Daulton Varsho is a 26-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder/catcher. The Jays picked him up in a trade with the Diamondbacks for Lourdes Gurriel and Gabriel Moreno. It was a high price to pay....
is a 26-year-old left-handed hitting outfielder/catcher. The Jays picked him up in a trade with the Diamondbacks for Lourdes Gurriel and Gabriel Moreno.
But Varsho is an excellent defensive outfielder and can catch as well. His bat is a work in progress, but last year he hit .235/.302/.443 with 27 home runs, 16 steals. Combined with his glove, that got him a 4.9 bWAR. Varsho is a big-time pull hitter, pulling the ball 54.5% of the time, putting him at the top of the MLB. Maybe he’ll be among the top of the players helped out by the end of over-shifting. He’s also in the top third of the league in hard contact.
But, unlike many of our hitters, he is a great baserunner . I’m ok with John Schneider asking him to more aggressive on the basepaths. And he is great at the bunt single. He tried for a bunt single ten times and was successful nine. I’m not a huge fan of the play, but if you reach base 90% of the time, I’m ok with it. Here is a video, stolen from Fangraphs, of him bunting for a base hit:
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