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3 players from the 2021 Blue Jays who are failing miserably elsewhere

By Eric Treuden

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Steven Matz #32 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 17, 2022 in New York City. St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 4-3. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 17: Steven Matz #32 of the St. Louis Cardinals in action against the New York Mets at Citi Field on May 17, 2022 in New York City. St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 4-3. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: Randal Grichuk #15 of the Colorado Rockies bats against the Washington Nationals during game one of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on May 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: Randal Grichuk #15 of the Colorado Rockies bats against the Washington Nationals during game one of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on May 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Former Blue Jays players struggling: OF Randal Grichuk

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Randal Grichuk has long been a player who has shown promise but never quite delivered at the big league level.

After a four-year stint with the Cardinals to begin his major league career, Grichuk was traded to the Blue Jays in January of 2018 and spent four seasons there before being traded to the Colorado Rockies.

In nine years, Grichuk has topped 20 home runs five times and has posted an OPS+ of over 100 four times. He plays strong defense at all three outfield spots (although he is best suited for a corner outfield role) and should’ve taken off offensively when he joined the hitter’s haven that is Colorado.

Through 61 games this season as a Rockie, Grichuk has struggled to produce, hitting just seven home runs with a .255/.300/.386 line and an OPS+ of 84. He has drawn just 12 walks (his eye at the plate has always been bad) and has struck out in 27% of his plate appearances, the highest mark in that category for him since 2017.

At 30 years old, Grichuk is not necessarily an old and declining player so there is still a reasonable amount of hope that he turns things around at the plate but for now, all Rockies fans can do is do their best to patiently wait for him to figure it out, as he is still under contract for another full season.

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