Source: http://ift.tt/1kegiii --- Monday, January 01, 2018
Happy New Year. The good news is that we only have to make it through January, February and March and we’ll have actually Baseball to talk about. The other good news the deadline to make moves is coming up quicker. Soon we’ll have some real news. The Jays are playing the waiting game. That might not be a bad idea, but it doesn’t make for a fun off-season for those of us who write about the Jays. The needs: A middle infielder. An outfielder. A starting pitcher. A lefty reliever. A backup catcher. I’m not expecting all the ‘needs’ to be filled. I think they will make do with what they have in one or two of those spots. Personally, I’d be shopping Kevin Pillar , to see if we can fill one of the needs, and giving the CF job to Anthony Alford. For me, I think it is his time. He’s the dynamic, athletic player the team keeps telling us we need. But, Pillar is a fan favorite and we seem to be unwilling to hand a job to a rookie. I do think the Jays are considering moving Devon Travis to left field, going with Aledmys Diaz at second base and trying to find a good utility guy back up second and short. I think they are hoping that playing left will be easier on Travis’, that he’ll be less likely to get hurt out there and that he’s important enough to the offense to make it worth the shift. That’s all a guess, not even an educated one. Personally, I’d leave him at second, I think his bat plays much better there, but then they know more abou ...
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