The Toronto Blue Jays have re-instated veteran Justin Turner from the paternity list but it came at the expense of rookie Addison Barger, who was sent to Triple-A in brutal fashion. Let's explain:
The Toronto Blue Jays re-instated veteran designated hitter Justin Turner from the paternity list on Saturday afternoon. In doing so, they sent down rookie Addison Barger to Triple-A Buffalo.It's terrible timing for Barger, who is a Seattle-area native and likely had friends and family coming to the series this weekend.
Addison Barger grew up just 20 minutes away from Seattle and went to lots of Mariners games as a kid.That just shows you the cruel nature of baseball. As romantic as we want it to be, it really is a business. Barger is a 24-year-old infielder who was drafted out of the Florida high school ranks . He was a sixth round pick in 2018 and made his major league debut earlier this year.
So far, through 60 major league at-bats, he's hitting .150 with no homers and four RBI. He's got one stolen base. He is currently the No. 6 prospect in the organization.Starting with a leg kick inspired by Ichiro Suzuki, Barger’s swing, like the rest of his game, is all strength and all effort. This can leave holes for pitchers to expose, which leads to high strikeout totals, so he needs the power to balance that out.
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