The fact that I even have to ask this question scares the crap out of me, but what if Tellez lead off the 9th inning, and hit a double. Vlad would be up with a runner on 2nd and 0 out.
Does Buntoyo bunt in that situation?
Are we really worried about super 2 status with Biggio? He's 24. He's under team control through 30 regardless and doesn't seem like someone who would be hard to extend if it came down to it (whereas Vlad likely sees $200-300M mil in his future so he's less likely to take a deal). I don't mind letting him get more AAA at bats, but calling him up now would be fine too.
In the "I had no idea he was doing this well" category:
Espinal: 136 wRC+, 6.9 BB%, 16.7 K%, 27.8 LD%, 40.7 FB%
With Bichette hurt and Biggio on way the up soon (hopefully), he should get some consideration to move up a level.
Smart move promoting it two days in advance. Not sure how much of an attendance boost they will get, but Friday night with no competition from the Raptors and Leafs might give them a decent crowd.
How in the world is saying he looks like a reliever writing him off? Dude has two pitches and gives up a s*** ton of hard contact. Sure we can give him a chance this year since the team isn't going to contend, but that doesn't mean we can't call what we see.
I actually side with Anderson on this one. MLB is trying to be SJW to keep up with the times, but old white men suspending a black man for using the N Word is so ridiculous that there is no way that comes off well from an optics standpoint.
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?