Juan Sanchez Skip-Levels to Class A, Jays' Future Star

It's April 17th.

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Toronto Blue Jays just fast-tracked their 18-year-old shortstop prospect, Juan Sanchez, straight

to Class A de Niden, skipping the usual Florida, complex league stop.

This Dominican Republic native is ranked as their number 7 overall prospect, and the

move shows how highly they think of his skills after A.

Breakout Year.

Sanchez signed for $997,500 in the international class, coming in as a key pick-up after they

missed on.

That Japanese star.

Last season in the Dominican Summer League, he crushed it over 56 games, hitting 341 with

8 homers, 40 RBI, and a 1,004 OPS.

De Niden stacked with talent too, including their number 2 prospect, Jojo Parker, last year's

number 8 overall picked from high school.

Parker's already slashing 256 with power early on, and other top guys like Outfielder

Blaine Bullard and pitcher Brandon Barriera are there.

Building reps.

Sanchez made his debut Thursday, going 1 for 5 at the plate to kick things off.

With Parker's strong start, he might climb to high Vancouver soon, which could mean more

reps for Sanchez right away.

This skip-level jump puts Sanchez on a quicker path to the Bigs, signaling the Jays are all

in on his glove and back combo for the future lineup.