Blue Jays Nation’s Mid-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 30: Jace Bohrofen

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Aug 25, 2024, 05:00 EDTUpdated: Aug 25, 2024, 00:44 EDT

If you like power, today’s prospect is your guy.

This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Mid-Season top prospect list, where we’ll look at the 35 best prospects in the Blue Jays system. We’ll look at the player’s stats, my observations, and other publication’s scouting reports if available.

Let’s take a look at our 30th-best prospect, Jace Bohrofen.

Getting to know Jace Bohrofen…

Position: Outfield

Bats: Left

Born: October 19, 2001

Acquired: 6th-round, 2023 draft (Blue Jays)

Previous ranking: 17th

Drafted in the sixth-round out of the University of Arkansas by the Blue Jays in the 2023 draft, Bohrofen made his professional debut shortly after. With the Florida Complex League Blue Jays and the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, he slashed .299/.443/.636 with seven home runs in 97 plate appearances, along with a 19.6 BB% and a 24.7 K%. Overall, he finished with a 181 wRC+ over the last month or so.

The Blue Jays usually send college-drafted position players to High-A in their first season, and Bohrofen was no different. Spending the entire season with the Vancouver Canadians, Bohrofen is slashing .248/.361/.412 with 11 home runs, 22 doubles and two triples. Moreover, the 22-year-old outfielder has a 24.5 K% and a 12.4 BB% for a 120 wRC+.

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Coming into Friday’s game, Bohrofen had a 13-game hit streak that saw him slash .444/.492/.704 with four home runs and two doubles for a 233 wRC+ in that span. However, that was snapped as he went 0-5 with a hit by pitch in Vancouver’s 3-2 loss in extra innings.

There’s a lot to like about Bohrofen, who ranked as MLB Pipeline’s 26th-best Blue Jays prospect in their mid-season update. He is good at making contact like many Jays prospects, but also has more power potential than most, with Pipeline using Spencer Horwitz and Alan Roden as an example. Bohrofen is strong and can put the ball over the fence in different quadrants of the zone.

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Bohrofen has swing and miss issues as off-speed stuff, but the bat is exciting because he has the potential to hit for power and a solid average thanks to his good contact ability. He’ll likely end up playing a corner outfield spot, playing 518.1 innings in right field this season. Notably, he hasn’t made an error in his professional career.

Bohrofen is still a few seasons away, but the power potential is exciting, and he’ll be a fun prospect to monitor over the next few seasons.