With each decision Charlie Montoyo makes for the BlueJays, a clearer picture of his managerial tendencies emerges (bnicholsonsmith)
That’s a stark contrast to Gibbons, whose teams would typically eschew small ball and play for the big inning. In 2018, the Blue Jays set the MLB record for the fewest sacrifice bunts in a season: five.To Urena’s credit, he got the bunt down, advancing the runner to third. Outs by Brandon Drury and Billy McKinney stranded Galvis, but the Blue Jays’ bullpen held the lead as the club improved to 2-1. Along the way, Montoyo showed an openness to bunting depending on the situation.
“It depends where we are in the lineup,” Montoyo said. “Richie’s hitting ninth. We have the top of the lineup coming up, so get him over with the bunt. Guys don’t hit over anymore, so I’ll take the bat away from Richie and Richie’s a good bunter, too. He did the job.” Realistically, those are just three of the dozens and dozens of decisions Montoyo makes on a given day – small pieces of a larger picture. Plus, there’s no guarantee he’ll do the same thing next time around. But now that the games finally count, we are finally getting a sense of how Montoyo’s philosophies play out in real time.
On Sunday, many more decisions inevitably await the manager. In the meantime, he has some text messages to answer.
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