On the back fields with… Deck McGuire

Here’s the second installment of my new video series, sharing the conversations I had with Minor Leaguers during Spring Training. Right now, we’re featuring 2010 first-round picks. We’ll stay in the American League East, this time with Toronto Blue Jays’ first-rounder Deck McGuire. The No. 11 overall pick (and No. 7 on the Blue Jays Top 10), the Georgia Tech right-hander didn’t pitch last summer, so he’s making his pro debut right now. The Jays sent him straight to the Class A Advanced Florida State League, where he’s appeared in two games. The first was a four-inning shutout relief appearance (don’t worry, he’s a starter — the Jays just piggy-backed him), the second was a three-run, five-hit over 4 2/3 IP performance. He’s struck out 10 and walked three in 8 2/3 total innings.

Like I did with Manny Machado, you have two options. You can watch the shortened, edited version of the McGuire interview right here — sort of a Cliff’s Notes version.

Or, if you want the full, raw video (where you get a better sense of McGuire’s outstanding personality), you can watch below.