Blue Jays will call up Vladdy next Tuesday

[Jimcanuck]

Multiple sources now reporting debut is tomorrow. Could be just working off the original rumour, or maybe theres more

[tbad]

Multiple sources now reporting debut is tomorrow. Could be just working off the original rumour, or maybe theres more

 

But but Leafs playoffs game 7 is tomorrow... I guess that is either a good thing or a bad thing depending how you want to look at it.

[TheHurl]

But but Leafs playoffs game 7 is tomorrow... I guess that is either a good thing or a bad thing depending how you want to look at it.

 

Or a complete non-factor.

[tbad]

Or a complete non-factor.

 

This response doesn't generate much discussion, I'm deeply offended.

[TheHurl]

This response doesn't generate much discussion, I'm deeply offended.

 

Pick a number

[Krylian]

Pick a number

 

Is it the number of days you're banning him for?

[tbad]

Is it the number of days you're banning him for?

 

If anything I should get promoted to super user for keeping the the board going during inactive periods.

[Maahfaace]

If anything I should get promoted to super user for keeping the the board going during inactive periods.

 

I'd support this, but the title would have to be "super loser" instead.

[tbad]

I'd support this, but the title would have to be "super loser" instead.

 

OK but cap the S and the L at least: Super Loser - one and only at your service.

[Jonn]

He will be up Friday for sure. Would have sucked if he made his debut Tuesday with both the Leafs and Raptors playing at the same time.

[tbad]

He will be up Friday for sure. Would have sucked if he made his debut Tuesday with both the Leafs and Raptors playing at the same time.

 

Non-factor as per TheHurl and you're not allowed to discuss such things.

[Spanky99]

https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-debut-timing

 

By Gregor Chisholm @gregorMLB

30 minutes ago

 

TORONTO -- There was some speculation over the weekend that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might make his Major League debut as soon as Tuesday. According to an MLB.com source, that's not going to happen and instead Guerrero's debut won't be happening until at least later in the week.

 

The Blue Jays left Guerrero in the Minor Leagues this weekend to continue his development and receive more at-bats, but in the end, it didn't happen.

 

Guerrero wasn't able to complete any of the three scheduled games for Triple-A Buffalo because of rain. Friday night's matchup was postponed hours before the scheduled first pitch because of inclement weather, and it wasn't much better the following day.

 

All Guerrero has to show for his last four days in Buffalo is one walk in one plate appearance and a couple of barehanded attempts on slow grounders to third. Not exactly ideal conditions for MLB Pipeline's top prospect, but to the surprise of no one, Guerrero feels he's ready for the next step.

 

"It’s out of my hands," Guerrero told reporters through an interpreter this weekend in Buffalo. "I'm not frustrated. I continue to play 100% and when the time comes for the call, I’ll welcome it. It’s obvious I’m ready. I feel ready. I can’t control what happens. I just control what I can do myself."

 

Here's a closer look at where things currently stand with Toronto's top prospect:

 

Did the rain impact timing of his debut?

The easy answer here is yes. Under normal circumstances, the upcoming two-game series vs. San Francisco might have been an ideal time for Guerrero's debut, but the rain washed away any chance of that. Entering play on Monday, Guerrero had received one plate appearance since Wednesday.

 

By Tuesday, Guerrero would have gone almost a full week between playing nine innings at any level. That's less than ideal during the best of times, and it's even more problematic for a player who has appeared in just five Triple-A games this season, after missing almost all of Spring Training with a left oblique strain. After all the organization's talk about process and putting Guerrero in a position to succeed, it would seem almost reckless to call him up immediately following such a long delay. If the Blue Jays waited this long, what's a few more days?

 

If not Toronto, where will Guerrero be playing on Tuesday?

Early indications are that Guerrero will still be playing for Triple-A Buffalo, which is scheduled to open a four-game series in Syracuse on Monday night. Guerrero has yet to play games on three consecutive days, and this might be his first opportunity to do so.

 

One possible scenario would see Guerrero play the first three games of the Syracuse series and then use Thursday as an off-day/travel day before joining the Blue Jays for his Major League debut on Friday vs. Oakland. The weather in Syracuse should cooperate with mostly sunny conditions scheduled in the forecast with the exception of some showers on Wednesday.

 

What happens when Guerrero arrives?

Guerrero will immediately become the Blue Jays' starting third baseman and everyone else will have to adjust accordingly. Brandon Drury, who is finally heating up after a slow start to the year, should transition to second base, where he will be backed up by veteran Eric Sogard. Guerrero will start every day at the corner-infield spot while occasionally starting at designated hitter to partially rest.

 

The expectation is that it also shouldn't take very long for manager Charlie Montoyo to throw Guerrero into the heart of his lineup. Guerrero might find himself hitting in front of Justin Smoak out of the No. 2 or No. 3 spots in the lineup and this will not be a case of a rookie being eased into the Majors by hitting in the bottom third. Once Guerrero arrives, he'll be here to play and the expectations will be lofty from Day 1.

[Slade]

Can't wait until this story is done with, it's so stupid that people are freaking out over a week.

[Jimcanuck]

Can't wait until this story is done with, it's so stupid that people are freaking out over a week.

 

Who is freaking out?

[BTS]

Non-factor as per TheHurl and you're not allowed to discuss such things.

 

Who's stopping you?

[P2F]

[Pendleton]

Who is freaking out?

 

Gotta keep our composure

 

[FrozenRopes]

Is he getting the best medical and physical assistance in Buffalo or would it be better in TO? Stretching, strength and conditioning.

[glory]

If Vlad were to debut Friday and the team hyped it up for a few days, what would the attendance look like? I think people are greatly overstating fans in Toronto, especially Blue Jays fans. They are the definition of bandwagon. I don't even think Vlad will do much of anything to attendance/fan interest unless it directly results to the team winning/contending.

 

In other words, call his ass up now on the same day the Raptors and Leafs are playing. Who cares?

[Angrioter]

If Vladdy get hit in his right wrist today and lost 2 months the FO will be fired.

[Olerud363]

If Vladdy get hit in his right wrist today and lost 2 months the FO will be fired.

 

What if he re-injures oblique or his knees bark or gets an obesity related injury that would of happened anyway?? It's better it happens in Buffalo Tuesday than Toronto (in which case they waste 2 months of service time with IL time).

 

Of course if it's a fluke that wouldn't of happened anyway then that's bad.

[Krylian]

If Vladdy get hit in his right wrist today and lost 2 months the FO will be fired.

 

What if he gets called up and in his first at bat he gets hit on the hand and breaks it. Injuries can and will happen anywhere

[wilko]

They wouldn't dare call up Vlad when Pillar is making his first trip back!

[TheHurl]

Injuries can and will happen anywhere

 

But always to the Blue Jays only. Never to the Yankees and Red Sox cause with those contracts comes a protection bubble which keeps them from being injured

 

signed,

Casual Jays Fan

[Krylian]

Is he getting the best medical and physical assistance in Buffalo or would it be better in TO? Stretching, strength and conditioning.

 

 

The food is much better in Toronto than Buffalo...that's why Vladdy is being kept down. You heard it here first.

[Carlos Danger]

The food is much better in Toronto than Buffalo...that's why Vladdy is being kept down. You heard it here first.

 

You don't like wings man? Home of the Buffalo wings! Carlos likes wings!

 

*On second thought, with our luck Vlad or Biggio will probably choke on a chicken wing.. Maybe it is better for them to be in Toronto, feed them tofu and provide them with bubble wrap.

[bones10]

I don't see vlady in the lineup, did you internet strangers lie to me ?

 

[P2F]

I don't see vlady in the lineup, did you internet strangers lie to me ?

 

 

Hector Gomez lied to us all.

[Carlos Danger]

Hector Gomez lied to us all.

 

In Hector's defense, entirely possible the plan was for tonight and the Bisons basically having 3 games postponed or however many games it was, changed the planning.

[Spanky99]

In Hector's defense, entirely possible the plan was for tonight and the Bisons basically having 3 games postponed or however many games it was, changed the planning.

 

That's what it was, I posted the article above.