BlueJays Talk host ScottyMacThinks answers your questions on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and poor base running decisions.
In this regular Sportsnet.ca feature, Blue Jays Talk host Scott MacArthur answers some frequently-asked Blue Jays questions.
It’s not a stretch, at this point, to suggest what’s befallen Gurriel is comparable to the Chuck Knoblauch situation two decades ago and Steve Sax’s foibles more than 30 years ago. The "yips," as they’re called, can affect anyone. What remains to be seen is whether this will derail Gurriel’s career. As for Gurriel, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. just around the corner and the likes of Bo Bichette, Kevin Smith, Cavan Biggio, Richard Urena and others vying for playing time around the infield into the future, perhaps it’s time to experiment with what’s been murmured about for a while: getting Gurriel reps in the outfield.
Q: What’s the line between playing aggressively and making too many similar mistakes, like with repeated attempts to take an extra base when it’s not advisable?The line, in my view, is common sense. Mistakes which result from aggressive base running can be difficult to criticize because, really, it’s lack of effort which should bother us more than too much effort. However, this team has been running into too many outs.
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