Blue Jays: Dalton Pompey continues to impress this spring

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Dalto Pompey is giving the brain trust something to think about with another strong game yet again yesterday.

The Dalton Pompey trials and tribulations are well documented, however, the out of options Canadian just may find himself breaking camp with the Blue Jays if he continues to dominate Grapefruit League pitching.

Pompey paced the Blue Jays 9-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday notching two doubles while cashing in three Jays runs. The 26-year old now sports an impressive .316 average with six hits, four runs scored, two doubles, a homer and a stolen base in 19 spring at-bats thus far.

The Mississauga native finally appears healthy after a plethora of injuries has derailed the past two seasons for Pompey. Yesterday, rookie skipper’ Charlie Montoyo had Pompey slotted in the leadoff spot. Although Pompey doesn’t walk entirely a lot, his speed would definitely play atop the order if the Jays decide to keep him around.

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Last season, Pompey hit .255 with four homers and eight swipes in 41 games with the Bisons. Pompey has 159 career plate appearances at the major league level under his belt hitting .221 with three home runs and eight stolen bases in 64 games over parts of four seasons.

Pompey making the team would in all likelihood mean that one of Billy McKinney or Teoscar Hernandez would begin the campaign with the Buffalo Bisons. Pompey would give the skipper a late-game speed advantage off the bench as the outfielder displayed in the 2015 postseason. The speedster swiped 4 postseason bags in five games while only managing one at-bat.

It would be nice if Pompey could come full circle and figure it out with the club that drafted him in the 16th round of the 2010 amateur draft. If Pompey fails to break camp with the team, that will likely spell the end of his time with Toronto.