TORONTO, ON - JULY 7: Josh Donaldson #20 of the Toronto Blue Jays talks to George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros as he stands on third base in the first inning during MLB game action at Rogers Centre on July 7, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
While it’s understandable that the Blue Jays want to get George Springer back in the lineup, they need to remember how that went for another injured veteran a few years ago. I mean, I wrote about this roughly six weeks ago, and yet it’s played out as poorly as I feared it might.