Emerging Gurriel Jr. big X-factor for Jays in shortened season. ScottyMitchTSN has more:
With less than three weeks of evaluation time for Blue Jays’ decision-makers, every set of eyes, every voice and every piece of information will count.
“Evaluating the pitching part, it’s really hard to get in there and see the action of pitches, see hitters’ reaction to pitches when you’re standing behind the screen 20 feet back or off to the side or coaching a base even. When you’re in there, it was like going back to catching for me. You can see all the nuances of the hitter and how he’s reacting to the pitcher.”
When the Jays decided to part ways with former Triple-A Buffalo Bisons manager Bobby Meacham in September, Huckaby called director of player development Gil Kim and told him he’d be interested in interviewing for the job.
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