De Jong made the hot sheet
2. Chase DeJong, rhp, Blue Jays
Team: low Class A Lansing (Midwest)
Age: 21
Why He’s Here: 2-0, 0.56, 16 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 20 SO
The Scoop: Sent back to Lansing after a lackluster campaign there in 2014, DeJong has made the most of his second chance. The righthander, drafted out of high school in Long Beach, Calif., in the second round in 2012, fanned 20 in two starts this week and in doing so vaulted past Stephen Gonsalves and Brent Honeywell to lead the Midwest League with 77 punchouts. He’s been stellar this month as a whole, working to a 3-0, 1.17 mark with 27 strikeouts against just six walks over 23 innings. DeJong throws a three-pitch mix of low-90s fastball, curve and changeup.