The Rays recently signed Danny Jansen to be their primary catcher. Jansen has had some very bad years and some amazing good years. Here we are taking you on a walk through his career to help familiarize you with the newest Ray.
Way back when in the world before COVID19 and $800M contracts, Danny Jansen was among the top-100 prospects in all of baseball.
But, before even that, Jansen was 16th round selection in the 2013 draft; the Blue Jays lured him away from college with a $100K signing bonus. Jansen’s first steps to the big leagues took place in the short-season Rookie-Leagues where he spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons, hitting .