After watching many of his peers make the jump to the majors, Nate Pearson's turn is here. (ShiDavidi)
Pearson is the centrepiece of a wave of young arms bubbling up to the majors, signs the Blue Jays pitching is beginning to catch up to the club’s more advanced position-player side. His arrival pushes their overall talent level a step closer to the elite rivals they’re aspiring to catch.
The players union has grieved – and lost – past cases of such suspiciously timed call ups, and has been monitoring Pearson’s status. Whether or not his case ends up before an arbitrator, he demonstrated a deft touch in discussing the situation, making clear he understands what exactly the organization has done without creating a public rift about it happening.
He worked doggedly in 2019 to refine his devastating slider, which unfairly tunnels out from the same slot as a fastball that sits mid-90s and occasionally hits triple digits. And then, during the pandemic shutdown, he went through the same process of trial and errorNow, more than anything, he simply needs reps to pull all his progress together.
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