Roemon Fields Stats & Scouting Report

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The Blue Jays' fastest farmhand, Fields took the long route to pro baseball. He played basketball and football before trying baseball in high school, but caught the eye of a coach named Ken Wilson, then at Yakima Valley (Wash.) CC, who convinced him to play junior college baseball. After two years there, Fields transferred to NAIA Bethany (Kan.), where he ran track and played baseball. He wasn't drafted but signed with the Jays in August 2013 after playing for another coach from Yakima Valley, Marcus McKimmy, in an international event called the World Baseball Challenge, which was played on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Fields hit the ground running, stealing 48 bases in his pro debut at short-season Vancouver in 2014, then reached Triple-A Buffalo for six games in 2015 and played in the Arizona Fall League. A pure, easy runner, Fields has easy outfield range, with a fringe-average arm. Offensively, he makes contact with a slap-and-dash approach but has some gap power and a line-drive swing. He has well below-average home run power. He battles pitchers at the plate and has quality at-bats, though he needs to draw more walks. Fields' best-case comparison is Dave Roberts, who reached the big leagues at age 27. More likely, he'll be a fourth outfielder or pinch-runner in the Quintin Berry mold.

While Fields wasn't drafted, he was on teams' radars as a baseball player when he played at Yakima Valley (Wash.) JC. He played baseball and ran track at NAIA Bethany (Kan.) but wasn't drafted and was working for the post office in Seattle when he played in 2013 World Baseball Challenge, an international tournament that featured an American team comprised of junior-college players in the Pacific Northwest. The Blue Jays saw Fields' speed in the event and signed him. While he's older at 23, he profiles as a center fielder with top-of-the-scale speed in the Juan Pierre mold. He led the league in stolen bases (48), has outstanding range in center field and did not hit into a double play this season. Fields developed at the plate, learning to use the whole field, get in good hitter's counts and stay through the ball. He must work on his short game, particularly bunting, and make much more consistent contact to take advantage of his wheels. He has enough pop to keep pitchers honest but isn't expected to hit for home run power.