Juan Sanchez signed as an international free agent in 2025 and produced strong hitting in the Dominican Summer League, posting a .341/.439/.565 line with eight home runs and a 156 wRC+. The Blue Jays promoted him to Single-A for the season, skipping the usual second-year rookie-ball step. His first 26 games have been difficult, with a .152/.250/.242 slash line and a rise in strikeouts from 17.4% to 28.6%. Over the past two weeks, he has improved to a .220/.319/.416 line with two home runs, two doubles, and five walks. He performs better against left-handed pitching, while results against right-handed pitching remain weak.
"Juan Sanchez signed as an international free agent in the 2025 period, then became one of the Blue Jays' best hitting prospects in the system. The shortstop made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League, slashing .341/.439/.565 with eight home runs in 253 plate appearances for a 156 wRC+, with a 10.3 BB% and 17.4 K%."
"Because of his strong performance in 2025, he Jays placed Sanchez in Single-A to begin the season. Usually, players signed in the international free agency spend their second season in rookie ball, either repeating in the DSL or moving to the Florida Complex League. It's hard to pinpoint historical examples of Blue Jays prospects going from the DSL to Single-A, but since the minor league format changed to just two rookie teams and four "A" affiliates for the 2021 season, it hasn't happened in the organization."
"Heading into Saturday's game, the shortstop is slashing just .152/.250/.242 with two home runs in 112 plate appearances. More worrisome is his jump in swing and miss, going for a 17.4 K% in 2025 to a 28.6 K% with the Dunedin Blue Jays. The good news is that the 18-year-old has been a league-average hitter over the past two weeks."
"Since May 8th, Sanchez is slashing .220/.319/.416 with both home runs he's hit, two doubles, and five walks. His K% is still high in this span, sitting at 25.5%, but the Blue Jays anticipated this. Sanchez has had far more success in limited plate appearances against left-handed pitching. Both of his home runs have come with a lefty on the mound, and he's slashing .250/.368/.688 against southpaws."
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