Blue Jays Confidential: Spring training preview edition
Shi Davidi discusses the Toronto Blue Jays spending at least the first month of the MLB season in Dunedin. | February 18, 2021, 10:19 AM
February 18, 2021, 10:19 AM
As the 2021 season unfolds, Blue Jays Confidential will ask a panel of Sportsnet Blue Jays insiders to weigh in on issues big and small with the team, and around Major League Baseball.
1. Who’s one Blue Jays player or prospect you consider a breakout candidate this spring?
Julian Merryweather flashed it over eight appearances last year, but coming out of the bullpen with that repertoire he should be nearly untouchable. With some experience under his belt, I can see him emerging as a lights-out relief option the way Jordan Romano did last spring.
HOUSTON Unlike last year, when the club was still reeling from the sign-stealing scandal that led to changes at manager and general manager, the Astros will be entering Spring Training in 2021 with more stability and continued high expectations.
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HOUSTON We’re only a week away from Astros pitchers and catchers reporting to the club’s complex in West Palm Beach, Fla., for the start of Spring Training. Players will have to quarantine for five days before arriving at the facility, and they’ll be under some strict coronavirus protocols during
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