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Toronto Blue Jays Trade Acquisition Listed as Sleeper Prospect For Organization

RJ Schreck, who the Toronto Blue Jays acquired in a trade for Justin Turner last season, is drawing real praise from Baseball America ahead of 2025.

Brady Farkas

Vanderbilts RJ Schreck runs past third base and heads to home during the baseball game between Vanderbilt and UCLA at Hawkins Field in Nashville , Tenn., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Vanderbilts RJ Schreck runs past third base and heads to home during the baseball game between Vanderbilt and UCLA at Hawkins Field in Nashville , Tenn., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. / Nicole Hester / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Toronto Blue Jays outfield prospect RJ Schreck is drawing praise from Baseball America ahead of the 2025 season. The publication listed him as the organization's best chance for a "sleeper" prospect.

It took a few years for Schreck to find his swing, but in 2024, he took a big step forward. After producing a .865 OPS with High-A Everett to begin the season, Schreck was promoted by the Mariners to Double-A. The Blue Jays acquired Schreck for veteran infielder Justin Turner at the 2024 trade deadline. Following the trade, Schreck impressed with his blend of plate skills and power, showing a plus hit tool with average power and the ability to drive the ball to his pull side. A late bloomer, if Schreck can build on his 2024 performance, he could be the next in a long line of under-the-radar, bat-first Blue Jays prospects. 

Schreck was drafted by the Mariners in the ninth round of the 2023 draft out of Vanderbilt. He's now 24-years-old and is coming off a 17-homer season in 2024. He also had 63 RBI and 13 stolen bases.

The Blue Jays are in a precarious spot as an organization. They are desperate to win at the major league-level, but with that comes a generally aging and expensive roster. As those players move on in the next few years, Toronto does not have a well-regarded farm system in terms of having players capable of filling their spots.

If Schreck is able to provide impact for the Jays, that would be big for the organization, who has only one player in the Baseball America Top 100 (pitcher Ricky Tiedemann).

Schreck was listed as a non-roster invitee to Jays spring training.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is the senior writer for “Minor League Baseball on SI’’ and the host of “The Payoff Pitch’’ podcast, which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. Follow Brady on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.

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