DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hasn't even reported for duty yet and already he has become the main talking point at Blue Jays' Spring Training.
General manager Ross Atkins was bombarded with questions about MLB Pipeline's top prospect during his first media availability of the spring on Thursday. More than two-thirds of Atkins' scrum was focused on Guerrero, and that trend is unlikely to change any time soon for one of baseball's most polarizing figures.
The expectation entering this spring was that the Blue Jays would have Guerrero start the year at Triple-A Buffalo while Brandon Drury would at least temporarily be named Toronto's starting third baseman.