Keegan Matheson

That is what the Blue Jays need more of.

Yes, Addison Barger coming back and others will help, but Kirk, man, I cannot overstate his importance to this team.

I always say that for people at home, however important you think Alejandro Kirk is, double it and triple it.

I promise you it's that much to this team, and man, they have missed him.

It's been a long, old time from that broken thumb, but they need him back.

Yeah, guys, that's when the Blue Jays are in a good place, when they can start letting performance drive this.

Performance has not been driving this in a lot of situations, and that's just by necessity.

You need healthy bodies.

You need guys who can play the infield, which is probably why Lenin Sosa is still on this roster, despite the fact he took a walk yesterday, guys, for the first time.

113 plate appearances, I think, this season.

Lenin Sosa finally took a walk, but it's been ugly.

And if David Schneider was playing like he did last year with a 797 OPS, a guy who fit this team perfectly, then that would be so much better.

If Kirk were back, if Barger were back, I think that when Kirk is back right now, it's Brandon Valenzuela's job.

I think he fully and completely deserves that.

And I think he's a big leaguer for the next five years with Alejandro Kirk.

That's one hell of a catching tandem.

That's a really good tandem in Major League Baseball.

But then you get into the decisions about does Joendrik Pignango, does he stick around?

Last night did not help.

Wandering around in left field did not help whatsoever.