Through the first five games of the season, Devon Travis struck out nine times in 20 at-bats, slashing an atrocious .050/.095/.050. He managed just one hit, an RBI single in Sunday’s game against the Yankees, and looked lost at the dish in the early going.
It’s early, sure, but to Gibbons and the rest of the Blue Jays coaching staff, it’s never too early to change things up to ensure that Travis gets off to a solid start. As my colleague Chris Henderson noted, a healthy Devon Travis could be a catalytic hitter in the Jays lineup.