The Toronto Blue Jays have tiptoed through spring training and look to be in good position as they make the short trek up the road from Dunedin to Tropicana Field for Thursday’s opener. After over a month of Grapefruit League games, here are 13 things that mattered during spring training.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Six-plus weeks and 30 pretend games are in the books, leaving opening day on the horizon.
There’s a long list of bats coming off mediocre seasons, but no one is more important than these two, both in terms of staying healthy, and also actually producing above-average numbers when they are playing their 150-plus games.Vladdy’s was 118, a number that’s now dropped in three straight seasons.
As he focuses on more of a line-drive approach this season, the Jays could really use 25-plus homers from Varsho, but perhaps the most encouraging sign this spring was his 10 walks in 19 games.had his turn as the social media whipping boy early on last year, before turning things around in the second half.
In mid-March, the Jays were looking like they’d tap dance through spring training with the health of their key guys mostly intact. Especially for the first couple of weeks, Berrios’ goal is to give his undermanned pitching staff a break by getting as deep into games as possible, which is what a pitcher who was handed a $131-million extension should do, at the very least.
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