the 140 International League batters with at least 200 plate appearances his 146 wRC+ ranks seventh. He doesn’t have a ton of pop, but overcomes that with good contact skills and a good approach that he uses to avoid strikeouts and take plenty of walks. Add in the fact that he’s a reliable defender behind the plate and Jansen has all the makings of a genuine everyday...