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number15 wrote:He stinks..... period
Maybe the Jays want him as a reliever and not to lose him on waivers by sending him down.... but c'mon, how good a reliever can he be?
Do the Jays have a shortage of quality relievers now?
Is this guy gonna carry the bullpin on his back?...... whats up with the love affair
AA didnt care much about a former 1st rounder and one time future closer of the JAYS, David Purcey.... so why so much for Jo-Jo Reyes?
Jo-Jo Reyes is the hidden gem of the Toronto Blue Jays?
Randle McMurphy wrote:He's starting again on Tuesday, Farrell said. I'm not surprised. He's basically the 2011 version of Eveland.
[cha-ching!] The fact is that if Reyes had been or is ever designated for assignment or placed on waivers, he would have been claimed. Reyes is also a personal project of the general manager. He first noticed Reyes when the lefty faced Roy Halladay and the Jays in an interleague matchup. When he made the Braves trade of Alex Gonzalez for Yunel Escobar, AA insisted Reyes be included and in hs first call to Reyes encouraged him to "get back to where he was as a starter." It's not a case of Reyes outperforming Litsch. It's a case of the GM still having faith and not wanting to lose Reyes.
Michael Bradley wrote:I would rather have Josh Towers pitching every 5th day.
tecumseh18 wrote:Reyes is also a personal project of the general manager.
tecumseh18 wrote:Hmm, here's the explanation from Griffin.The fact is that if Reyes had been or is ever designated for assignment or placed on waivers, he would have been claimed. Reyes is also a personal project of the general manager. He first noticed Reyes when the lefty faced Roy Halladay and the Jays in an interleague matchup. When he made the Braves trade of Alex Gonzalez for Yunel Escobar, AA insisted Reyes be included and in hs first call to Reyes encouraged him to "get back to where he was as a starter." It's not a case of Reyes outperforming Litsch. It's a case of the GM still having faith and not wanting to lose Reyes.
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Michael Bradley wrote:I would rather have Josh Towers pitching every 5th day.
No, Josh "the Auto-loss" Towers (that season) was really, really bad. We at least seem to have a chance at winning with Reyes. Not through any positives he brought to the game, but still. I'm "happy" to have AA recognize the limits of his personal scouting abilities in a relatively low-leverage situation like this season.
Schadenfreude wrote:... He tends to lock on to players, and won't stop until he gets them...and he appears to end up invested in them as a result, beyond what they produce. That's not a good trait for a GM.
damadmonk wrote:I'm trying to think of another player other then Jojo. Who are the players?
evilRyu wrote:Jayson Nix is also a player they said they've wanted even last year.
Schad, for every 1 player you named, there are probably tons of players that he has targeted, but was never able to acquire (which he can't admit to). Thus I don't know if it's fair to say that AA "won't stop until he gets them".. I guess we'll just never know.
Schadenfreude wrote:evilRyu wrote:Jayson Nix is also a player they said they've wanted even last year.
Schad, for every 1 player you named, there are probably tons of players that he has targeted, but was never able to acquire (which he can't admit to). Thus I don't know if it's fair to say that AA "won't stop until he gets them".. I guess we'll just never know.
True, though the concern is that Gose and Francisco were involved in the only trades AA has made that look to have been mistakes, and Reyes is currently occupying a spot in the rotation that he doesn't deserve. It's not a fatal flaw, but something that bears watching.
Randle McMurphy wrote:Both the Gose and Francisco deals were poor value at the time. It remains to be seen whether they are complete mistakes, but it's hard to see how giving up Mike Napoli for a reliever is going to turn out that well for the Jays.
Having established that we have two of the exact same type of player (Napoli/E5), and that both aren't needed, we look at Francisco. He is a potential closer, he is dominant vs lefties, he commands under $5 million a year, and was/is a Type A.
