The Blue Jays are selecting infielder Charles McAdoo onto the MLB roster, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. They’ll need to open space on the active and 40-man rosters before tomorrow’s series opener in Baltimore.
McAdoo was a 13th-round selection by the Pirates in the 2023 draft. Toronto acquired the San Jose State product the following summer in a deadline trade sending Isiah Kiner-Falefa to Pittsburgh. The righty-hitting McAdoo was amidst a big offensive season between High-A and Double-A. He initially struggled with his new organization, hitting .185 with a 30% strikeout rate to close the ’24 campaign.
The Jays kept McAdoo at Double-A New Hampshire for all of last season. He still struck out a decent amount but stole 34 bases while hitting 16 home runs. It was enough to earn a bump to Triple-A Buffalo this year. McAdoo carries a .250/.356/.436 slash with eight longballs in 202 trips to the plate. He has walked at an excellent 14% clip and, perhaps most importantly, has slashed the strikeout rate to a manageable 20%.
Baseball America ranked McAdoo the #16 prospect in the Toronto farm system on their updated writeup last week. Their offseason report credited him with above-average power and arm strength along with decent speed. The questions have revolved around his middling defensive value and the subpar contact skills he brought into the season.
McAdoo has split most of his time between the corner infield spots, along with occasional second base work. He played some outfield in the low minors but has been a full-time infielder since 2025. He has a similar defensive repertoire as Lenyn Sosa, an April trade acquisition who has hit .188/.205/.275 across 84 plate appearances with the Jays. Sosa is out of options, but that’s true of everyone on the Toronto bench aside from the recently activated Nathan Lukes.
Based on his name alone, Charles McAdoo sounds like it’ll be a guy who comes up in 10 years when you’re rattling off random forgotten bench players with your buddies at the bar
He’s already my favorite “good but not that good” prospect
@gablchnc
Fangraphs gave him a 35+ overall and pipeline put him at 40. He’s definitely more on the “not that good’ side of the scale.
I hope “McAdoo” isn’t some kind of “Whackado”
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Musta liked the last couple games he played at 2b in aaa. Also would this not be why they placed Kirk on the 60 day to open a 40 man spot
They’ll DFA Sosa
@bigdaddyt
He’s played 92 innings at 2B in his MiLB career, over 1800 at 3B. Can’t see him at 2B.
Currently they only have sosa as a back up 2b. As the other commenter said it’s probably him being DFA’d. All other bats on the bench/outfield are Lefties. So yes he’s not gonna start a lot but back there and the occasional day off for Gimenez. They did the same thing with Horwitz when they were desperate for lefty bats so there’s a recent precedent
Gimenez has a 32 Wrc+ this month, so makes sense they can’t keep going with running him out every day, especially against lefties.
Guessing they dfa Sosa
Sosa should be the DFA but who knows at this point.
It’ll be Sosa to the 15 day DL. DFA Rodriguez. Makes room in the BP for Seabold and on the 40 for McAdoo
Umm, why?
Sosa and Schneider have stunk and 30% of the roster can’t be left handed hitting outfielders. Saying that though I’m hoping this is a Sosa replacement and not one of those OFs.
Never thought we’d have too many LH hitters…
McAdoooooo!!!!
I’m going to have fun yelling that from the stands.