Well, it looks like it is finally going to happen. A month late, but this is a good sign.
Matty Stairs has been dealt to Philly for a prospect whose identity has not yet been determined. Travis Snider has been called up to replace him on the current roster. There is tons of hype surrounding this kid, so I am very excited to see him play.
Before I get into more, I just wanted to send a shout out to Stairs. We love you up here in the good old country of Canada, and we wish you well. However the time was right for both of us to move on. Good luck sir.
Here is a great quote from Stairs published in The Post http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=753989:
"Nothing would have been better than to go down friggin' Yonge Street and celebrating with the guys I became really close with in the last year and a half," he said. "To me the greatest city in the world is Toronto. I'm not saying that because I played there or I'm a Canadian. It's a city I've always loved."
Ok, now that that is out of the way, JP needs to get on the horn and see what he can get for Eckstein, Zaun, McDonald, and Bautista. Yup, the same Bautista that he traded for last week. None of these players are in the future plans, so there is no reason for them to be here now.
JP you have approx. two days to do this, so get what you can, and let the team move on.
Hopefully the fire sale of the dead weight continues.
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Starting to become concerned with this call-up and even the thought of Snider playing next season in Toronto. If he struggles against left handed pitching will this hurt his overall development? Will the Jays bench him vs lefties if he proves ineffective? With the International League season winding down (and Syracuse not qualifying for the playoffs) the call-up does allow Snider a few more at-bats. Unfortunately this leads into another problem, his arbitration clock?????????
I have a few concerns with this call-up myself.
1)His arbitration clock, of course.
2)His confidence if he struggles (which is very likely).
3)His age. He is to young to become a yo-yo.
4)Does this mean the Jays will not sign a DH masher in the offseason?
This is clearly a PR move by Riccardi. His job is on the line. He needs to showcase these types of players.
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