Surpassing expectations certainly becomes easier when a player or two overachieves. In Blue Jays camp there’s optimism that some unheralded players can contribute to the team’s push for its first division title since 2015. (By bnicholsonsmith)
In 2022, they enjoyed breakouts from Ross Stripling and Santiago Espinal. A year later, who’s next? Yusei Kikuchi’s the obvious name, but $36 million players don’t really count as breakouts. With apologies to two-time all-stars like Whit Merrifield and Jose Berrios, they’re not true breakout candidates either. Still, many others have the potential to emerge as impact contributors who generate 2.0 WAR like the players above.
He throws the sinker more than three-quarters of the time, pairing it with a slider that keeps opposing hitters from sitting fastball too comfortably. Then there are the other aspects to Biggio’s game – the defensive versatility to play first base, second base and right field and the baserunning instincts that have allowed him to steal 25 bases in 26 career attempts.
Ideally, the Blue Jays don’t need Lopez much because their starters are all producing. But there’s value in having someone who can put the bat on the ball, pinch-run and play just about anywhere.While it’s conceivable the Blue Jays might not need a bench bat like Lopez, there’s virtually no world in which Thompson doesn’t get chances to start in 2023. In fact, he might be the first layer of depth beyond the current rotation at a time that Mitch White’s still catching up to his teammates.
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