Brandon Belt thinks Blue Jays ought to be thought of World Collection 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 potential locations, citing the younger expertise and lofty targets as main promoting factors.
“I am actually enthusiastic about becoming a member of the Blue Jays this 12 months. I believe 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 probably the most,” Belt advised hosts Bryan Hayes, Jeff O’Neill and Jamie McLennan. “Numerous it needed to do with the roster. They’ve a number of good ballplayers and a number of good younger ballplayers, too.
“Any time you concentrate on having an opportunity to win a World Collection it is not possible so that you can to not get excited, and that is how I really feel concerning the Blue Jays and that is the primary purpose 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 staff has what it takes on paper to go all the best way. He is aware of a factor or two about profitable championships, having received two titles over his 12 seasons with the San Francisco Giants.
“It is nice to be favourites however you wish to be often called a World Collection champion. We ought to be World Collection favourites this 12 months,” Belt mentioned. “They added just a few extra items this offseason and we ought to be higher than final 12 months.”
Whereas this time of 12 months is all the time 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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