Official: Goins optioned to AAA, Getz called up, Storey released

[KingKat]

If it does turn out to be Getz, you'd have to think he's being lobbied for by one of his former Royals coaches, either Gibbons really likes him or Seitzer thinks he can fix him (sigh). The only way Getz makes sense is a speed off the bench guy but that pushes Diaz into an everyday role not to mention that Mastroianni could just as easily be the speed off the bench guy while also doing both of Sierra's jobs (backup OF, RH bat) more competently.

[Smedley Butler]

Getz career: 67 wRC+

Goins career: 45 wRC+

 

22% difference "same with the bat" lol

 

More like a 50% difference over Goins? I thought you said you were smaaaaht wtf kid?

[GD]

More like a 50% difference over Goins? I thought you said you were smaaaaht wtf kid?

 

wRC+ is in percentage above or below 100. The 22 score difference between 67 (Getz) and 45 (Goins) is a percentage difference based on how wRC+ is calculated.

[G-Snarls]

Storey or....rob Rasmussen ??? To be cut is my guess...and who the hell is rob rasmuseen?

 

Throw-in relief pitcher we got in the Lincoln for Kratz trade

[shortstop]

confirms imo how stupid it was for AA to come out & anoint Goins in the off-season...should've just said he'd be competing for the job...instead, anointed him & has basically said he doesn't have confidence in him...

 

that said, it's the right move sending him down

 

here's hoping jays can get above .500 after this series against the royals

[BlueJaysGirl]

If it does turn out to be Getz, you'd have to think he's being lobbied for by one of his former Royals coaches, either Gibbons really likes him or Seitzer thinks he can fix him (sigh). The only way Getz makes sense is a speed off the bench guy but that pushes Diaz into an everyday role not to mention that Mastroianni could just as easily be the speed off the bench guy while also doing both of Sierra's jobs (backup OF, RH bat) more competently.

 

I'm not sure I trust Seitzer's judgement. He said he could make a man out of Goins, and he did significantly worse than last year with his "new approach".

 

My prediction, Goins never plays or the BJ's again.

[Cooler Heads Prevail]

But Kawazaki's awesome! Apart from having an OBP way higher than the 3 that were mentioned previously (and the fact that he put up 0.8 fWAR last season) he's entertaining as hell. Hence why I would care if he got the call or not

 

He's not awesome, his defence isn't all that good for a guy that's supposedly on a team for defence. 2B they can maybe get away with it, but he's a mediocre short stop and someone has to back up Reyes. I'm sure that aspect is one of the main reasons that Diaz and Goins were still in the mix.

[HERPDERP]

I'm not sure I trust Seitzer's judgement. He said he could make a man out of Goins, and he did significantly worse than last year with his "new approach".

 

My prediction, Goins never plays or the BJ's again.

 

Reminds me of that pitching coach that many years ago said that he could fix Victor Zambrano in 10 minutes, and the organization that time (Rays) traded away Kazmir for Zambrano.

 

That turned out well..

[KingKat]

Reminds me of that pitching coach that many years ago said that he could fix Victor Zambrano in 10 minutes, and the organization that time (Rays) traded away Kazmir for Zambrano.

 

That turned out well..

 

You make it sound like the Rays traded Kazmir for Zambrano but it was the other way around, the Rays traded Zambrano (Victor) to the Mets for Kazmir.

[HERPDERP]

Yes, I derped

[TDotttt2005]

Of course they will announce the move right after I post this...but shouldn't the Jays have announced the move already to get Getz on the 40-Man roster? If its just paperwork to remove one of Storey, Rasmussen, etc., why haven't they announced it yet? A larger move in the works perhaps??????????????????????????

[TDotttt2005]

DAMN IT

 

Blue Jays-Official ‏@BlueJays 18s

 

The @BlueJays select the contract of 2B CHRIS GETZ from @BuffaloBisons. To make room on 40-man roster RHP MICKEY STOREY has been released.

[Angrioter]

@AndrewStoeten

Jays make it official: Getz up, Mickey Storey off the 40-man to make room.

[G-Snarls]

Will combine and rename thread for clarity

[Angrioter]

Merged

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/brownm10/dragonball-gt/7c335615.gif

[G-Snarls]

Waste of a 40 man spot that Stroman should take, but whatever there are other wasted spots.

 

Yeah Storey was never coming back up so that's fine

 

Still hoping they DFA Sierra before long and Bring up Mastro or Gose

[HERPDERP]

Merged

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/brownm10/dragonball-gt/7c335615.gif

 

http://i.imgur.com/oPt1Nrr.gif

[G-Snarls]

Sil also making Wilner homerize

 

[Anemic0ffense]

Yeah Storey was never coming back up so that's fine

 

Still hoping they DFA Sierra before long and Bring up Mastro or Gose

 

Those SSS September sluggers Goins and Sierra really proved us all wrong

 

#wetoldyaso #AAblows #Gyro

[Anemic0ffense]

Merged

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e76/brownm10/dragonball-gt/7c335615.gif

 

DBZ pwns

[G-Snarls]

Sierra has now amassed -0.7 WAR in just 310 career PA.

 

Impressively bad

[Angrioter]

Thames. Sierra. Goins.

 

I wonder who it will be this year? The team only has one OF under contract next year, so Gose and Pillar will probably be given every day spots in 2015 after having decent Septembers.

 

PA for below replacement level players . I love it.!!

[The_DH]

Reminds me of John McDonald traded for John McDonald.

[connorp]

Lol.. I was at a couple Baltimore games in BAL a couple weeks back with my 11yo and we always sit front row visitor side to get max autographs and balls for him.. So Goins came over and I was pushing my son to go get his auto for the experience but my 11yo son was keen enough to be like "dad.. He sucks, he won't even be on the team next month"..

[flafson]

Lol.. I was at a couple Baltimore games in BAL a couple weeks back with my 11yo and we always sit front row visitor side to get max autographs and balls for him.. So Goins came over and I was pushing my son to go get his auto for the experience but my 11yo son was keen enough to be like "dad.. He sucks, he won't even be on the team next month"..

 

That's not nice from an 11 year old.

[G-Snarls]

Thames didn't have to be a disaster. I would have bought him as bench bat and half a DH platoon entering the season if Lind weren't here. Thames as an everyday LF was egregious though.

 

An egregious error that carried on in Seattle of course until they then released him. Hehe

[KingKat]

I was just looking for the statistical argument for Kawasaki and to my surprise I didn't find it.

 

Fangraphs has Getz at 1.2 wins over 449 games (0.00267 per game) and Kawasaki at 0.3 over 160 games (0.00188 per game). Normally, I wouldn't advocate making personnel decisions based on who's hot in a small minor league sample but in this case should we really have a problem with it? Other than the fact that you had to open up a 40 man spot (at the cost of an inconsequential player) for Getz, I don't really see the argument against him.

[connorp]

That's not nice from an 11 year old.

 

We're not judging character. We don't know what kind of men these guys are behind closed doors. Goins is not a mlb baseball player. He sucks. You have to accept it

[G-Snarls]

At least one.

 

Yes but that guy probably gets bullied by Beeston into being quiet

 

"Check the organizational chart!"

[KingKat]

It doesn't really matter at all. Until someone is brought in from outside the org, the team can keep up the 2B carousel of Diaz/Goins/Kawasaki/Getz and none is really tangibly better than the others IMO.

 

That's what I'm starting to suspect. I was under the lingering impression that Kawasaki had better number than he does, I guess it's because JFaS champions him. Goins has the lowest floor but otherwise there's not much to choose from.