Getz retires after losing job with Blue Jays

Back2back2back · Post #1 » by **Back2back2back** » Fri May 16, 2014 2:45 pm

Chris Getz, who appeared in 10 games for the Toronto Blue Jays this year, has decided to retire. The 30-year-old was designated for assignment after collecting four hits in 25 at bats for Toronto.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/blogs/blue-jays-rundown/getz-retires-after-losing-job-with-blue-jays/

Santoki · Post #2 » by **Santoki** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:03 pm

I guess if you can't win the 2B job in Toronto, you might as well retire.

Back2back2back · Post #3 » by **Back2back2back** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:10 pm

and I guess this organization feels playing Lawrie at 2nd base is the best answer.

rib eye · Post #4 » by **rib eye** » Sat May 17, 2014 5:22 am

Santoki wrote:I guess if you can't win the 2B job in Toronto, you might as well retire.

lol.

hyper316 · Post #5 » by **hyper316** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:17 am

chris come getz-some!

too early to retire. he just came up to big leagues in 2009

Post #6 » by **Schad** » Sat May 17, 2014 7:12 am

Well, we won't call him up again.

Good luck plumbing or whatever former Jays second basemen do.

kwamebargnani · Post #7 » by **kwamebargnani** » Sat May 17, 2014 7:31 am

He was probably next in line to get called up for AA's weekly random roster shuffle.

Santoki · Post #8 » by **Santoki** » Sat May 17, 2014 12:52 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:Well, we won't call him up again.

Good luck plumbing or whatever former Jays second basemen do.

I doubt he actually retires. Maybe he takes the season off and comes back with another organization. He's only 30!

Lateral Quicks · Post #9 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Sat May 17, 2014 2:21 pm

Santoki wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:Well, we won't call him up again.

Good luck plumbing or whatever former Jays second basemen do.

I doubt he actually retires. Maybe he takes the season off and comes back with another organization. He's only 30!

This. The major league minimum is $500K... he could still have a better career money-wise by being on a major league roster 20% of the time than most "regular person" jobs.

Randle McMurphy · Post #10 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:36 pm

I've wished that scrubs would retire for years, even yelled it at a few of them during games. It looks like one finally did.

Very glad I won't have to watch Getz play for this team again.

Back2back2back · Post #11 » by **Back2back2back** » Sun May 18, 2014 10:40 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:I've wished that scrubs would retire for years, even yelled it at a few of them during games. It looks like one finally did.

Very glad I won't have to watch Getz play for this team again.

Post #12 » by **Schad** » Sun May 18, 2014 10:58 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:This. The major league minimum is $500K... he could still have a better career money-wise by being on a major league roster 20% of the time than most "regular person" jobs.

That does come with a pretty nomadic lifestyle, however. Wouldn't be surprised if he turns up as a coach in the Royals system, where he'd make a decent living without having the relocate every two weeks.

Skin Blues · Post #13 » by **Skin Blues** » Mon May 19, 2014 11:24 am

Getz is gay.

Back2back2back · Post #14 » by **Back2back2back** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:30 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
Lateral Quicks wrote:This. The major league minimum is $500K... he could still have a better career money-wise by being on a major league roster 20% of the time than most "regular person" jobs.

That does come with a pretty nomadic lifestyle, however. Wouldn't be surprised if he turns up as a coach in the Royals system, where he'd make a decent living without having the relocate every two weeks.

I'll take that nomadic lifestyle if you paid me a minimum of $500K.

Ado05 · Post #15 » by **Ado05** » Tue May 20, 2014 7:10 pm

I like to call it, 'the Buffalo effect'.

CrookedJ · Post #16 » by **CrookedJ** » Wed May 21, 2014 3:19 pm

I had really weird dream about Chris Getz last night...that somehow another team had signed him and then traded him back to us. Was a bit upset... then as I pieced it back together I realized the player we traded for him was some random loser I knew in high school. So not a bad deal really!