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2. 新聞標題：
Vlad Guerrero Jr. Shifts To First Base
3. 新聞內容：
By TC Zencka | July 10, 2020 at 1:59pm CDT
We knew this moment would come. We just didn’t know it would happen this
soon. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will make first base his primary position moving
forward, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet (via Twitter).
After one full season at third base, the 21-year-old power phenom will focus
his attentions on becoming a primary first baseman and designated hitter.
Vlad committed 17 errors in 94 starts at the hot corner in 2019. The advanced
metrics didn’t care much for his effort either (-9 DRS, -9.4 UZR). Statcast’
s Outs Above Average pegged Vlad last in the league (tied with the Twins’
Jorge Polanco) with -16 OAA.
Offensively, there’s little doubt that Vlad Jr. has one of the most
prodigious power strokes in the game, even at such a young age, and this move
allows him to focus on what he does best. Vlad Jr. stroked 15 home runs over
514 plate appearances while slashing .272/.339/.433 as a 20-year-old. The
move across the diamond was an eventuality, and in some ways, it makes sense
to make the move as soon as possible rather than spend development time at a
position without a long-term future. It’s certainly possible Guerrero Jr.
ends up as a primary designated hitter, but he’ll try his hand at first in
2020.
With Vlad Jr. shifting over to first, Travis Shaw expects to get most of the
playing time at third, per Nicholson-Smith. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hasn’t
played any third, but the infielder/outfielder could presumably pick it up,
while second baseman Cavan Biggio played a little bit at the hot corner in
Triple-A. Breyvic Valera is also capable of handling third.
Shaw, signed as a free agent, is coming off a bizarrely disappointing showing
in 2019 as he hit just .157/.281/.270 across 270 plate appearances with the
Brewers. That allowed the Blue Jays to snag him on the cheap, as they’ll
hope he rebounds to something closer to his career line of .243/.327/.451.
4. 新聞連結：
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5. 備註：
(1) 我們都知道這終將到來，沒想到來的這麼突然。Vlad Guerrero Jr.將移防至一壘。
(2) 去年第一個完整的球季鎮守三壘，年僅21歲的他未來將擔任一壘手與指定打擊。去年
在三壘共94場先發，共發生17次失誤，進階數據為-9 DRS、-9.4 UZR，出局製造值(OAA)
更是跟雙城隊Jorge Polanco並列全聯盟最差的-16 OAA。
(3) 因應Vlad Guerrero Jr.移防至一壘，預計Travis Shaw將移防至三壘；內外野手
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.沒有鎮守過三壘，但未來預計將接任三壘手；二壘手Cavan Biggio在
3A曾短期鎮守過三壘；內野工具人Breyvic Valera也可擔任三壘手的工作。
(4) Travis Shaw去年在釀酒人隊繳出令人失望的成績，270個打席中僅繳出.157/.281
/.270的成績，不過這也讓藍鳥隊以便宜的合約簽下他，生涯的三圍是.243/.327/.451。
(5) 藍鳥隊各野手位置人選如下：
A. C：Danny Jansen、Reese McGuire、Caleb Joseph。
B. 1B：Vladimir Guerrero Jr.。
C. 2B：Cavan Biggio、Joe Panik。
D. 3B：Travis Shaw。
E. SS：Bo Bichette。
F. UT：Brandon Drury (INJ)、Ruben Tejada、Santiago Espinal。
G. RF：Randal Grichuk。
H. CF：Teoscar Hernandez。
I. LF：Lourdes Gurriel Jr.。
J. OF：Billy McKinney、Derek Fisher、Jonathan Davis (INJ)、Anthony Alford。
K. DH：Rowdy Tellez。
(6) Vlad Guerrero Jr.去年在藍鳥隊的成績表現(今年21歲；今年原計薪水：$579.3K)：
G H HR RBI SO BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ Fld% UZR/150
123 126 15 69 91 46 .272 .339 .433 .772 106 .936 -14.6