{"id":105802,"date":"2025-08-13T21:08:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105802"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T01:08:47","slug":"blue-jays-prospect-charles-mcadoo-rising-high-offensively","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/13\/blue-jays-prospect-charles-mcadoo-rising-high-offensively\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Prospect Rising High Offensively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Blue Jays prospect Charles McAdoo was off to a slow start with Double-A New Hampshire, but has put up outstanding numbers since May 17. The 23-year-old has batted .281\/.347\/.498 with an .845 OPS, 11 home runs, 25 extra-base hits, and 19 stolen bases (90.5% success rate). In addition, he has a 9.4 % walk rate and a 23.7% strikeout rate in that span.<\/p>\n<p>His revamped performance has been enough for him to gain attention. McAdoo is ranked No. 16 among Blue Jays prospects, and the third baseman\/first baseman who also has right field experience would provide infield depth for the Blue Jays. Toronto does not have an everyday third baseman and has used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clemeer01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ernie Clement<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bargead01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Addison Barger<\/a>. They also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martior01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orelvis Martinez<\/a> as an option if they decide to call him up this season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105845\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-105845\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/USATSI_25494915_168400885_lowres-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Feb 23, 2025; Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Charles McAdoo (84) just misses the tag on Boston\u00d5s Roman Anthony (48) during the first inning of their game at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. Mandatory Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Speedster Blue Jays Prospect Charles McAdoo Coming Alive Offensively<\/h2>\n<h3>McAdoo Impressing This Season<\/h3>\n<p>The Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats prospect has demonstrated a huge turnaround in his offensive performance. It\u2019s been like night and day before and after his stint on the development list.<\/p>\n<p>Before the development list, he recorded a 62 WRC+ and put up a 147 WRC+ afterward. He\u2019s a valuable asset as a high-upside prospect with his speed and legitimate power upside alongside his physical tools.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See ya \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n<p>Team-leading 1\u20e33\u20e3th homer of the year for Charles McAdoo!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DestinationCats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DestinationCats<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BeyondBaseballNH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BeyondBaseballNH<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFW0tL3QWP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oFW0tL3QWP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FisherCats\/status\/1955404356976816406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Hitting Upside<\/h3>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=mcadoo000cha&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McAdoo<\/a> has become Toronto\u2019s highest-upside hitting prospect. If he wants to move his way up the ladder in the farm system, though, he will need to hit his way there. His pure bat speed will help him handle both velocity and more advanced breaking balls.<\/p>\n<p>McAdoo is considered a power over hit prospect, meaning his power tool is considered more valuable than his hit tool at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Batting and throwing right-handed, McAdoo has good hands and decent arm strength. This gives him the chance to stick on the dirt, and he exceeded what\u2019s been expected of him at third this season. He&#8217;s probably better suited for first base or a corner outfield spot in the long run. However, it\u2019s his offense that has really popped this season.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of the Blue Jays and Their Infield<\/h3>\n<p>While McAdoo isn\u2019t quite MLB-ready, he is an exciting prospect to look out for in the coming seasons. As a utility player, he could help out the Blue Jays by letting them move him where needed. This is what they have done with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/10\/blue-jays-gain-offensive-boost-addison-barger\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Addison Barger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clemeer01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ernie Clement<\/a> this season<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/12\/blue-jays-trey-yesavage-continues-meteoric-rise-farm-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Trey Yesavage<\/a> has been another success story among Blue Jays prospects this season. He\u2019s moved up the ladder at a fast rate (High-A to Triple-A in the same season). The Blue Jays&#8217; farm system is vastly underrated, as it contains a lot of intriguing up-and-coming young talent. They have several exciting prospects, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=nimmal000arj&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arjun Nimmala<\/a>, Yesavage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/blossja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Bloss<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=tiedem000tar&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ricky Tiedemann<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=parker000joj\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JoJo Parker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/estrala01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lazaro Estrada<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=pinang000yoh&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yohendrick Pinango<\/a> have really stood out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto Blue Jays prospect Charles McAdoo was off to a slow start with Double-A New Hampshire, but has put up outstanding numbers since May 17. The 23-year-old has batted .281\/.347\/.498 with an .845 OPS, 11 home runs, 25 extra-base hits, and 19 stolen bases (90.5% success rate). In addition, he has a 9.4 % walk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4831,"featured_media":105842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,926,35],"tags":[28344,6409,29109,28346,28667,5821,28636],"class_list":["post-105802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bluejays","category-milb","category-news","tag-addison-barger","tag-arjun-nimmala","tag-charles-mcadoo","tag-ernie-clement","tag-jake-bloss","tag-ricky-tiedemann","tag-trey-yesavage"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105802"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105847,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105802\/revisions\/105847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}