Martin signing caps busy day for back-in-Toronto Blue Jays. ScottyMitchTSN has more:
TORONTO — After a quiet few days of private workouts in Toronto, unmentioned COVID-19 cases in Dunedin and a whole lot of home field uncertainty hovering over the organization, the Toronto Blue Jays were busy when they peeked their collective head out of their Rogers Centre bubble Wednesday.
It’s a sound message, and there’s a lot on the line for the organization, too, after being granted a federal exemption from the Canadian government to come north. They then finished off the entire draft class by signing Loyola Marymount right-hander Nick Frasso, taken 106th overall in the fourth round, to a slightly under-slot deal at $459,000.
With no minor leagues now, it’s anyone’s guess as to how fast Martin could get to the big leagues, but the polished Vanderbilt product could’ve been in Triple-A by next season in a normal scenario. “We all pretty much agree that we have an advantage being in Canada and being here at the stadium,” said Jansen, who slashed just .207/.279/.360 last season, but graded out tremendously defensively and is capable of much more with the bat. “Everybody’s obviously taking the protocols extremely seriously. We’re staying in our rooms, we’re working out when the schedule tells us to, and we’re doing all those protocols.
Light will be shed on who some of those 12 missing players are when the media is allowed in the building Thursday, following three days of closed workouts.Matt Shoemaker“This is not a typical spring training,” Montoyo said. “This is going to be a spring training where you work with guys individually. Whatever they need. Pitchers, whatever innings they need and they need to face hitters. Same with the hitters.
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