John Schneider speaks on the Blue Jays interesting plan with Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider gave some insight on how the team plans on using Isiah Kiner-Falefa moving forward.
The Blue Jays shocked fans yesterday when they announced that they had acquired Kiner-Falefa off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
John Schneider speaks on how the Blue Jays plan on using Kiner-Falefa
Schneider gave some details on how the Blue Jays plan on using Kiner-Falefa and it looks like he will not be taking any regular player's job anytime soon according to Toronto's manager.
According to Schneider, Kiner-Falefa won't impact any of the regular starters such as Ernie Clement and the idea is that he will give Schneider more flexibility to pinch hit early in games and of course help out with injuries.
John Schneider calls Isiah Kiner-Falefa «a gamer and a winner».
He won't directly impact the jobs of any regulars like Clement. Instead, Schneider says this will allow him to be more aggressive with things like pinch-hitting early in games, having IKF behind that. #BlueJays
He won't directly impact the jobs of any regulars like Clement. Instead, Schneider says this will allow him to be more aggressive with things like pinch-hitting early in games, having IKF behind that. #BlueJays
Kiner-Falefa also spoke to reporters this morning and stated that he is ready to contribute however he needs, adding that he is excited to be back in Toronto.
Just caught up with IKF in Jays clubhouse. To say he's excited to be back & ready to contribute would be an understatement. In fact, IKF told
@DannySpxp
,
@ArdenZwelling
& me that he's offered Jays to don catching gear again so he's ready if needed.
«It's the least I could do»
@DannySpxp
,
@ArdenZwelling
& me that he's offered Jays to don catching gear again so he's ready if needed.
«It's the least I could do»
Having a stable infielder such as Kiner-Falefa to help out especially if injuries arise is certainly a plus for the Blue Jays especially in the playoffs.
While his offense in not his strongest attribute, it will be interesting to see how he ends up helping on that side of things.
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