Blue Jays: Evaluating Lourdes Gurriel’s Performance So Far

Lourdes Gurriel Jr., a Cuban prospect with an interesting family history, made Blue Jays fans take notice after an impressive debut. Since then, he’s appeared in multiple games for the Jays, flashing the leather and putting up good at-bats in his first major league stint.

In case you haven’t heard it enough from the Blue Jays broadcast team, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is a great athlete. He’s confident, agile, and has the quick hands that every middle infielder wishes they had.

Upon being called up on April 20th, it was unclear just what role Gurriel would play. In 12 games, he’s slashed .211/.231/.289 with one home run and five RBI. He’s struck out seven times in 39 plate appearances (17.9% K rate)…