OT: J.P. Arencibia

Waylon Mercy · Post #1 » by **Waylon Mercy** » Sat May 3, 2014 3:57 am

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BigLeagueChew · Post #2 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Sat May 3, 2014 4:04 am

Yes he's terrible and won't be in the MLB much longer, unless he wants to be a bullpen catcher.

Randle McMurphy · Post #3 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat May 3, 2014 4:20 am

Still hitting better than Moises.

COY0607 · Post #4 » by **COY0607** » Sat May 3, 2014 1:03 pm

can't believe he was the top catcher here for so long

tecumseh18 · Post #5 » by **tecumseh18** » Sat May 3, 2014 4:45 pm

In retrospect, I can't believe his first game with us. What is this ... I don't even ...

Lawrie is another roller coaster ride, but at least (a) he provides all-world defence, and (b) he still shows flashes of having big time potential.

Lateral Quicks · Post #6 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Sat May 3, 2014 7:39 pm

It would be nice if our prospects got better with time instead of worse, at least in the first few years of their careers.

Homer Jay · Post #7 » by **Homer Jay** » Sun May 4, 2014 12:53 am

Well if you want an illustration of the gap between AAA pitching and MLB pitching this guy is the man.

whysoserious · Post #8 » by **whysoserious** » Sun May 4, 2014 2:20 am

Lateral Quicks wrote:It would be nice if our prospects got better with time instead of worse, at least in the first few years of their careers.

We've had a horrible run of developing major leaguers that are quality. Position players and starting pitchers just have not developed from within this organization in forever really. Some are forced in to MLB roles and are sold as great prospects but have minimal real impact.

Romero was good as a homegrown guy for a while but has fallen off.

rarefind · Post #9 » by **rarefind** » Sat May 10, 2014 3:12 am

On the verge of catching a no-no.

rarefind · Post #10 » by **rarefind** » Sat May 10, 2014 3:13 am

And I jinxed it.

chargerxthirty · Post #11 » by **chargerxthirty** » Sat May 10, 2014 3:52 pm

this guy almost caught a perfect game / no hitter last night?

How is that even possible.... would of had the PG if Alexis Rios didn't get involved.

s e n s i · Post #12 » by **s e n s i** » Sun May 18, 2014 1:02 am

JP blames the toronto media for his departure

http://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/ ... ronto.html

Despite his historically poor production on both sides of the ball, by Arencibia’s estimation it was the media who ran him out of town.

“I think the media made me out to be a monster — I wasn’t. They changed a lot of things that I said or made up stories. So I thought that that was a big thing that went down. I learned how much media does control things.”

Arencibia did not specify to which reporters or media outlets he was referring. Of the allegations he said were falsely reported, he mentioned only one: that he had complained to team president Paul Beeston about Hayhurst and Zaun, which he said “wasn’t even close to what happened.”

Arencibia himself was actually the source of that report, when he said in an MLB Network radio interview that he spoke to the “team president” about broadcasters “that we employ” and asked, “How do you build a fan base when everything that fans are hearing is negative?”

Though he once again declined to specify about whom or what he was speaking, Arencibia also said he considered taking legal action against some members of the media, whom he vaguely accused of defaming him.

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Trilogy · Post #13 » by **Trilogy** » Sun May 18, 2014 1:19 am

The first line of that article is gold.

No conspiracies, your just a horrible baseball player man.

Relentless88 · Post #14 » by **Relentless88** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:33 am

Randle McMurphy · Post #15 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:42 am

I don't get why the guy is even a story still, but I see he still really needs to learn when to shut up.

Tyrone Slothrop · Post #16 » by **Tyrone Slothrop** » Sun May 18, 2014 3:39 am

Relentless88 · Post #17 » by **Relentless88** » Sun May 18, 2014 5:03 am

I just saw this from a poster on reddit. Had no idea this happened. I miss DeRosa.

Two_Key_Goose wrote:I can't seem to find where I read it, but apparently when the criticism had started in the media (or a bit after) as DeRosa was doing an interview I guess JP went to him and discussed the criticism saying something along the "I'm here to hit homeruns and drive in runs, why don't they say that" to which DeRosa replied, "how about getting on base and letting others drive you/them in". JP either muttered something or walked away, and DeRosa was dumbfounded.

Think where I read said it might've been a Damian Cox piece, just trying to rack my brain now.

Gibby · Post #18 » by **Gibby** » Sun May 18, 2014 5:22 am

Zaun can be an idiot but I agree with him on this one. JPA will be out of the league in 2 years but acts like a superstar.

dagger · Post #19 » by **dagger** » Tue May 20, 2014 8:38 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/468851768911474689[/tweet]

vaff87 · Post #20 » by **vaff87** » Tue May 20, 2014 9:07 pm

dagger wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/468851768911474689[/tweet]

Definitely the medias doing...

On another note, I had a dream last night I was at a party with JP. I criticized him for his pathetic BB:SO ratio.