The Toronto Blue Jays
will be starting their season on April 5th at an away game in
Cleveland. It will be the Jays 36th season as a Major League Baseball
franchise, and the 23rd full season of play at the Rogers Centre.
It is not easy to find many well-rounded major league catchers these days that can both call a great game and do some damage with the bat. Usually players are more talented in some areas than others. But the same cannot be said for Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia. He showed surprising power in 2011, hitting 23 home runs to go along with 78 RBIs, 47 runs scored, one stolen base and a .219 batting average, while spending most of the year near the bottom of Toronto's lineup. Arencibia also set the franchise record for home runs by a catcher last season.
It is not easy to find many well-rounded major league catchers these days that can both call a great game and do some damage with the bat. Usually players are more talented in some areas than others. But the same cannot be said for Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia. He showed surprising power in 2011, hitting 23 home runs to go along with 78 RBIs, 47 runs scored, one stolen base and a .219 batting average, while spending most of the year near the bottom of Toronto's lineup. Arencibia also set the franchise record for home runs by a catcher last season.
Arencibia played baseball for the university of Tennesse until he was drafted by Toronto in 2007. Toronto managers speculated if Arencibia should stick as a catcher or whether a move to first base would be in order for him. After the draft the Blue Jays decided to keep him at the catcher's position and work with him on his defense. This is the best move that the Toronto Blue Jays could have made, as J.P Arencibia is a crucial component to the team when he is behind the plate.
This one I love! Gotta love anything about the Jays and JP :) I'm so excited for the season to start :)
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