{"id":46480,"date":"2022-06-11T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/blue-jays-promote-gabriel-moreno-option-zack-collins\/"},"modified":"2022-06-11T18:59:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T18:59:15","slug":"blue-jays-promote-gabriel-moreno-option-zack-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/blue-jays-promote-gabriel-moreno-option-zack-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Promote Gabriel Moreno, Option Zack Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>As expected, the Blue Jays have promoted top catching prospect <strong>Gabriel Moreno<\/strong> today to make his big league debut.  As a corresponding roster move, catcher <strong>Zack Collins<\/strong> was optioned to Triple-A, for the Athletic&#8217;s Kaitlyn McGrath <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlyncmcgrath\/status\/1535665121703378944\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(via Twitter<\/a>).  The inevitability of Moreno&#8217;s arrival in the bigs first broke a couple of days ago.  Today should be the day we get to see him on the diamond as the Jays take on the Tigers in Detroit later this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This is not likely to be the last time that Collins sees time in the bigs, as he has largely performed as expected, providing some left-handed pop from behind the plate.  The 27-year-old has slashed .212 \/ .288 \/ .455 with four round-trippers in 73 plate appearances.  Collins was acquired from the White Sox in a straight swap for <strong>Reese McGuire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno was the 7th-ranked prospect in all of baseball at the start of the season for both MLB.com and Baseball America.  He now gets his first taste of the bigs after slashing .324 \/ .380 \/ .404 across 150 plate appearances in Triple-A so far this season.  Whether or not Moreno is here to stay could depend on a number of factors, but with the Blue Jays fairly well-stocked behind the plate, Moreno will likely have to hit the ground running to make himself into a fixture in Toronto.  With <strong>Alejandro Kirk<\/strong> behind the plate and <strong>Danny Jansen<\/strong> set to return from the injured list at some point, the Blue Jays may not be able to find regular at-bats for Moreno unless he&#8217;s back in Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/5067886\/300x250_2_MLB -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As expected, the Blue Jays have promoted top catching prospect Gabriel Moreno today to make his big league debut. As a corresponding roster move, catcher Zack Collins was optioned to Triple-A, for the Athletic&#8217;s Kaitlyn McGrath (via Twitter). The inevitability of Moreno&#8217;s arrival in the bigs first broke a couple of days ago. 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