PT TODAY: Jay takes top-of-the-order skills to ARI

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Diamondbacks | Arizona adds Jon Jay
Kansas City Royals OF Jon Jay was acquired by the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday, June 6, in exchange for LHP Gabe Speier and RHP Elvis Luciano.  Source: MLBRosterMoves
 
BHQ take: Jay lands in the desert hitting after compiling a .307/.363/.374 slash line over 238 AB for the Royals, his only stretch in the American League in his nine seasons. Recently profiled here, Jay’s modest fantasy value is a product of solid bat-on-ball skills and just enough speed to provide a solid BA floor (.271 xBA lifetime). Moreover, he’s equally proficient against both LHP and RHP (around a...

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