Could Guerrero Jr. be in the majors by next week? (bnicholsonsmith )
“We’ve talked about him a lot in the last week and probably are going to keep talking about him until he’s up here,” Blue Jays assistant GM Joe Sheehan said Wednesday. “We’ve talking about him a lot for a long time and probably more so recently and will continue to hopefully talk about him a lot in the future.”
Complicating matters, the weekend forecast calls for rain in Buffalo. Schedule-permitting, the Bisons would show Guerrero Jr. off to the home crowd for the first time this year Friday and Saturday, but barring a change in forecast he might not be able to get the reps he needs in Buffalo. “It’s a challenge just trying to get into a progression,” Sheehan said. “When the weather messes that up when you’re at the mercy of that in the north in April. It’s a challenge. It makes it hard.”
The Blue Jays play in Oakland over the weekend, so they could simply call Guerrero Jr. up for that series – at least on paper. As always, club decision makers will weigh Guerrero Jr.’s defence and off-field routines while determining his timeline to the majors. To this point, they’ve been cautious, but manager Charlie Montoyo acknowledged Guerrero Jr. could be in the majors by next week.
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