Drunk Jays Fans thinks this Jayson Stark article on Brett Lawrie is a bit over the top. I love the quotes from Lawrie, however:

Asked if the success he had surprised him in any way, Lawrie replied, almost casually: “Not really, because I just knew that it’s baseball. I wasn’t worried about who was throwing against me or whether we were playing the Yankees. It wasn’t about that. It was like, ‘We’re playing in a big league stadium. We’re playing on TV. Let’s go have some fun.’ And that’s what it was about to me. It was, like, let’s go play.”

Asked again if he’d ever wondered, just a little, whether he could do what he did at that level, Lawrie responded, remarkably matter-of-factly: “No. I’ve always known that I could play up there. It was just about me getting the opportunity to. I’ve never questioned myself about playing at the big league level because all I’ve ever wanted to do my whole life is play against the best. And when I get put up against the best, I turn on my jets.”

Lawrie certainly has the competitive nature and belief in his abilities you often see in great players. We’ll see what kind of boost he provides the Blue Jays in 2012.