Morales went 2-for-2 with a solo homer and two RBI in his Grapefruit League debut Sunday against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Morales wasted no time in getting the team and Jays' faithful excited about their headline acquisition from this offseason. He drove in a run with an infield single in his first at-bat, then sent a ball towering over the right-field fence in the third inning off Phillies' reliever Joaquin Benoit. Morales, who's entering his 11th MLB season at age 33, hit 30 homers and drove in 93 runs with a .795 OPS for Kansas City last season. The year before, he notched 106 RBI and crossed the plate himself 81 times while cracking 22 deep flies. He's booked as the team's DH and will hit from the middle of the Jays' potent lineup. Morales was signed to replace the production lost by Edwin Encarnacion's move to the Indians, and although he can't be expected to put up Encarnacion-type numbers, Morales should be a great source of production and a high draft pick across all leagues.