#right-field

#right-field

After making his Major League debut at 24 years old the year before, he blossomed into a powerful left-handed stick that contributed immensely during the Blue Jays' World Series run. This offseason, the Blue Jays were rumoured to be in the market for a high-end bat, such as outfielders Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger. Those two bats have now signed elsewhere, creating an opportunity for Barger to earn full-time play in right field.

"I think, just in totality, we can all do a better job," Roberts said. "All of us. So I just refuse to pin it on one position, one person. ... That's just not what I do. But I do believe ... if there's ways to get better on the margins, I think that way to look at it is completely fair and completely honest.