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The grand arrival of Gabriel Moreno comes at a rare time for the Blue Jays.?

It¡¯s supposed to be teams like the Orioles, sitting at the bottom of the division, who bring up elite-level prospects. They just did so with Adley Rutschman, one of the only young players in the sport who¡¯s garnered more hype than Moreno.?

For the Blue Jays to promote the game¡¯s No. 4 prospect in the middle of a winning season, though, isn¡¯t nearly as common, especially given the talent they already have at catcher.?

Moreno¡¯s debut weekend went smoothly, as the 22-year-old flashed some of his physical gifts while picking up his first career hit.

¡°It¡¯s been very emotional,¡± Moreno said through a club interpreter in Detroit. ¡°I will remember this moment the rest of my life.¡±

Now, it¡¯s about winning. Climbing up the dugout steps at Rogers Centre on Monday, Moreno was just another member of the 26-man roster trying to push the Blue Jays to the postseason.

¡°He¡¯s kind of like [Alejandro] Kirk. They¡¯re the same way,¡± manager Charlie Montoyo said, holding out a steady hand. ¡°He¡¯s not nervous by the moment. Even in the first inning, I couldn¡¯t tell he was nervous or anything. He even went to the mound, so that means he¡¯s not nervous and waiting. It¡¯s great to see. He¡¯s nice and relaxed.¡±

That¡¯s what has long stood out about Moreno¡¯s game to the players and coaches who have spent time around him. He¡¯s still a kid, of course, full of energy around the field, but he¡¯s capable of slowing the game down when he needs to.

¡°He had some good at-bats against good pitching,¡± Montoyo added. ¡°I was really impressed by that 100-mph fastball for a base hit up the middle. You don¡¯t teach that. It¡¯s the same as Kirk.¡±

Where it goes from here is up to Moreno. He¡¯ll be given every opportunity to succeed while Danny Jansen is out with a fracture in his left hand. Expect to see Moreno and Kirk share some of the catching duties, while Kirk gets a good run of DH games when he¡¯s not behind the plate. There¡¯s always a small amount of risk involved with using your second catcher at DH, but given how Kirk is playing, the Blue Jays are just fine with that.

Jansen¡¯s return will open up the Moreno conversation once more, but it¡¯s possible the club keeps all three on the roster.

Prospects are not a finished product the day they reach the Major Leagues. Watching Kirk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in recent years has been a great lesson in that.

Major League coaches are in the big leagues for a reason, so Moreno¡¯s development can absolutely continue as a member of this roster, even while playing irregularly. This is about the club¡¯s belief in the young man as much as the player.