Blue Jays: Where Does Cavan Biggio Play in 2021?

What about the outfield?

Left Field

While many have speculated that Biggio is likely to play second base or centre field, I believe that left field is a position that you could see Biggio playing in 2021.  This situation comes back again to the team acquiring Lindor.  Everything that is being reported is that if Cleveland deals Lindor to the Blue Jays, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. would have to be part of the deal.  While I am a huge fan of Gurriel Jr. and love his bat, I do believe his defence was a littler overrated and he has struggled in his three seasons to stay healthy.  If Lindor is acquired, Bichette could slide over to second base and Biggio could move into the left field position.

Left field is a position that Biggio has played the least amount of the outfield spots, as he has played a combined two games and nine innings total over his first two seasons since being called up to Toronto.  When looking deep into those nine innings, he was perfect in five opportunities.  In all seriousness, the sample size of him in that position is too small to be able to say how he would play there.  What I would rely on is the fact I believe him to be the smartest player on the team and can pick up the position very quickly.

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The only scenario I see Biggio moving to left field is if Gurriel Jr. is traded, and that idea is not out of realm of possibilities.

Centre Field

The position that is the most up in the air on the Blue Jays is that of centre field.  Over the last two seasons the position has been mainly positioned by Randal Grichuk or Teoscar Hernandez.  Neither would be considered as above average at that position so the team is looking to upgrade the position.  The question is who are they looking at?

There have been rumors the Blue Jays would be all in on trying to sign George Springer to a massive contract and that is the ideal solution.  If they strikeout on Springer they could go after a lesser free agent in Jackie Bradley Jr, who would bring a higher level of defence than they have had in a couple years in that position.  If either of those scenarios occur, Biggio won’t be manning the middle outfield position.  If the team fails to acquire one of those free agents they could go with Biggio at that position.  Biggio started three games in centre field in 2020 and looked very comfortable as he made getting to flyballs look routine, which was because of quick reads and proper route.

If Biggio does move to centre field, he could be following in the footsteps of his father, Craig Biggio, who moved to being a full-time centre fielder in 2003 with the Houston Astros.

As you can see, what the Blue Jays have is a very diverse player that can play almost any position on the field.  Where do you see Biggio playing in 2021?