Toronto Blue Jays DVOA, Stats, & MLB Rankings

Toronto Blue Jays infield prospect Orelvis Martinez went 3-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI against Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. The 23-year-old bounced back to a solid .811 OPS in May after a miserable April when he slashed .147/.237/.279 with a 39.5 percent strikeout rate. The whiff rate is still high at 37.2 percent, and his batted ball metrics are decent, with a 40.6 percent hard-hit rate and 8.5 percent barrel rate. He's flashed impressively high exit velocities in the past, but there is a lot of swing and miss. There's a good chance we'll see Martinez up with the Blue Jays as we get into the summer. In which case, he'd make for a deep league or AL-only add.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman/outfielder Addison Barger continued his impressive streak in Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Phillies. Barger went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, and a strikeout. He also made a throwing error in right field. The 25-year-old turned on an eighth-inning Max Lazar fastball, launching it over the left-field wall. Barger has now homered in each of his last four games, bringing his season total to six. He has emerged as a source of power and batting average for fantasy managers, slashing .274/.338/.508 with 19 RBI in 136 plate appearances. He hasn't seen much playing time against left-handed pitchers, but he is currently just 26 percent rostered and has hit so well that he could provide a boost to fantasy managers' lineups even if he doesn't always play against lefties.

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 8-4 win against the Athletics. The 25-year-old stepped to the dish with his team down two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and promptly deposited a first-pitch Justin Sterner fastball 412 feet over the right-field wall. It gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead and would spark a massive six-run outburst. That marks three straight appearances with a homer for him, notching at least one hit in five straight. The streak has him up to five long balls on the year, and a solid .267 batting average (32-for-120) in 38 games. Despite the middling statistics, Barger boasts a fantastic .306 xBA, and has vastly outproduced the average exit velocity (95.1 MPH) and hard-hit rate (55.9%) figures he sported in 2024.

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho (hamstring) is on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 left-hamstring strain, according to manager John Schneider, and he's being evaluated on a week-to-week basis. MLB.com's Keegan Matheson writes that we'll see a lot of Nathan Lukes and Myles Straw in center field for the Jays with Varsho out, and Schneider wants to see that group, as well as Alan Roden and Jonatan Clase, step up with Varsho sidelined. The 28-year-old Varsho got a late start to the year after having offseason shoulder surgery, and now he's back on the injured list again. He hit just .207 (19-for-92) after a late season debut, but it was encouraging to see Varsho hit eight home runs in his first 24 games after hitting 18 in 136 contests a year ago. He's not a lock to return when eligible on June 11, but Varsho should be stashed in all fantasy formats while he recovers.

New York Yankees left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (3-0) held down the Los Angeles Dodgers' high-octane offense on Sunday to nab his third victory of the season. The Yankees won 7-3 behind a sterling six-inning effort from Yarbrough, who yielded one run on four hits while striking out five and walking none. With injuries ravaging their pitching staff, the Yankees signed Yarbrough to a low-risk deal worth $2 million shortly before the season began. The move has paid major dividends for the Yankees, as Yarbrough has given the club 41 1/3 innings of 2.83 ERA ball with 40 strikeouts and 11 walks. Yarbrough has been particularly effective since moving from the Yankees' bullpen to their rotation on May 3. In five starts since then, the 33-year-old has surrendered a paltry six runs on 16 hits with 24:5 K:BB across 26 frames. Despite his resounding success over the past month, Yarbrough remains a risky play for fantasy managers. His next start could come against a tough Boston Red Sox offense during the upcoming week.