Five Blue Jays Thoughts: Please play Davis Schneider every day, how the new Rogers Centre renovations look on TV, and more

And yes, Schneider’s increase in playing time should come at Daulton Varsho’s expense. Varsho is 4-for-30 to start the season with one extra-base hit and a .402 OPS. You can’t abandon the 27-year-old after 11 games, but for now, Schneider is better, and he deserves the reps, defence be damned.

Chad Green is scaring me

There is little reason to doubt Chad Green’s credentials. He’s a nine-year veteran who pitched at an above-average level in New York (a tough market) until joining the Blue Jays. Obviously, Green was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery last season, so it’s hard to evaluate his 13 appearances a year ago.

This season, however, he’s grooving fastballs. His stuff looks great; the heat on the four-seamer is there, and his breaking ball has enough bite to be effective, but the location is troubling. The right-hander allowed another homer Monday (his second bomb allowed in four outings).

Green has one save this year, though the Blue Jays appear uncommitted to a full-time closer with Jordan Romano out. The South Carolina native’s next couple of outings are key.

Renovations and TV viewing

While I cannot speak for fans who graced the 100-level seats on Monday, from afar, the experience looks better. All 100-level chairs are now tilted toward home plate, and each seat offers a comfier experience and a cupholder (hallelujah) for all. Foul territory has been reduced, and all front-row seats are much closer to the action.

But apparently the broadcast camera angle has zoomed out? I saw fans chatting about this on Twitter, and I agree it looks strange. There’s now a far more distracting background behind the action at home, and with the wider-angle view, it’s difficult to gauge balls and strikes. The whole setup reminds me of a college baseball camera angle.

TV viewers will adjust, but it is jarring. No doubt.

Alejandro Kirk’s weird luck won’t continue

I wrote not long ago that I liked Alejandro Kirk’s at-bats and that his clutch performance was paying off. Well, he remains an enigma. The Jays catcher picked up another RBI Monday, his third straight game driving in a run. Kirk leads Toronto with seven RBIs.

Yet it’s clear something is very wrong with his swing. The 25-year-old is whiffing more, walking less, missing middle-middle pitches, and has yet to connect on an extra-base hit. Kirk’s approach and strikeout-to-walk ratio were always his greatest strengths. With a scrambled approach and a .413 season OPS, his luck will run out eventually, so I’d love to see him shake things up soon.