Welcome back to another addition of “Deep League Digging”. I’m your gracious (and handsome) host, Seth Klein. As per usual, I’ll be discussing players under 10 percent owned in fantasy baseball leagues. These players aren’t your typical adds in 10-team or even 12-team leagues, but they definitely hold value if you play in leagues of 14 teams or greater and in AL/NL-only formats.

Today, I’ll be switching it up a little, and suggest two players from the same team who are actually both currently in the minors. These guys aren’t even “prospects” per se, since they started the season with their major league club, in fact, both of these players have been demoted since Opening Day. Demotions aren’t ever a good thing, but there’s reason to believe better days are on the horizon. Read on and see what I have brewing. In the end, I may just be crazy in the head anyway.

(stats and ownership percentages are found on ESPN.com and are updated through Tuesday’s games)

Dalton Pompey, OF, Blue Jays (6.2% owned)

I’m somewhat shocked that Pompey’s ownership is that high, considering a guy like Logan Morrison — who is playing well, and not in Triple-A — is rostered in just 3.6 percent of leagues. Maybe those owners abducted me, did some probing, and knew I was going to write this article? If they did, they’re certainly ahead of the curve!

Pompey began the season as the Blue Jays starting center fielder, but never seemed to get in a groove at the plate, hitting just .193/.264/.337 with a 6/22 BB/K ratio. Pompey’s best asset is his speed, but his poor on-base percentage prompted manager John Gibbons to move him from the No. 2 spot in the lineup down to the bottom of the order. Of course, it’s difficult to generate a lot of stolen bases when hitting in the seventh, eighth and ninth spots.

Eventually, as the calendar turned over to May, Jays’ management decided they had enough, and sent Pompey down to Triple-A Buffalo. He hasn’t fared a whole lot better on the farm, but there are some things to be optimistic about.

After a miserable first six games that saw him hit .125 over 24 at bats, the native Canadian has gone 5-for-9 (.556) with three runs, a double and an RBI over his last two. Those are baby steps, but I should also point out that this man is only 22 years old and began 2014 in A-Ball. He’s not Mike Trout. He’ll have his ups and downs.

Now you must be asking yourself, “So why pick him up?”

Toronto has been struck by injuries in the early going. Jose Reyes is on the DL and Jose Bautista probably should be, since he has trouble combing his hair and all. Most recently, it was OF Michael Saunders who was befallen by injury. Saunders had surgery to repair his meniscus after tripping on a sprinkler during spring training and was clearly brought back too soon. He has experienced swelling and fluid build up in that knee, and as a result, the team placed him back on the DL. With Saunders out and Bautista relegated to DH’ing, the Jays have been relying on a group of Chris Colabello, Danny Valencia, Kevin Pillar and Ezequiel Carrera to man the outfield. Yep, the Blue Jays outfield fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

To say Pompey has struggled is certainly an understatement, but the team could really use him. We all know what guys like Valencia can provide (.708 OPS in parts of five seasons) and we know that Colabello, a career minor leaguer, will have a few hot few weeks and turn into a pumpkin just like he did last year. Pompey was poor at the plate, but he did hit two home runs, which was a fifth of the way to last year’s combined major- and minor-league totals.

It was the correct move to send him down, but if he can start putting together a string of performances like he has over the past couple of games, the Blue Jays will have no choice but to promote him. His speed, along with some adequate power, could be a boost to teams in deeper leagues, which makes him worth of a stash.

Daniel Norris, SP, Blue Jays (2.2% owned)

In keeping with the Blue Jays theme, let’s talk about pitcher Daniel Norris.

The young left-hander drew lots of attention in the off-season for his quirky back story. Norris, you see, spends his winters living in a van behind a Wal-Mart. Not the kind of housing situation we’re accustomed to hearing about from professional ball players, but it made his ascension to the Jays’ rotation that much more interesting.

Unfortunately for Norris, his fall from prominence came quick, as the team sent him down to the minors to work on his stuff. On the surface, his 3.86 ERA didn’t look so bad, but it was masked by a poor 5.43 xFIP (expected fielding independent pitching with estimated HR totals). His control was amiss too, walking 4.63 batters per nine innings.

Manager John Gibbons believes Norris will require some more seasoning before a potential call up to the big club. “He just needs to go down and iron it out a little bit. He’s too inconsistent right now. It’s for his own good. Go down and get back on track, and we’ll get him back here”, said Gibbons.

The problem with sending Norris down was that they installed Marco “I Serve Up More Home Runs Than McDonald’s Does Burgers” Estrada into his place in the rotation. Estrada may be one of the worst pitchers in baseball. He was demoted to the Brewers’ bullpen last year after allowing 27 — yes, TWENTY-SEVEN — dingers to opposing batters in just 107 innings pitched. To put that in perspective, from 2013-2014, Clayton Kershaw only surrendered 20 HR, and accomplished that in 327.1 more innings. This winter, the Blue Jays (for some reason) acquired Estrada from Milwaukee in exchange for first baseman Adam Lind, who is off to a terrific start with his new club. Estrada fared well as a reliever (0.84 ERA), but in his first two starts, he’s back to his old habits, giving up 13 hits, 8 ER and 3 HR in just 9.2 innings.

Toronto is a game under .500 and five back of the first place Yankees, and frankly, they’re lucky to be in that close. The Nine from the North have a team ERA of 4.62, good (or bad?) for fifth-worst in baseball. Their starters are even worse, sporting a 5.21 mark (27th in MLB). In two Triple-A starts, Norris has gone 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and an 11/6 K/BB ratio over 12 innings pitched. The walks are still and issue, but his strikeouts are up a tad. If the Jays want to compete this year, they can’t make the mistake of keeping Estrada in the rotation much longer, and Norris should be next in line to take his spot.