How Anthony Santander is fitting in during Blue Jays' Spring Training

While there's no denying this offseason featured plenty of tough free agency misses for the Blue Jays, it also featured some big wins — perhaps none of which are bigger than the signing of Anthony Santander.

Santander, who is coming off an All-Star season with Baltimore Orioles, inked five-year, $92.5 million deal with the Orioles in the hopes of becoming the team's right fielder of the future.

And after getting a late start to spring training, Santander has offered Blue Jays fans a look into his unparalleled power over the past week.

Anthony Santander has begun to find his swing for the Blue Jays

After signing with the Blue Jays in the offseason, Santander didn't make his spring debut until Feb. 28 due to visa issues. He was at the team's first full-squad workout and media day, but had to leave camp for a few days to sort out his visa issue.

And after going 0-for-6 in his first two spring games, Santander found his footing on March 3 with a 2-for-3 showing with three RBI against the Tigers. Two days later, he smacked his first home run as a Blue Jay in a game against the Pirates.

That sky-scraping home was the first tangible example of what Santander can bring to this lineup.

He's coming off a year where he slashed .235/.308/.506 with 44 home runs and 102 RBI. Not only was he named to the All-Star game for the first time in his career, he also won a Silver Slugger and received some down-ballot MVP votes.

He's hit third in all but one of his spring training appearances, so it seems like that'll be his spot in the batting order once the season starts. Even if he's a career .246 hitter, he should provide plenty of protection for Guerrero Jr. thanks to his light tower power.

And, according to Santander, he's trying to model his game after the young slugger who he's now sharing the lineup with.

"[I'm] to be like Vladdy, who is one of the greatest... and now that I have the chance to be with him, [I'm going to try to] pick up a lot from him." Santander said on an interview with MLB Network Radio.

Santander isn't a natural left-handed hitter, which he said has led to him becoming a heavy pull-hitter from that side. He's said he's hoping to use with his time Guerrero to help his swing work to both sides of the field.

"I put a lot of focus into my mechanics from the left side, because it's not my natural [hitting] hand. [As a] right hander, I always wanna pull in, so that makes me go around a lot. It takes me a lot of work to hit the ball to the other side, that's why I became a pull hitter," Santander said.

A top three of Bichette, Guerrero and the switch-hitting Santander would rank as one of the best top of the lineup tandems in MLB.

He's also started twice in left field and twice at designated hitter — the two positions that he'll likely find himself at the most during the season. His presence in right field will move George Springer to left field, which could end up working to Springer's benefit.

But if there's one thing that Santander has made clear this so far this week, it's that he's ready to swing his way into the hearts of Blue Jays fans everywhere.