>The Blue Jays are scouring the markets at second and third base, but they donβt necessarily need to fill both spots. They already have someone in mind for one of the jobs.
>During last weekβs general managersβ meetings in California, Ross Atkins went out of his way multiple times to talk up Cavan Biggio. The message seemed clear: The versatile infielder remains part of the clubβs plans next year and beyond, despite a lost 2021 season.
>That might be viewed as gamesmanship in another off-season, a front-office executive praising one of his players before making a trade. Thatβs unlikely to be the case here because Biggioβs value is at an all-time low following an injury-plagued season and the Jays seem to genuinely believe it wonβt be long before he gets it back up.
>Itβs easy to forget how good Biggio was in his first two seasons. He led the Jays in on-base percentage both years while slugging 24 homers across 159 games. This year, his numbers plummeted. His on-base percentage dropped from .368 to .323 and the power went missing, with 2.8 homers per 100 at-bats after averaging 4.2 in 2019-20.
>What the Jays need to figure out is whether Biggio struggled because of injuries or because opposing pitchers figured out how to attack him. If itβs the latter, or even some combination of the two, theyβll have to factor that into his future projections. If itβs the former, they can write off 2021.
>Atkins said the Jays have remained in touch with Biggio, who could be part of a platoon with infielder Santiago Espinal. They havenβt told him what position heβs going to play, but that he should be prepared to handle second or third, possibly even some outfield. His spot will depend entirely on who else gets added before opening day.
>All things being equal, the choice should be clear. Biggio struggled at times defensively at third, where his lack of arm strength occasionally caused issues. Historically, he has been much better at second, where he spent the first two years of his career as the primary double-play partner with Bo Bichette.
>**The Jaysβ preference likely would be to put Biggio back at second base as well, but they canβt commit to that right now. Not with Semien and a slew of other potential impact middle infielders available on the market. Even if signing one of the top guys proves to be out of the Jaysβ reach, they donβt want to back themselves into a corner by committing to Biggio at one spot over the other this ear
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Invested about 150k into him with the help of this subreddit, hope it pans out!
I have no idea when this happened but Cavan Biggio now has his dads stance, batting gloves, number and cleats and even gets announced as Craig Biggio. Has this happened to anyone else?
May you live up to the legacy of your HOF father!
I think this would work out because the big collection is almost guaranteed to shoot the price of cards on the market. Am I right?
