Toronto Blue Jays: The future is bright
The present isn’t looking all that bright for the Toronto Blue Jays, but their future is where fans can have some relief and be hopeful.
The future is inevitably bright for the Toronto Blue Jays and it’s obvious. This is because, well, the present is definitely disappointing for this team. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a player many have high hopes for. Many anticipate and hope he is just as good as his father. Another player who is getting highlighted for his potential to help the Jays’ future is Bo Bichette. Of course, fans are still looking at the present as the second half of the season is set to start, and it will be interesting to see what the Jays can pull off.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette
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These two kids have all the power to be superstars. They just have to dig deep and continue to work hard. Just look at the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rookies of the Leafs have done wonders for them. They were the highlight of the team. In addition, they helped push them to the playoffs.
All fans can do is hope for the best, as many would hate to think things could get any worse. Controversy lies with Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins if they do decide to stay. Both Bichette and Guerrero Jr. are both quite young still, but the potential is definitely there.
Even though they’re not expected to play in the big leagues until 2020, it’s hard not to look at the future of the Jays. Rob Longley of The National Post commented on these two youngsters:
“Both players carry high expectations on their own merit. And both will report to the Dunedin Blue Jays across the state after they are done with the all-star festivities — a promotion from Lansing and the next step on their journey to the majors.”
Statistics
In the midseason top 100 prospects list published by Baseball America this past week, Guerrero Jr. jumped from No. 16 to No. 2. As for Bichette, he amazingly jumped even more, going from 93 to 44 on the list.
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Guerrero, the son of nine-time All-Star Vladimir Guerrero, is putting up some worthy numbers and production. He hit .316 through 71 games with the Class A Lansing Lugnuts at the age of 18. Bichette, who is 19 and the son of four-time All-Star Dante Bichette, is hitting an insane-in-the-membrane .380 in his first full minor-league season. He has also posted 41 doubles, 14 home runs and 87 RBI in 94 total games in his minors career. Both were recently promoted to High-A Dunedin, putting them closer to their eventual major-league debuts.