Blue Jays hoping to call up Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ‘soon’

The Toronto Blue Jays are refusing to put a date on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s inevitable call-up.

General manager Ross Atkins said Friday that they hope to bring Guerrero up “soon,” but are not treating it like a day-to-day situation.

"I wouldn't call it day by day. We want to make sure he is built up and he has had some consistency to his playing time." — #BlueJays GM Ross Atkins if Guerrero's situation is being taken day by day or if he still needs a minimum amount of time in Buffalo.

— Gregor Chisholm (@gregorMLB) April 12, 2019

#BlueJays hope Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be ready to make his big-league debut "at some point soon" per Ross Atkins

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) April 12, 2019

The Blue Jays are almost certainly just waiting for the cutoff date to Super Two eligibility. He has just made it to Triple-A after recovering from an oblique strain and is showing how ready he is to hit at a higher level. It will only be a matter of time now.