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Blue Jays: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. transforms into a lethal power hitter

When Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had to be demoted to Buffalo and returned as a full-time left fielder, I worried that the over time the Blue Jays would replace him with a more powerful bat in the outfield corner.

That’s not going to be necessary at any point if he keeps performing the way he has since he’s returned.

If you’ve been paying attention at all lately then you’re more than aware than Gurriel Jr. is absolutely on fire at the plate right now. He’s pushed his .175 average before his demotion all the way up to a slash line of .