Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu, other Boras clients, advised to stay put

The Blue Jays are in a waiting pattern just like the rest of the league, and right now Scott Boras has advised his clients, including Hyun-Jin Ryu, to stay put.

While the world waits for the Covid-19 virus situation to calm down, many baseball players are asking themselves what to do next.

In some cases, they’re even getting some advice on how they could proceed, and you’re likely familiar with the source. That would be Scott Boras, who has advised his clients to stay at their spring training complex if possible, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. That would include Hyun-Jin Ryu, the Blue Jay’ big signing from this past winter.

To be fair, Boras has no authority over the situation, nor is he trying to exercise any, but at a time when his clients are likely looking for some advise and direction, it’s not a bad thing that he’s providing as much, and his justification is pretty fair. He told Sherman:

“We have an environment in spring camps that are somewhat of a clinical trial. Players are evaluated daily and have immediate treatment access. This process over the month is proven effective versus the outside world as there are no reported cases [of coronavirus among major leaguers]. … The key to low probability of the virus is to be in isolated areas. But the key in treatment is early detection and treatment. And players are getting daily health care, they are getting daily diagnostics. They are in one of the best isolation situations when it comes to managing this outbreak.”

Boras is obviously right about the points he’s made above, but the situation is more complicated than that. If the players were acting solely in their own interest, I’m sure the vast majority would stick around in Florida or Arizona and wait this out. The reality is though, many of these guys have families that they want and need to be around for, especially in such an uncertain time in the world.

The expectation is that we’ll learn a little more about MLB’s plans when Monday rolls around, but with the situation changing by the hour across North America, it’s hard to say if there will be many answers, or at least ones that stick for the long term.

For now, all players can do is take the proper precautions, and do their best to stay ready for when baseball resumes.