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It was his first season in double-A, and even though it appears the Blue Jays have no immediate spot for him at the major-league level, Lawrie insists he will make the jump in 2010.

“I have a lot of trust in myself, a lot of trust in my ability,” he said. “I’m going to go into big league spring training, do my thing. I’m as ready as I’ve ever been.

“I had pressure playing double-A this year, skipping high single-A, and I proved people wrong. I’ve proved that all along.”

If the Blue Jays decide he’s not ready, that his suspect defence (25 errors last season in 131 games) needs more work or that they want the former catcher to work at third base or the outfield, is he ready mentally to spend another season in the minors?

“No,” Lawrie said emphatically. “I don’t want to do that. It’s not even in my mind right now. I’m not thinking about triple-A, double-A, rookie ball whatever. For me, it’s just about playing major-league baseball.”

rarefind wrote:http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/12/07/lawrie-ready-to-leave-minor-leagues-behind/

oh boy, this may get ugly then. going by aa, the consensus is that he needs more time in the minors. i admire his confidence, but quite frankly at his age you don't say such. I'm worried that his own inflated perspective of his game won't hurt his development in the long run. The correct answer would have been to mention he needs work to his defensive game, not "an emphatic no" at the thought of remaining in the minors.

guvernator wrote:

rarefind wrote:http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/12/07/lawrie-ready-to-leave-minor-leagues-behind/

oh boy, this may get ugly then. going by aa, the consensus is that he needs more time in the minors. i admire his confidence, but quite frankly at his age you don't say such. I'm worried that his own inflated perspective of his game won't hurt his development in the long run. The correct answer would have been to mention he needs work to his defensive game, not "an emphatic no" at the thought of remaining in the minors.

Thanks PC Police.
There is nothing wrong with confidence. He was the best player in his league at age 20 playing against guys 2-3-4 years older than him. I've no problem with him believing that he is ready and wanting to start in the majors right away. It just means that he will be motivated when sent down to AAA and will probably tear the PCL pitchers a new one.

"Brett's someone that we've been trying to acquire for a long time. After I got the job last year, he was one of the players that we targeted. He was a 19-year-old athletic player that could run, throw, power, plays the game as hard as anybody that you're going to see and will rip your heart out to win," Anthopoulos told the Fan.

Hoopstarr wrote:I love this idea of having a cocky Canadian dirtbag on the team, just to mess with all the people expecting him to behave a certain way

ItsDanger wrote:Lawrie is in for one huge wakeup call. Not like he hit .350 or something.

Brett Lawrie has already broken the news to Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos.

He's through with the minor leagues and is making the team out of spring training.

“Yeah, if he doesn't know it then he should have known it when he was picking me,” the newly acquired prospect says from Los Angeles, where he was visiting fiancée Sydney Leroux, a forward on UCLA's soccer team. “He told me he didn't get me because he wants me to play in the minor leagues, so that obviously tells me he wants me to be in the big leagues. Traded for a big-league starter, what can I say?