Blaze Jordan

21-Year-Old First Baseman1B
Boston Red Sox AA
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a $1.75 million contract with the Red Sox in June of 2020.
Powerful return to action
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
June 17, 2024
Jordan is 8-for-24 with two home runs and eight RBI over five games for Double-A Portland since returning from a fractured finger.
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Hand injuries can be tricky, but it looks like Jordan has no lingering issues from the fractured finger. He's played a career 80 games with 339 plate appearances at the Double-A level, and the first baseman will likely reach Triple-A Worcester in the second half. Jordan is batting .293/.346/.455 for the Sea Dogs in 2024.
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Jordan has a track record of destroying lefties and being so-so against same-handed pitching, yet he does so much damage against southpaws that his overall stat lines look pretty stellar. As a righty-hitting first baseman/designated hitter, he needs to prove he can do enough damage against right-handed pitchers to avoid being a dreaded short-side platoon bat. He still registers high-end exit velocities (33.3 Hard%) and has been young for every level he has played. Jordan's 18.0 K% and 9.2 BB% as a 19-year-old at Single-A and High-A should be taken seriously, although there are public reports suggesting he struggles to hit mid-90s velocity. We could be talking about an average hitter with plus-plus power if it all comes together. His complete lack of defensive utility will probably lead to him being unsung on real-life prospect rankings until he is nearly big-league ready, assuming he stays on this current trajectory.
If we knew Jordan would strike out at an 18.4% clip in 28 games across the Florida Complex League and Low-A during his debut season, there would have been a case to take him in the first round of first-year player drafts last offseason. His bat speed and raw power were already pretty legendary and he was the youngest hitter of note in his draft class (turned 19 in December), the big question was whether he would make enough contact to get to that power. He hit .324/.368/.590 with six home runs in 114 plate appearances to go along with that impressive strikeout rate, and while he still hasn't faced the most advanced pitching and his approach is a work in progress, he is ahead of schedule. Jordan had a linedrive rate over 24% and a 51.9% flyable rate, so his launch angle is close to optimized. He will continue to work at third base for now but could eventually slide down the defensive spectrum if he adds to his 6-foot-2, 220-pound frame.
Jordan's bat speed and prodigious raw power made him a YouTube sensation when he was 15. He reclassified to enter the 2020 draft early and received an over-slot $1.75 million bonus after Boston selected him with the No. 89 overall pick. Jordan's bat speed is tops in the class and his maximum exit velocity ranked in the 99th percentile, according to Perfect Game. As a pure hitter, he is difficult to project, but he has the necessary physical tools to make enough contact to get to his power. Back in 2019, there were concerns about his body, but he now has at least a chance of sticking at third base after re-dedicating himself last winter. There are dozens of safer prospects in this class, but few can match Jordan's upside if it all comes together. He was still 17 during instructs, where his pole-to-pole power was on display and he understandably struggled with strikeouts against much more advanced pitchers.
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Returning to Double-A lineup
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
June 12, 2024
Jordan (finger) announced via social media that he has been activated from Double-A Portland's 7-day injured list and will return to the lineup Wednesday versus Reading.
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Diagnosed with fractured finger
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
Finger
May 13, 2024
Double-A Portland placed Jordan on its 7-day injured list Sunday with a fractured left ring finger, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports.
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Suffers finger injury
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
Finger
May 11, 2024
Jordan left Saturday's game for Double-A Portland with a finger injury on his left hand, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
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Promoted to Double-A
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
July 12, 2023
Jordan was promoted to Double-A Portland this week, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.
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Cuts strikeouts at High-A
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
June 1, 2023
Jordan hit .330 with two home runs, 10 doubles and a 10.4 percent strikeout rate in May for High-A Greenville.
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Pushing for Double-A promotion
1BBoston Red Sox  AA
June 26, 2023
Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom suggested this weekend that Jordan could soon be promoted to Double-A Portland, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports. "He's got our attention," said Bloom. "He just keeps hitting."
ANALYSIS
Jordan has some work to do on the defensive side -- especially at third base -- but the 20-year-old corner infielder carries a robust .328/.386/.539 batting line with 10 home runs, 20 doubles and 47 RBI through 63 games this season at High-A Greenville. He was a third-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of a high school in Mississippi and holds a .306/.371/.492 slash line in 912 career minor-league plate appearances.
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