With Danny Jansen returning to the Blue Jays lineup and Alejandro Kirk emerging as a key player, Reese McGuire has been feeling the squeeze on playing time.
Since August 23rd, he’s only gotten into 11 games. Kirk, by comparison, has played in 23 of the 29 contests and since Jansen returned from the IL on August 31st, he has played in 14 of 21 games since.
The consensus seems to be that Kirk’s bat needs to be in the lineup every day but I’m not so sure. He’s hit 16 for 70 (.