Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Hitters of the Month - July 2026

The MLB Draft has come and gone, as has the Futures Game, and while the MLB trade deadline is the biggest talking point this time of year, there are some notable prospects that have found themselves making noise across the Blue Jays system.

The Blue Jays seem likely to add to their farm system over the coming days, and those players will join a list of players who have seen their stock rise over the past month. Here are the candidates for the Blue Jays Minor League Hitters of the Month for July.  

Honorable Mentions

Sebastian Casanova - Dominican Summer League - 18 GP, .483/.557/.439, wRC+, 14.1 K%, 14.1 BB%
Welcome to organized baseball, Casanova. The 5-foot-9, 167 lb shortstop has been thoroughly enjoying his first season in organized baseball. The 17-year-old was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela and has immediately hit the ground running, literally. He stole seven bases in the month and has 19 in his 37 games on the season. On top of that, he’s been raking at the plate, as his 189 wRC+ led the system this month. Pair that with a 30.6% line drive rate, a minuscule 6.0% swinging strike rate, and the fact he’s walking just as much as he’s striking out, and you can see why the Blue Jays like him. It’s going to be a long journey for a player so young, but he looks like one of the best returns from the Blue Jays international free agent class so far.

JoJo Parker - Single-A Dunedin - 18 GP, .222/.345/.375, 96 wRC+, 25.3 K%, 12.6 BB%
Parker got off to a slow start in July, collecting just five hits in his first 42 plate appearances, but he’s turned a corner since then. He recently had his first multi-home run game of the season, as well as his first triple of the season. He’s still putting the ball on the ground too frequently (60.8 GB% in July), but he’s showing why evaluators believe in the hit tool.

Plus, he was able to turn around a 101 mph fastball in the Futures Game this month, which is impressive in its own right:

No. 3 Arjun Nimmala

Double-A New Hampshire - 15 GP, .255/.354/.545, 132 wRC+, 26.2 K%, 10.8 BB%

Arjun Nimmala began the month on the injured list with a hamstring strain, which keeps him from being higher on this list. But he’s picked up right where he left off. Nimmala has continued to tap into his power with four home runs in 15 games, and the contact rate (73.9%) is an improvement on what he posted in his first season in the organization. On top of that, there are positive reports about his work at shortstop.  You can see why he’s ranked inside the top 100 of every major prospect list and number three on the Jays Centre list.

No. 2 Davis Schneider 

Triple-A Buffalo - 15 GP, .293/.469/.660, 189 wRC+, 25.0 K%, 21.9 BB%

Davis Schneider was sent down to Buffalo at the end of June after posting a .578 OPS in 118 plate appearances on the season. The Blue Jays wanted to see him rediscover his offensive game, and he certainly did that while in Buffalo. His five home runs and 1.128 OPS led all Blue Jays minor leaguers in July. The Blue Jays had seen enough and recalled him to Toronto on July 23. Since his recall, he’s gone 1-for-11 with a double and three walks, so he’s still going to need to put it together in the major leagues, but he has nothing left to prove in the minors.

No. 1 Josh Kasevich 

Triple-A Buffalo - 20 GP, .408/.511/.539, 188 wRC+, 9.0 K%, 13.0 BB%
Josh Kasevich entered July with just three home runs and a 96 wRC+, but he has caught fire over the month's final weeks. Reaching base in more than half of his plate appearances is remarkable, but that’s exactly what Kasevich has done in July. He’s reached base in all but two games during the month. He’s also walked more than he’s struck out while posting a minuscule 4.0 SwStr%. Kasevich had a great spring training and was a candidate to make his big league debut this season. Now that his bat has heated up, it shouldn’t be a surprise if he sees time in Toronto later this summer.

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