Surprising update announced regarding Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk
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The Toronto Blue Jays have made it clear that they are all in on Alejandro Kirk being their main catcher this season and it looks like he took that new role very seriously as he has been preparing all off-season.
The Blue Jays decided to sign a few catchers to minor league deals this winter but even after Danny Jansen signed with the Tampa Bay Rays, the team made it clear that they would be relying heavily on Kirk this season.
The Blue Jays made no major additions alongside Kirk at catcher this offseason, even after Danny Jansen, their longtime catcher and Kirk's battery mate, signed with the Rays. Kirk has never been more important to this team than he is today. -Matheson
Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk has spent the entire off-season in Florida preparing for this season
According to Blue Jays manager John Schneider, Kirk is currently the best version of himself and has really dialed in this off-season as he relocated to Dunedin to spend as much time as possible improving his game.
Kirk is off to a fine start, for whatever mid-February is worth. Toronto manager John Schneider sees the «best version» of Kirk, who relocated to Dunedin in November to train at the club's complex instead of at home in Mexico, like he typically had done in past offseasons. -Matheson
Kirk stated that his reason for moving to Florida in November was because he wanted to get reps in with the pitchers who stay there in the off-season so that they can be ready for the start of the year.
«That's one of the main reasons I got here early in November,» Kirk said through a club interpreter. «I wanted to be ready, to spend time with some of the guys who were here from the rotation and work more on our communication, work on my defense. Hopefully, that carries over to my offense.» -Kirk
Since the Blue Jays will be heavily relying on him this season since they do not have many other options, it is good news for the team that he has buckled down and has been taking on this new role seriously.
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