In the spring of 2012, this youngster, Brett Lawrie, along with two other teammates, starting pitcher Ricky Romero and back catcher J.P. Arencibia were touted as the “faces” of the Jays. Unfortunately, this tripod of athleticism and hype quickly broke and fell flat. Romero was plagued by injuries and the Jays released him in April 2015, swallowing up the remainder of his contract. J.P. Arencibia didn’t fare much better; he was released by the Jays after his disastrous 2013 season when he finished with a discouraging .194 AVG.
Out of these three, Lawrie has found the most success in the MLB.