Jon Morosi
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And even though, yeah, that's right field is a bit of a hitter's haven, still more than 20 homers in the big leagues for an infielder is something that still catches your attention, especially when it's a bit of an emergency scenario.
where Springer's now on the IL and you need a bat.
And I think he, Sosa, because of the versatility, fits well with the Jays in that if he's going to be an infielder, then maybe that allows you to utilize Schneider in a bit of a different role.
Certainly you have the versatility of Clement that can still impact your club as well, even with Barger on the injured list.
So I think it's a bat that moves around.
He's a threat, and he can do enough fundamental things that β
I'm curious, as we're talking right now after 3 o'clock Eastern time, about what this lineup's going to look like and how you get the guys that are going in a spot where they can do some damage.
And where do you hit Varsha?
Where do you hit Jimenez?
Do you want Sosa to step in and
Say, hey, here you go.
We bring you into play.
Here's your spot.
You're going to hit maybe seventh or eighth to begin and then see what he can do for you and what Eloy Jimenez can do.
So this is all of a sudden, rare is the reigning American League champion team that by the middle of April has this amount of opportunity
On their club, Eloy Jimenez, here's some runway.
Show us what you can do.
If you still want to prove you can be an everyday major league player, the opportunity right now belongs to Jimenez.
It belongs to Sosa.
Schneider, you would hope, still gets a chance to get some different at-bats in various scenarios.