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Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Davis Schneider carved out a role as a power-hitting bench bat
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Ryley Delaney
Jan 28, 2026, 18:00 ESTUpdated: Jan 28, 2026, 17:25 EST
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Davis Schneider has carved out a nice role for himself on a contender.
This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual 40-man roster review ahead of the new season. If you missed the most recent article, we looked at Ricky Tiedemann. In this article, we’ll look at Davis Schneider.
Watching Schneider in the minor leagues back in 2022, it was always a matter of “when” not “if” he’d get a shot in the big leagues. That shot came in early August, 2023. In his first plate appearance, he went deep over the Green Monster, kick-starting one of the most spectacular MLB debuts in history.
In that series alone, Schneider hit a home run in each of the three games, totalling nine hits in 15 plate appearances. Over his first month, Schneider was slashing .397/.514/.845 with six home runs in 72 plate appearances, before cooling off. He was still smacking the ball in September, he just couldn’t get it to drop.
Schneider’s 2024 season is remembered for his struggles, but he actually continued his hot streak over the first two months. From the start of the season until May 31, Schneider slashed .245/.354/.470 with seven home runs in 181 plate appearances for a 135 wRC+. On May 31, Schneider hit a walk-off home run in the 14th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Unfortunately, Schneider struggled from June until the end of the season, slashing .159/.234/.264 with six home runs in 273 plate appearances for a 43 wRC+. There must be a happy medium between these two streaks, right?
Well, Schneider hit that medium in 2025. Schneider made the Opening Day roster, but was demoted after struggling in the first few weeks of the season. He didn’t do much better with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, but once he returned to the Blue Jays at the start of June, Schneider popped off.
From June 1st until the end of the season, Schneider slashed .249/.364/.468 with 11 home runs in 205 plate appearances, with a 15 BB% and 25.2 K% for a 135 wRC+. Schneider was used as a bench bat during this stretch, and it has seemingly worked for the 27-year-old.
Barring any other additions to the Blue Jays lineup, it stands to reason that Schneider will at least start next season in the same type of role. Capable of playing left field and second base, Schneider is a good option off the bench if the Jays wish to have some additional power in a platoon matchup.
His Steamer projection has him slashing .220/.326/.396 with 11 home runs over 299 plate appearances for a 105 wRC+, with a 28.3 K% and 12.8 BB%. ZiPS has him slashing .222/.331/.421 with 18 home runs in 444 plate appearances for a 112 wrC+ and 2.3 fWAR, seemingly a 100th percentile type of scenario.
Either way, Schneider will be important for the Blue Jays moving forward thanks to his versatility, his eye at the plate, and his power.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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