BlueJay.com is reporting Russ Adams, Guillermo Quiroz and Eric Crozier will be called up in September when rosters expand. I couldn't agree with the selection more and look forward to see the three play in September. They are all expected to play a big roll for the Jays next year.

Adams- He was the first round pick (14th overall) of the 2002 amateur draft and the first player drafted by JP Ricciardi. He's played well in every stop of his minor league career and is off to a .283/.349/.408 start with Syracuse. Adams profiles as a very solid SS but I don't see him turning into a star. He will probably hit in the .280's when he settles in with a high on-base percentage and not a lot of power. He's probably an ideal leadoff/2nd hitter if things fall into place for him. Defensively I'd say he's about average. There was a lot of talk of moving him to 2nd base at one time but that talk seems to have quieted down recently. I had a chance to see him play a bunch last year when the Jays AA team was in New Hampshire and I think he could play Short at the big league level every day. He would be consistent (few errors) but not spectacular (good but not great range) player. I believe there's a pretty good chance he'll get a lot of starts at SS for the rest of the year. In 2005 I expect him to make the big league club and split time with a veteran, like Chris Gomez, until he gets his feet wet.

Quiroz- Guillermo is another player I had a chance to see a lot last year. I really like this guy. Like Alex Rios, Quiroz had a breakout year (.282/.372/.518) in 2003 for AA New Hampshire. This year he has not put up the same numbers but he's been battling injuries for the most of the year. To date, at Syracuse he's hitting .234/.317/.429. He's hit 8 HR's and 19 2B's in 231 AB's. In terms of hitting, he's leaps and bounds in front of Kevin Cash. Defensively he looks real good as well. He's got a good, if not very great, throwing arm and he blocks the ball well. I don't think he profiles as a gold glover but he's not a guy like Josh Phelps who needed to be moved from behind the dish. Outlook. It will be interesting to see the way the Jays catching problem sorts itself out. Right now, they've got 4 capable catchers on their roster. Quiroz, Greg Zaun, Cash and Greg Myers. Myers has been injured all year and I expect him to either retire or sign somewhere else for 2005. Personally, I'd like to see the Jays bring Zaun back and use him in a quasi-platoon with Quiroz. They both can hit and are both pretty good defensively. I think mixing and matching them in 2005 with an eye towards giving the full time job to Quiroz in 2006 is the way to go. I think by 2006-2007 Quiroz will develop into an All Star caliber catcher. That leaves us with Cash. I'd like to see what kind of bounty he could bring back in a trade in the off season. He's proven two things to me this year. One, he can catch. He's got a strong arm, calls a good game and blocks the ball well. Two, he can't hit. Let me say that again. He can't hit. Currently, he's at .194/.254/.300 for the year in 170 AB's. For his career, you can probably mark him down for about .250/.310/.370 and that's a little optimistic. He does have some power,r so I think he'll hit some HR's but he will never hit for a high average or get on-base very often. But, I think he'll have a long career as a backup catcher. A trade to a team in need of a young catcher is something I could see happening. Depending on how things go with Joe Mauer's knee, a trade to the Twins could be a possibility.

Crozier- The third member of our rumored promotion crew is Eric Crozier. Crozier is of course the player the Jays picked up when they dealt Josh Phelps to the Indians. So far this year Crozier has been impressive. He hitting .294/.378/.541 for Akron (AA) and Syracuse. He's also got 21 HR's and 27 2B's. If he proves he can handle big league pitching I'm betting he gets a shot at being next years full time DH. If not, I think we can look to see Frank Catalanatto come back to DH and play a little OF while the Jays will probably pickup a right-handed 1B. As long as he shows some competence I think he'll make the team at the very least as a spot starter, left-handed bat off of the bench.

So there you have it. Come September if anyone else gets the call I'll profile them as well.