Davis Schneider's MLB Journey: Hitting Streaks & New Challenges

Toronto Blue J's stories, making news on March 1st.

David Schneider is a 27-year-old right-handed hitter for the Toronto Blue J's.

He plays left field and second base, entering his fourth season with the team.

Drafted in the 28th round back in 2017, he's the only player from that round to reach the majors that year.

He burst onto the scene with a hot start, grabbing nine hits in his first three games and a nine-game hitting streak.

Last year started rough, though, with a batting line of 0.191 over 0.282 over 0.343 and 0 wins above.

Replacement. A strong spring training got him on the opening roster, but a hitless start in his first 10 games sent him to the minors.

Recalled on June 1st, he turned it around, finishing at 0.234 over 0.36, 1 over 0.436 with 11 home.

Runs in 1.3 wins above replacement.

Schneider stands out for barreling balls, avoiding bad pitches, drawing walks and powering home runs.

He seemed to get bad strike calls last year, but the new challenge system should help him and catcher Alejandro Kirk the most.

Projections have him in about 74 games next year, with 11 more homeers, a line of 0.217 over 0.325 over.

0.394 and 0.9 wins above replacement.

Defensively, he's solid enough in the outfield and at second base.

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