Myles Straw
#3 CF · Blue Jays
Gold Glove '22
Height
5'9"
Weight
178 lbs
Age
31
College
St. John's River State CC
Draft
2015, Rd 12, #349
Experience
8 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
D+
D+
B-
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Career StatsD+
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 721 | 0.24758688 | 11 | 160 | 0.63429695 | 102 | 513 |
Current Contract
Length
5 years
Total Value
$25.0M
Guaranteed
$15.0M
AAV
$5.0M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
D+
FCA+
Myles Straw grades as a solid performer among MLB center fielders, earning a B- Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.247 batting average and a 0.631 OPS (well below the league average of .720) this season. With 10 home runs and 157 RBI through 699 games (a 2-HR, 36-RBI pace over a full season), he brings minimal home run production to the lineup. His 101 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a prime-age veteran at 31, Myles is a key contributor for the Blue Jays. A 699-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
B-
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Myles Straw sits in a quietly comfortable spot in the public conversation — a B- sentiment that reflects a veteran who knows his role and fills it without drama. The coverage around the 31-year-old center fielder is genuinely warm in a low-key way: his recruitment pitch to Kyle Tucker in the comments of a baby announcement photo went viral enough to generate its own headline, which says a lot about his clubhouse standing, and a recent power outburst fueling a blowout win gave the fanbase a fun, unexpected moment to rally around. That said, the sentiment grade outpaces his on-field production grade by a meaningful margin — Straw's performance sits at D+, meaning the goodwill he carries is built more on reputation, effort, and likability than on what he's actually producing between the lines right now. His 2022 Gold Glove remains the defining credential of his career, and it still anchors how the baseball world frames him as a legitimate defensive asset rather than a pure roster filler, even if the offensive contributions remain modest at best. The Blue Jays are a team in flux — sitting at 16-21 with a four-game losing streak and a flurry of recent roster moves including pickups at right field, DH, and pitching — which makes Straw's stability and veteran presence feel more valuable narratively than it might on a healthier roster. At this point in the regular season, with Toronto well outside the playoff picture and 143 days still left to play, the story around Straw is less about what he can deliver and more about what kind of complementary piece he represents for a team still trying to find its footing. For a 12th-round pick out of 2015, simply being a respected clubhouse voice and occasional bright spot on a struggling team is a perfectly acceptable standing — and the narrative, for now, reflects exactly that.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 5/8 | vs LAA | W 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, 5/6 | @ TB | L 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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About this player
Myles Straw is a veteran in his 8th MLB season listed at CF for the Blue Jays. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Myles Straw: Contract Value Index D+, Performance D+, Sentiment B-, Fan Verdict pending.
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