According to a recent column by the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo, Blue Jays super-prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been compared to a young Adrian Beltre by a baseball executive who spoke to Cafardo. Cafardo reported this in his “Sunday Baseball Notes” column, which offers insight into nearly every major league team.
The comparison will undoubtedly make Jays fans giddy. Beltre, who sits 23rd all-time in hits, has hit 463 home runs over 21 MLB seasons, winning five Gold Gloves and being named an All-Star four times. With a career slash line of .