Brandon Belt signing with the Jays

[Omar]

[Stangstag]

Seems weird… either one of Kirk/Jansen has an undisclosed injury or there’s a trade in the works. Or they’re somehow going to shuffle the DH between Kirk, Jansen, Springer and Belt. Which doesn’t leave Belt with much playtime

[Eat My Shatkins]

They might just be planning on using Kirk/Jansen 50/50 to keep them both as fresh as possible, and instead of DHing guys like Kirk/Vladdy/Springer on their days off from the field, maybe they just give them an actual day off.

[Jonn]

The great thing is with our depth he can be kept healthy. DHing more will help him. He’s also a compliment to the lineup. With the Giants he’s been a main guy. He’s gonna get plenty to hit and his swing is tailored perfectly for this division. Its great deal for both sides because he can use this year to platform himself into one last pay day.

[Jimcanuck]

Belt was signed just a few days after Pollock was signed. Possible the Jays wanted Pollock as a better team fit, and pivoted to Belt after he signed elsewhere.

[John_Havok]

They might just be planning on using Kirk/Jansen 50/50 to keep them both as fresh as possible, and instead of DHing guys like Kirk/Vladdy/Springer on their days off from the field, maybe they just give them an actual day off.

Well, his quote didn't say he would be the DH most of the time, just that he would mostly DH, meaning the majority of his PAs will come as a DH. It doesnt say how many PAs he was led to believe he would get. I suspect he's really just a hedge against a Jansen and/or Kirk injury, which seems inevitable.

[Omar]

Seems weird… either one of Kirk/Jansen has an undisclosed injury or there’s a trade in the works. Or they’re somehow going to shuffle the DH between Kirk, Jansen, Springer and Belt. Which doesn’t leave Belt with much playtime

Kirk's decline the last third of the season sent a message to the front office. Fat boy has to sit and get rest cause that body doesn't perform over 162 game season. Either that or he drops 40lbs.

[connorp]

Seems weird… either one of Kirk/Jansen has an undisclosed injury or there’s a trade in the works. Or they’re somehow going to shuffle the DH between Kirk, Jansen, Springer and Belt. Which doesn’t leave Belt with much playtime

Danny Jansen is a career .731 OPS guy, Kirk had a bad finish. In a perfect world, both of them end up being great but the team clearly wanted to hedge their bets. Now there’s a third guy with upside in the mix. If Belt hits like a couple years ago, he’ll get the bulk of the playing time there. It seems this is what they sold him on. Don’t think he came to be a bench player

[Captain_Obvious]

Danny Jansen is a career .731 OPS guy, Kirk had a bad finish. In a perfect world, both of them end up being great but the team clearly wanted to hedge their bets. Now there’s a third guy with upside in the mix. If Belt hits like a couple years ago, he’ll get the bulk of the playing time there. It seems this is what they sold him on. Don’t think he came to be a bench player

Jose Bautista was a career sub 100 wRC+ when he was 29. You can easily misjudge a player's ability by looking career numbers alone without considering recent trends of those numbers.

[jaysblue]

Kirk's decline the last third of the season sent a message to the front office. Fat boy has to sit and get rest cause that body doesn't perform over 162 game season. Either that or he drops 40lbs.

Terminator coming after you now.

[connorp]

Jose Bautista was a career sub 100 wRC+ when he was 29. You can easily misjudge a player's ability by looking career numbers alone without considering recent trends of those numbers.

200 ABs lol. He wasn’t even league average hitting for a C the last week of August. For every Bautista, there’s a thousand guys that don’t follow the same path

[Captain_Obvious]

Try again. Most recent 350 PAs.

[L54]

Belt will get most of his AB’s at DH which makes sense because the only other position he can play is first. Doesn’t mean he’s going to be the team’s exclusive DH.

There will be more than enough at bats to go around. Guys get hurt, slump, platoon advantages, pinch hitting opportunities. Good teams assemble depth like this to mitigate risk.

[Jays24]

Seems like we're all over analyzing the playing time issues. Sure it'll start off with Kirk/Jansen/Belt splitting time at DH but in the end it'll be the best player for the position.

Their performances will determine how much they play so whoever starts off slow will see their playing time drastically reduced. This is all assuming everyone will stay healthy, which we know isn't likely.

It is great to have internal competition between expected above average players. No more Zimmer's/Tapia's where we expect suckage from the start.

[WryNGinger]

The great thing is with our depth he can be kept healthy. DHing more will help him. He’s also a compliment to the lineup. With the Giants he’s been a main guy. He’s gonna get plenty to hit and his swing is tailored perfectly for this division. Its great deal for both sides because he can use this year to platform himself into one last pay day.

Can't wait to see him hit in Yankee stadium.

[Ehjays]

Belt meets the Press in Toronto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7zqK7LeJ-E