The Toronto Blue Jays like position players who make contact. There are few players in baseball who are better pure hitters than Luis Arráez. For that alone, he’s a fit, but he is also second baseman, a position that the…
Writer Cynthia Ryley Delaney assesses free agent second baseman Luis Arráez as a potential off-season target for the Toronto Blue Jays. While Arráez matches Toronto's desire for contact-oriented hitters and plays a position of need, Delaney argues that signing him would ultimately be disappointing for the team.
Delaney highlights Arráez's elite .316 career batting average and recent defensive improvements in Outs Above Average. However, the writer concludes the Blue Jays should pursue alternative free agent options, citing second basemen such as Jazz Chisholm Jr., Brandon Lowe, and Gleyber Torres.
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