If you’ve been following the Blue Jays at all this offseason, then you’re more than familiar with the debate about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and whether or not he should start the 2019 season in the big leagues. Ross Atkins and the front office can talk all they want about whether he’s ready for the highest level, but we all know it’s always been a service time issue.
Thankfully for the Atkins and the rest of the brain trust, they don’t need to worry about the potential backlash of starting his season in Triple-A now that he suffered a grade one strain to his left oblique last week.