Brandon Belt thinks Blue Jays needs to be thought of World Sequence favourites

New Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Brandon Belt clearly is not one to draw back from expectations.

Belt, who signed with the Blue Jays earlier this month as a free agent, joined TSN Overdrive on Wednesday and revealed why he selected Toronto over different attainable locations, citing the younger expertise and lofty objectives as main promoting factors.

“I am actually enthusiastic about becoming a member of the Blue Jays this 12 months. I feel on the finish of the day, when it got here time for me to determine the place I used to be going to go play, Toronto simply excited me essentially the most,” Belt informed hosts Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan. “Loads of it needed to do with the roster. They’ve a whole lot of good ballplayers and a whole lot of good younger ballplayers, too.

“Any time you concentrate on having an opportunity to win a World Sequence it is inconceivable so that you can to not get excited, and that is how I really feel concerning the Blue Jays and that is the primary cause why I selected the Blue Jays over anyone else.”

Along with Belt, the Blue Jays added Daulton Varsho, Kevin Kiermaier, Chris Bassitt, and Erik Swanson, amongst others, this offseason as they give the impression of being to enhance upon final 12 months’s wild-card look. Belt thinks this group has what it takes on paper to go all the way in which. He is aware of a factor or two about profitable championships, having gained two titles over his 12 seasons with the San Francisco Giants.

“It is nice to be favourites however you need to be often called a World Sequence champion. We ought to be World Sequence favourites this 12 months,” Belt stated. “They added just a few extra items this offseason and we needs to be higher than final 12 months.”

Whereas this time of 12 months is at all times ripe with optimism, it is value remembering Toronto was the betting favourite to steer the American League in wins final season however finally completed second within the AL East and rapidly fizzled out within the playoffs.

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