So why oh why would they call him up as a defensive replacement and pinch runner, as manager John Gibbons suggested Monday? I get why they wouldn't want to throw him into the starting lineup. He was hitting only .227 at Triple-A Buffalo. But why call him up at all if they can't give him the at-bats to work through his struggles? Giving up on him as a long-term option because of a poor 40-game stretch at Triple-A would be ludicrous, especially since he nearly forced his way onto the big-league roster with his performance this spring.

My guess is that the Blue Jays called him up just so they could survive the next week or so without Rajai Davis. Once Davis returns, Gose will go back to Triple-A, where he might be only a hot streak away from unseating Colby Rasmus.

Gose is having a quiet season at Buffalo, batting .227 with a .343 on-base percentage through 40 games. He has only five stolen bases.

Gose is batting .262 with a .367 on-base percentage, one home run, two triples, four doubles, 10 RBI and 23 runs. He also has 23 strikeouts and 14 walks.

Gose is batting .313 (10 for 32) with one double, one triple, three RBI and eight runs in eight games. Surprisingly, he has no stolen bases and was caught stealing twice.