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Blue Jays 2019 Top Prospects: #16- Billy McKinney

When the Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees last season, it looked like Brandon Drury was going to be the main piece coming back to Toronto. That may still end up being the case, but Billy McKinney was quietly impressive in a short MLB cameo, and could end up factoring into the outfield equation in 2019.

In 36 games and 115 at bats, McKinney ended up slashing .252/.320/.470 with six home runs, 13 RBI, and seven doubles. With a bit of an unclear outfield picture in Toronto this season, he likely has a chance to take a serious run at the left field job, or at least earn some semi-regular at bats in the outfield anyway.