Blue Jays acquire Miguel Olivo

[baulderdash77]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/11/b ... um=twitter

.269 .315 .449 .765 last year with 14 HR's.

Cash and a player to be named later. They can pick up his option today by midnight I believe or he's a type B free agent.

They're either gearing up for a trade of some prospects or we're just acquiring a sandwich pick for draft picks.

[Garmfay]

AA = god? It's like buying a draft pick if the Jays decline his option. Type B free agent.

[Randle McMurphy]

Call me crazy, but I'd pick up the option. $2.7M is a pretty big bargain for what Olivo can provide.

They can even decide what to do between JPA and Olivo later.

[Avenger]

Miguel Olivo was pretty good last year, easily above average catcher, i'd hang on to him but wouldn't mind the pick either.

[WpgPage]

I would pick it up 42% CS is very nice a lot cheaper than Buck for similar production.

[raptorforlife88]

Either way AA goes it's good move.

[OldNo7]

Tough call here. I like an Olivo/Molina veteran combo, but at the same time, want to see JPA get some quality playing time in the bigs. If this is just to buy a draft pick, quite shrewd on AA's part.

http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=339933

[Randle McMurphy]

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2010/1 ... guel-olivo

Yeah, I'm thinking picking up the option is the way to go. Olivo at $2.7M is worth more than a pick, I think. They can decide later what they want to do with him.

[darth_federer]

8 potential picks in the top 50 is crazy. They re rebuilding the team fast.

[OldNo7]

But if he wanted the draft pick from the Type B, why not just offer Buck arbitration?

[Hoopstarr]

Bastian: Ask me? Seems like a case where Jays might decline the option to hopefully get the pick. Remember, re-signing Buck would cost Jays a pick.

Confused. How would it cost us a pick to re-sign Buck?

Edit: I guess he means they'd forgo the chance to get a pick

[Hoopstarr]

But if he wanted the draft pick from the Type B, why not just offer Buck arbitration?

Maybe they think he would accept.

[Schad]

Any of the three possibilities (picking up the option, offering arb and having it declined, offering arb and having it accepted) is fine by me, but I would kinda like to see him return a pick.

Not because we're going to be lacking for picks, but because I can't think of another situation where a team has pulled something like this and essentially bought a draft choice.

[OldNo7]

Bastian: Ask me? Seems like a case where Jays might decline the option to hopefully get the pick. Remember, re-signing Buck would cost Jays a pick.

Confused. How would it cost us a pick to re-sign Buck?

Edit: I guess he means they'd forgo the chance to get a pick

Because if we dont resign him we get a pick. I guess in this case, we have two Type B catchers on the market if we decline Olivo

[Schad]

Because if we dont resign him we get a pick. I guess in this case, we have two Type B catchers on the market if we decline Olivo

Only if Olivo declines arbitration, which isn't a given. I still like the risk/reward of declining the option and offering it though, as worst-case it probably costs a few hundred thou extra.

[Hoopstarr]

Bastian: Ask me? Seems like a case where Jays might decline the option to hopefully get the pick. Remember, re-signing Buck would cost Jays a pick.

Confused. How would it cost us a pick to re-sign Buck?

Edit: I guess he means they'd forgo the chance to get a pick

Because if we dont resign him we get a pick. I guess in this case, we have two Type B catchers on the market if we decline Olivo

No I get that, but it sounded like he said we'd lose an additional pick.

[Randle McMurphy]

Any of the three possibilities (picking up the option, offering arb and having it declined, offering arb and having it accepted) is fine by me, but I would kinda like to see him return a pick.

Not because we're going to be lacking for picks, but because I can't think of another situation where a team has pulled something like this and essentially bought a draft choice.

It would be amusing, but there seems to be more value in just picking up that cheap option.

[Hoopstarr]

The Rockies really wanted to save that 500k I guess.

[darth_federer]

I dont understand why the Rockies just didnt keep the guy, decline his option and get a pick back. Am I missing something here?

[hyper316]

The Rockies really wanted to save that 500k I guess.

well the rockies can be receiving a player to be named or cash. so maybe they wanted more money?