Toronto traded Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs for a package that includes Brett Bateman, who has already made his MLB debut. Bateman has become an impact player for the Blue Jays, and now Caleb Joseph, who played 7 years in the MLB, compared him to Steven Kwan.
“He’s a very well-rounded batter, and there’s a little bit of Steven Kwan in him,” Joseph said on the Blue Jays broadcast on Sunday.
Joseph had plenty of praise for Bateman, calling him a prototypical leadoff hitter for Toronto. Bateman has plenty of speed and can cause chaos on the basepaths. And if he can come close to the career that Kwan has, the Blue Jays would jump at that.
Kwan is a two-time MLB All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner.
Blue Jays Manager Praises Brett Bateman
GettyBlue Jays manager has high praise for Brett Bateman.“I like the zone control, I like the contact ability and I like what’s going on between his ears… You never know when you’ll find a dude. It’s whatever handful of games, but he has the potential,” Schneider for Toronto.Toronto Battling for Playoff Spot
The Blue Jays are 1.5 games out of the final Wild Card spot.
Toronto has struggled this season but is playing much better baseball. They stayed afloat during a tough stretch and now don’t play a team above .500 for the rest of the season.
“It’s a tough stretch. It’s good teams. A .500 road trip against in-division teams that are at the top. You want to say that’s good, but we need to be a little bit better in certain situations,” Schneider Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
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