On the recent West Coast trip, Blue Jays utility player Darwin Barney made his first major-league start in left field in Arizona. “You know, I just look at it as, I’m a baseball player,” Barney said. When the Jays pinch-hit for Justin Smoak in the seventh on Tuesday, it was Barney who was a prime consideration to play first base. We just want to win.”Bullpen savvy: The Blue Jays bullpen now has a pair of 39-year-olds, Jason Grilli and Joaquin Benoit, setting up a 21-year-old, Roberto Osuna. “He’s got to be that guy, but he’s shown us he can do it,” Gibbons said.

Source: thestar July 27, 2016 18:45 UTC