JoJo Parker was the best all-around hitting high school shortstop available in the 2025 draft.

This is<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/"> Blue Jays Nation’s</a> annual mid-season prospect list, where we’ll take a look at the 50 best prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. I’ll look at the player’s stats, what other publications have to say, as well as my own observations of the players.
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There’s a lot to like about Parker, as he’s an above-average hitter with some pop in his bat. He ranks as our second-best Blue Jays prospect in our mid-season update. If you missed who ranked third, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/arjun-nimmala-ranks-toronto-blue-jays-nations-third-best-prospect-2025-mid-season-update">you can read about Arjun Nimmala here</a>.
<h2>Getting to know JoJo Parker…</h2>
Position: Shortstop
Bats: Left
Born: August 8th, 2006
Acquired: First round, 2025 MLB Draft
Previous ranking: Unranked
<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-select-jojo-parker-eighth-overall">With the eighth overall pick in the 2025 draft</a>, the Blue Jays selected the 6’2”, 200 lbs shortstop out of Purvis High School in Purvis, Mississippi. Before the draft, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098">Parker ranked as </a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098">MLB Pipeline’s</a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098"> ninth-best prospect</a>, around other prep shortstops like Ethan Holliday, Eli Willits, Billy Carlson, and Steele Hall.
Parker’s stats in high school aren’t readily available, nor do they matter much. The 19-year-old also hasn’t made his professional debut yet, as the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/fcl-toronto-blue-jays-win-fcl-championship">Florida Complex League</a> wrapped up shortly after the draft.
That said, he’s going to be a heck of a player when he gets going next season. Parker ranked as <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/bluejays/jojo-parker-828098">MLB Pipeline’s </a>second-best prospect and baseball&#8217;s 40th-ranked prospect. Parker is known for having a great all-around bat, as the left-handed batter has a good swing and hits to all fields, while also having a good approach at the plate. There’s still projection in his frame, but he’s also smacking the ball hard. Parker has a hit tool of 60 and a power tool of 55.
Defensively, he may grow out at shortstop and end up at third base or second base. He has a strong arm, which plays well at the hot corner, while being an average fielder and an average runner.
As for where Parker will begin his career, the last prep shortstop the Jays picked in the first round, Nimmala, played a handful of games in the FCL, but that’s when it finished later in the season. In Nimmala’s first full professional season, he started in Single-A. With Parker already being 19 years old, there’s a good chance the Dunedin Blue Jays will be his first professional team.
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JoJo Parker was the best all-around hitting high school shortstop available in the 2025 draft.



This is<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/"> Blue Jays Nation’s</a> annual mid-season prospect list, where we’ll take a look at the 50 best prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. I’ll look at the player’s stats, what other publications have to say, as well as my own observations of the players.
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There’s a lot to like about Parker, as he’s an above-average hitter with some pop in his bat. He ranks as our second-best Blue Jays prospect in our mid-season update. If you missed who ranked third, <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/arjun-nimmala-ranks-toronto-blue-jays-nations-third-best-prospect-2025-mid-season-update">you can read about Arjun Nimmala here</a>.
<h2>Getting to know JoJo Parker…</h2>
Position: Shortstop

Bats: Left

Born: August 8th, 2006

Acquired: First round, 2025 MLB Draft

Previous ranking: Unranked

<a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/toronto-blue-jays-select-jojo-parker-eighth-overall">With the eighth overall pick in the 2025 draft</a>, the Blue Jays selected the 6’2”, 200 lbs shortstop out of Purvis High School in Purvis, Mississippi. Before the draft, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098">Parker ranked as </a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098">MLB Pipeline’s</a><a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/draft/jojo-parker-828098"> ninth-best prospect</a>, around other prep shortstops like Ethan Holliday, Eli Willits, Billy Carlson, and Steele Hall.

Parker’s stats in high school aren’t readily available, nor do they matter much. The 19-year-old also hasn’t made his professional debut yet, as the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/fcl-toronto-blue-jays-win-fcl-championship">Florida Complex League</a> wrapped up shortly after the draft.

That said, he’s going to be a heck of a player when he gets going next season. Parker ranked as <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/bluejays/jojo-parker-828098">MLB Pipeline’s </a>second-best prospect and baseball's 40th-ranked prospect. Parker is known for having a great all-around bat, as the left-handed batter has a good swing and hits to all fields, while also having a good approach at the plate. There’s still projection in his frame, but he’s also smacking the ball hard. Parker has a hit tool of 60 and a power tool of 55.

Defensively, he may grow out at shortstop and end up at third base or second base. He has a strong arm, which plays well at the hot corner, while being an average fielder and an average runner.

As for where Parker will begin his career, the last prep shortstop the Jays picked in the first round, Nimmala, played a handful of games in the FCL, but that’s when it finished later in the season. In Nimmala’s first full professional season, he started in Single-A. With Parker already being 19 years old, there’s a good chance the Dunedin Blue Jays will be his first professional team.

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Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Blue Jays Nation</a>, <a href="https://oilersnation.com/author/ryley-delaney">Oilersnation</a>, and <a href="https://flamesnation.ca/author/ryley-delaney">FlamesNation</a>. She can be followed on Twitter <a href="https://x.com/Ryley__Delaney">@Ryley__Delaney</a>.

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