Interesting thing going on
Minnesota last deadline trades Louis Varland and Griffin Jax
Both SP to RP converts with deep arsenals who had become elite RP
Either could have been converted to a SP again, or made into a closer
Toronto has gone the safe route with Varland
Jax is now getting stretched out in Tampa Bay, in season
Toronto will have a model in place for stretching out Varland if they want to...
Jays have a nice assembly line of this kind of player
Roden, Schneider, Barger, Pinango, Schreck, Lukes to some extent
All different but all ascended while within the organization
I think the uncomfortable truth might be that they were cheating, or at least doing some aggressive sign stealing, in the playoffs. How else to explain Vlad?
Every freaking thing Vlad hits is inside outed like he is Derek Jeter's grandma or some s***
The only player in baseball history who can be broken and hit .300
Seems to be really good at coming IN on the ball. Good transition and throw accuracy.
Lacks the raw athleticism to be a plus defender but does the fundamentals well enough to play 3B for now
The annoying thing is that Ernie is not playing a great 2B so far
Naylor isn't as good on D (not even close) and Hedges is somehow an even worse hitter than Bailey
I don't think Fry is really a catcher, the fact that he has any games there this year probably shows how Cleveland saw the position as a bit of a black hole