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TAMPA, FLORIDA - MARCH 11: Brandon Valenzuela #59 of the Toronto Blue Jays follows a pop up during the second inning of a spring training game against the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on March 11, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images) | Getty Images We haven’t done one of these Question Time things for a few days, but lets try this one?
Who of the Jays minor leaguers has impressed you the most this spring? I’m going to pick Brandon Valenzuela. He’s hitting the ball well, 7 for 23 with a home run and I’ve liked his glove behind the plate.
I asked, in the GameThread, the other day, if ‘all things being equal’ would you give the backup catcher job to Valenzuela? Of course, all things aren’t equal. Tyler Heineman is out of options and he did a good job for us last year, which trumps any 23 at bats in spring training.
Since catchers tend to get dinged up over the season, I’m pretty sure we’ll see Brandon at some point. If only to cause me more confusion with the various Brandon, Brenden, Braydon, Bradan, Brendans on the team. Those guys should get together and pick one and only one form of that name and all use it, all spelled the same.
It is bad enough we have guys who just skip a letter out of their names, to make life tougher on me (yes I’m looking at you Jonatan). Anyway, your turn.