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Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 8:02 pm
by Luv 4 da game
The 25-year-old made his major-league debut last season hitting .206/.270/.279 in 75 trips to plate. The left-handed hitter recorded one home run and three RBI in his time with the major-league club, adding five steals.
Ceciliani was significantly more productive at the triple-A level hitting .345/.398/.581 with nine home runs and 36 RBI in 255 plate appearances while calling hitter-friendly Las Vegas home. Over the course of his minor-league career his speed has been his calling card as he’s stolen 125 bases in seven seasons.
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Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 9:39 pm
by Kinger95
Looks like he raked in AAA, is he our new Travis Snyder? If Pompey flops and Saunders gets injured he could see some significant playing time. Especially if he can get on base a bit with his speed.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 10:14 pm
by CrookedJ
Strange that they would ditch a cheap guy like that, after a good track record at AAA. Its not like 75 big league at bats means anything. Numbers game I guess.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/02/blue-jays-to-acquire-darrell-ceciliani.htmlIt remains to be seen what the youngster can do with a full opportunity, but he’s shown some promise. He logged an impressive .345/.398/.581 slash and contributed nine home runs and 16 steals in his 255 plate appearances at Triple-A last year, and has generally swung the bat well during his time on the farm.
Notably, too, Ceciliani drew strong ratings from defensive metrics in his short, 129-inning run in the majors last year. He can be deployed all across the outfield, too, adding to his versatility.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 10:19 pm
by Santoki
So he's basically Pillar pre-2015?
That would be a nice bit of luck.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 10:38 pm
by Lateral Quicks
That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Looks like solid insurance in case Pompey can't hack it. Depending on the player to be named, it's a solid pickup.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2016 11:39 pm
by Kinger95
Lateral Quicks wrote:That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Looks like solid insurance in case Pompey can't hack it. Depending on the player to be named, it's a solid pickup.
Wasn't it for cash?
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 12:55 am
by rarefind
Kinger95 wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Looks like solid insurance in case Pompey can't hack it. Depending on the player to be named, it's a solid pickup.
Wasn't it for cash?
reported as cash.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 5:09 am
by SharoneWright
A leftie.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 2:27 pm
by Skin Blues
Santoki wrote:So he's basically Pillar pre-2015?
Not even close. Pillar was rated as a 93 wRC+ hitter by Steamer last year. Ceciliani is rated at 74 wRC+ this year, which is considerably worse. It's like Gerardo Parra vs Jordan Schafer; one is almost league average, and the other is a borderline 5th OF who sticks around because he runs fast (or I guess for Schafer, also because
he throws fast). Pillar was also a plus defender in CF. I have no idea how good a defender Ceciliani is.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 2:46 pm
by TheDoctor
SharoneWright wrote:A leftie.
So he's insurance vs playing an Ezequiel.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 3:45 pm
by Santoki
Skin Blues wrote:Santoki wrote:So he's basically Pillar pre-2015?
Not even close. Pillar was rated as a 93 wRC+ hitter by Steamer last year. Ceciliani is rated at 74 wRC+ this year, which is considerably worse. It's like Gerardo Parra vs Jordan Schafer; one is almost league average, and the other is a borderline 5th OF who sticks around because he runs fast (or I guess for Schafer, also because
he throws fast). Pillar was also a plus defender in CF. I have no idea how good a defender Ceciliani is.
I honestly didn't look past the name on this lol. I read "raked in minor leagues, very good defender, has speed, didn't get many ABs in majors" and compared it to how Pillar read like that in 2013/2014.
If every cash deal turned into Pillar that would be great though.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 3:57 pm
by The_Hater
Lateral Quicks wrote:That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Why's that?
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 4:52 pm
by Nolan
We needed a lefty and the price was right if this was just for cash. Nice depth addition.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 5:14 pm
by Lateral Quicks
The_Hater wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Why's that?
Offensive numbers are inflated in the PCL. That was the case when our AAA affiliate was present, and as far as I know it's still true.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Wed Feb 3, 2016 10:01 pm
by Randle McMurphy
The_Hater wrote:Lateral Quicks wrote:That stat-line in Las Vegas isn't very meaningful.
Why's that?
During the same year that Mike McCoy put up a .195/.267/.244 line for the Jays, he posted a .310/.411/.469 line in Vegas.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Thu Feb 4, 2016 5:32 am
by Wally West
TheDoctor wrote:SharoneWright wrote:A leftie.
So he's insurance vs playing an Ezequiel.
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Thu Feb 4, 2016 10:46 pm
by kayliecee
Nolan wrote:We needed a lefty and the price was right if this was just for cash. Nice depth addition.
Lefty? Price? You trolling?
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Thu Feb 4, 2016 11:25 pm
by Kinger95
I saw an article and it said it was for a ptbnl , so I dunno if that's true or of its cash. Anyone know 100%?
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Thu Feb 4, 2016 11:33 pm
by Nolan
kayliecee wrote:Nolan wrote:We needed a lefty and the price was right if this was just for cash. Nice depth addition.
Lefty? Price? You trolling?
You reaching much?
Re: Blue Jays have acquired OF Darrell Ceciliani from the New York Mets
Posted: Thu Feb 4, 2016 11:58 pm
by kayliecee
Nolan wrote:kayliecee wrote:Nolan wrote:We needed a lefty and the price was right if this was just for cash. Nice depth addition.
Lefty? Price? You trolling?
You reaching much?
Haha kidding.