Ben Nicholson-Smith

The more answers you have in various places in your team, that can free up others to focus on what they need to focus on.

And it's only a good thing, even for the front office.

If the Blue Jays are looking to augment this team ahead of the trade deadline, which they still have work to do before they get to that point.

But if that's the case, you don't have to worry about third base because he's been handling that pretty well.

So it seems like that's one area they don't have to stress too much about.

right now so i'm curious how you're thinking about this impending decision for the blue jays yeah that's exactly what he did he just listed he just listed basically the categories that they consider and then gave us no answer which of course why would there be an answer given to you or me or the players themselves who i'm sure would love to know or the fans who are also interested by this and the reality is they just don't have to make a decision

yet um so they won't make a decision until they have to make a decision that's kind of how baseball goes whether it's contract options or opening day rosters always come down to that final day this will be the same thing you just wait until you have to make that call so that's part one part two for me is we all know it's such a demanding position it's physically i just wonder could someone like tyler heidemann maybe need a breather on the injured list for 10 days um

So that would be my question if I was if I was involved in this would just be, hey, you know, how are you feeling?

And could you use a breather?

And I don't know what you think about that, but that would be one way to make sure that you still have the combination of depth and performance for for everyone involved.

I would guess, as we sit here in early June, that they would take the long view and option Valenzuela and keep Heinemann for a couple days a week.

You know, because the alternative is you have Valenzuela playing a couple times a week, which that could be fine.

But...

Probably something to be said for keeping his back going.

He's got two swings, of course, as a switch hitter.

Still has development there offensively that is probably good to test that in game reps.

Tyler Heidemann has had his moments this season where, especially defensively, we saw that game against the Marlins where he threw out four would-be base stealers.

He's good at receiving the baseball, good at getting called strikes around the edges of the zone.

My guess is they would hold Heinemann for a bit and preserve that depth.

What about you?