Catcher Gabriel Moreno, baseball's No. 5 prospect, will be joining the Blue Jays in Detroit and could be activated this weekend. ShiDavidi has more on Moreno's potential.
in Detroit this weekend and will be activated at some point during a three-game series against the Tigers, according to two industry sources.
Zack Collins was initially recalled from triple-A Buffalo and went 2-for-4 with a homer in an 8-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, but with an opportunity at hand now, the club decided it was time to bring up the 22-year-old ranked as the game’s No. 5 prospect by Baseball America. The corresponding roster move wasn’t immediately known.
A torrid May, in which those numbers spiked to .380/.443/.479 across 18 outings, underlined just how ready he is at the plate, but there was no place for him with Alejandro Kirk and Jansen performing at an elite level with the Blue Jays.to take a deliberate approach with Moreno’s finishing touches at Buffalo
A gifted hitter capable of getting barrel to ball in and out of the zone, Moreno has worked to better balance his aggressiveness by trying to hunt balls in his hot zones – the areas where he does the most damage – more often. Defensively, his elite athleticism and strong throwing arm give him a chance to be a two-way star, but both his game-calling and handling of pitchers were areas of growth.
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