All Things Vladdy: Debuting Friday the 26th

polo007 · Post #101 » by **polo007** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:59 am

MINNEAPOLIS – As rain poured down at Target Field Wednesday evening, the Toronto Blue Jays’ top prospect continued strengthening his case for a spot on the big-league roster.

Yep, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered again, one of two hits he collected in Pawtucket against Boston’s triple-A team. With each passing day, the discussion around Guerrero Jr. picks up, not only for fans but for Blue Jays decision makers.

“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 afternoon. “We’ve talked 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 their home crowd for the first time this year on 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 acknowledged. “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.

Black Watch · Post #102 » by **Black Watch** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 10:11 am

BigLeagueChew wrote:Yeah, technically a walk doesn't count as an AB so it took a little longer to reach the same AB's, unless they're counting PA's and wording it differently, but am too lazy to look it up.

Has played in just two games fewer than his father, though, so you might be right.

Brinbe · Post #103 » by **Brinbe** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:33 am

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bluerap23 · Post #104 » by **bluerap23** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:01 pm

Brinbe wrote:

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He looks like he’s lost some weight

manjusaka · Post #105 » by **manjusaka** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 1:45 pm

bluerap23 wrote:
Brinbe wrote:

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He looks like he’s lost some weight

does he? he looks like David Ortiz in his late 30s or even early 40s to me...

it is worrisome.

Brinbe · Post #106 » by **Brinbe** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:19 pm

manjusaka wrote:
bluerap23 wrote:
Brinbe wrote:

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He looks like he’s lost some weight

does he? he looks like David Ortiz in his late 30s or even early 40s to me...

it is worrisome.

Nah, he's definitely lost some weight compared to Spring training when he WAS worryingly huge. He's nothing like late-stage Ortiz. More Miggy Cabs level of functional lol

Skin Blues · Post #107 » by **Skin Blues** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 2:48 pm

manjusaka wrote:
bluerap23 wrote:
Brinbe wrote:

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He looks like he’s lost some weight

does he? he looks like David Ortiz in his late 30s or even early 40s to me...

it is worrisome.

Big Papi had a reputation for being a big boy, but he was quite svelte compared to Vladito, who is proportioned like a really tall midget.

Tanner · Post #108 » by **Tanner** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:01 pm

Vlad is healthy and now under team control through 2025, and they are still coming up with reasons to keep him down? Who cares if his debut is in Oakland instead of Toronto? He deserved a call up in 2018 but was held back for service time reasons. Those reasons no longer exist, and the internal 3b has been awful, so what's the hold up?

Every game Vlad plays is important. When you have a talent like this, play him as much as you can for the time he's under team control. This is getting ridiculous and embarrassing.

Skin Blues · Post #109 » by **Skin Blues** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:49 pm

Well...

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Post #110 » by **Schad** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:54 pm

Probably the smart move, for the simple reason that it would really suck if he contracted dysentery from that awful Oakland stadium.

So_Fresh · Post #111 » by **So_Fresh** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 7:55 pm

Makes sense. Make his debut at home.

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Ado05 · Post #112 » by **Ado05** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:32 pm

Damn, might go to that game now.

polo007 · Post #113 » by **polo007** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:44 pm

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Ado05 · Post #114 » by **Ado05** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 8:57 pm

Never mind then.

Post #115 » by **Schad** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:36 pm

Would still imagine it'll be no later than Friday.

Fairview4Life · Post #116 » by **Fairview4Life** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:50 pm

Still need Vladdy photoshopped into a pic of Omar from the Wire with Vladdy’s comin’ as the caption.

Wo1verine · Post #117 » by **Wo1verine** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:43 pm

Can they not keep him down for another month and have a even better contract situation with him? Thought i read that ? Could be dreaming though.

polo007 · Post #118 » by **polo007** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 8:52 pm

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GordanFreeman · Post #119 » by **GordanFreeman** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 1:11 am

Adrian_05 wrote:Damn, might go to that game now.

I'm bandwagon fan and I'll be going to a few home games to watch vladdy. Excited!

So_Fresh · Post #120 » by **So_Fresh** » Sun Apr 21, 2019 4:16 pm

with Drury heating up do you really want to remove him from the lineup?