John Axford

John Axford

#88, RP,
Toronto Blue Jays
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/220 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: R
Born: Simcoe, Canada
College: Canisius
Draft: Undrafted 2006 signed by the
New York Yankees
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    Vlad Looking to Tip the Scales

    Nate Grimm details Vladito's impressive body transformation, Jose Abreu's COVID absence and Alex Bregman's hamstring 'tweak' in Friday's Daily Dose. (Getty Images)

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    Cavan Biggio: In The Zone

    To do that, Biggio has a preference of swinging more at pitches on the inside part of the plate as opposed to pitches away. The three images below illustrate how often Biggio swung at pitches in a particular area of the strike zone, as well as what the MLB average for all left handed hitters looked like for 2019. I looked at the 2019 MLB average in the interest of sample size.

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    A leaner, thinner Vlad Jr. eyes big season for Blue Jays

    He’s going to be among the most dangerous players in baseball,’’ said teammate Rowdy Tellez. If anyone can understand the struggles involved in weight loss it’s Tellez. I was 280 pounds, a big kid,’’ said Tellez, who wields a big bat.