The Toronto Blue Jays traded Trevor Richards to the Minnesota Twins for young utility player Jay Harry during a rebuilding period in 2024. At the time, the move looked minor and primarily aimed to recoup value for Richards. Two years later, Harry is producing at a high level for the Blue Jays’ Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Through May 22, he has a .343 batting average and .963 OPS across 31 games, with 17 runs, eight doubles, three triples, four home runs, and 29 RBIs. His May performance has been especially strong, including seven multi-hit games, 12 extra-base hits, 18 RBIs, and an OPS above 1.000. Earlier minor league seasons showed much lower production, making the current surge stand out.
"With the Twins needing relief help, they acquired Trevor Richards from Toronto in exchange for a young utility player in the name of Jay Harry. It sure didn't seem like much at the time as the Jays just wanted to get back an asset for Richards. However, just two years later, Harry is starting to turn that forgotten Blue Jays - Twins trade into a potential steal."
"This season, Harry began this year with the Jays' Double-A affiliate New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 31 games (through May 22), the 23-year-old prospect has compiled a blazing .343 average, and .963 OPS, with 17 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples, four home runs and 29 RBIs. Harry has been tearing it up in May, with seven multi-hit games, 12 extra-base hits, 18 RBIs and an OPS above 1.000."
"It really appears that he has found his stroke in the minors, he had been hitting only .237 with a .693 OPS over his first four minor league seasons. In fact, just last year, Harry amassed just a .199 batting average, .572 OPS, along with 12 doubles, five home runs and 31 RBIs in 100 total games played split between New Hampshire and High-A Vancouver. As a result, he is well on pace to surpass those numbers easily with not even a third of the season done."
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