How was he acquired?
Drafted by Detroit in the 11th round of the 2023 draft out of the University of Alabama, Atlanta acquired Jarvis in a trade for Rafael Montero at the trade deadline.
Expectations for
2025
Seeing as though he was acquired via trade halfway through the season, the expectations for Jarvis were relatively simple: show what you’ve got. A guy who has mostly been known for being a scrappy, go-getter, Jarvis isn’t going to be a guy that rockets up your top prospects list or anything. However, he is a guy that can get things done in an efficient manner, which oftentimes leads to exciting results.
2025 results
In 77 games with Detroit’s double-A affiliate, Erie, Jarvis posted a .652 OPS to go along with a pair of homers and eight stolen bases to his credit. Jarvis played in 21 games for the Columbus Clingstones — tallying a .705 OPS along the way — before getting the promotion to triple-A Gwinnett. With the Stripers, Jarvis appeared in 3 games, going 3-9 with two doubles and a pair of runs scored.
While those numbers don’t exactly jump off the page, Jarvis’ ability to put the bat on the ball and limit his strikeouts is what makes him such an intriguing player. In 369 at-bats for the season with both Detroit and Atlanta affiliates, Jarvis struck out just 54 times — good for a 13.1 percent strikeout clip. He also posted an insane contact rate of 81.5 percent, and while that is a very solid number, he needs to get the ball in the air more in order to turn that contact rate into base hits.
He has worked on elevating the ball more during his stint in the Arizona Fall League, during which he matched his regular season home run total of two in just 15 games. While in the AFL, Jarvis posted a .799 OPS in addition to a pair of doubles and seven RBI, providing some encouragement that he is making some adjustments to his swing and could be a key guy to keep an eye on next year.
2026 outlook
Jarvis will likely begin 2026 with Gwinnett, particularly to see if the swing adjustments carry over from one season to the next. Atlanta is sorely lacking in quality position prospects — especially in the upper minors — so the bar for Jarvis to cross isn’t very high. However, given his age (25), ability to put the ball in play and work ethic, one could argue there is a case to be made for Jarvis to join the big league club as a quality bench piece some time in the near future if he plays his cards right.
