MONTREAL—Back at the beginning of March, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons spoke bravely about his club’s new spring training attitude. Spring wrapped up at Olympic Stadium on Tuesday night, with the Jays posting a dismal Grapefruit League record, but not to worry. So did Hale feel the Jays camp changed this season and set the stage for a winning April? I look back at some things and, this spring training, I think guys got more at-bats, we went back-to-back days of playing, so a little adjustment. We’ll see.” In terms of spring at-bats, hitting coach Brook Jacoby suggested that around 50 at-bats would be enough for the starters, especially the veterans.

Source: thestar March 28, 2018 01:07 UTC