The recent signing of Marcus Semien and the other chips the Blue Jays have indicates that Vladdy Jr.’s MLB test in third base has ended.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He has a lot to prove in the next major league season, however, all indications are that he will do so from the first round or as a designated player.
Vlad Jr.’s goal is to play in the anteroom and still on his personal Instagram profile, he has in his biography that he is “Toronto Blue Jays 3B”, although he did not see action in the third of the 2020 season.
Travis Shaw was the man in charge of this position for most of the campaign, doing so in 37 games, while Joe Panik He did it in 12 and Cavan in 10 games.
In the 2020-21 season of Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. saw the action Leii Celui Ales in the number five position and the idea that the Blue Jays player was working on his fitness and preparing to be the third starting base for Toronto for the 2021 campaign was widely considered, despite the fact that in 2020 all his games will be divided between initially and as a designated hitter.
Committed warrior 17 errors in 96 games as the third baseman in the 2019 campaign and everything indicates that manager Charlie Montoyo would prefer to see the Dominican slugger in the hot corner.
The Toronto Blue Jays were one of the busiest teams of the offseason, and after last year’s postseason tasting against the Tampa Bay Rays, they want to deepen in the playoffs by adding men like George Springer, Kirby. Yates, Tyler Chatwood and now Marcus Semien in a one-season transaction, $ 18 million.
And in the former Oakland Athletics is the key to Vladimir’s position in 2021. Although Semien played most of his career as a shortstop, he also had third base and average base experience, Bo Bichette It will be the short step for Blue Jays.
The smart move would be that Seeds play on the second pad and Cavan Biggio will become the team’s third regular base, however, regardless of manager Montoyo’s decision, will not include Vladimir in the anteroom.
The Toronto Blue Jays have improved a lot both offensively and defensively with the new additions, and that could take the pressure off. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., which should improve significantly with its bat in 2021.