The Blue Jays made several moves this offseason, and one of the under-the-radar moves was bringing in first baseman/outfielder Steve Pearce on an affordable 2 year, 12.5 million dollar deal. Pearce had been a valuable contributor for the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays in recent seasons, and the Jays hoped he could do even better with regular at bats.
So far to start the 2017 campaign, Pearce has been living a nightmare since the move to his third AL East club. Entering Tuesday night’s game, he was sporting a .167/.211/.167 slash line with no home runs and just one RBI over 54 at bats.