Mastro recalled, Korecky to Buffalo

[jaysfan2014]

Scott MacArthur ‏@TSNScottyMac 1m

 

Darin Mastroianni will join #BlueJays in Baltimore. Bobby Korecky back to Buffalo. #MLB #Orioles

 

No surprise. With righties for the entire Orioles series and the Yankees series, no sense for Pillar to be here. Mastro can at least steal us a base, and he's done well in AAA, and he can play CF.

[KingKat]

Geez I missed the whole part where Korecky rejoined the team.

[Convo]

AA loves to make moves when the team is struggling... all part of his smoke and mirrors tactics

[G-Snarls]

Geez I missed the whole part where Korecky rejoined the team.

 

... and gave up 3 runs today

[TheHurl]

This one makes sense though. Pillar and Mastro are similar enough and this gives them the ability to make a true decision when Rasmus gets back. If Mastro is playing well you can move Gose down. If Gose and Mastro are struggling you can go back to Pillar in 9 days. I still don't see the true value in keeping Rasmus and Gose but it certainly does give us our best defensive options.

[Angrioter]

Pillar 0 for 2

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Get well soon Colby Rasmus.

[Convo]

Mastro is a terrible option.

 

He has never done anything to warrant a call up. Terrible minor league stats (.745 career OPS for an OF is bad), and terrible major league stats. He's Munenori Kawasaki if he was white and played OF (his OBP and SLG are essentially identical). Thats ok if he's a minor league depth MIF as Kawasaki is, but not as an OF as Mastro is.

 

I hope he never gets an at bat.

 

He can't be worse then Kevin "Thinks he's Vlad Guerrero" Pillar

[TheHurl]

They are similar in that both only have value in playing the OF and can be effective against LHP. I am a big supporter of Pillar as a 4th OF but he has options and is swinging a pitches that he doesn't swing at in the minors.

 

Career OBP vs. LHP

Colby .284 MLB

Mastro .334 MLB .414 MiLB

Pillar .302 MLB .398 MiLB

Gose .270 MLB .317 MiLB

 

There is no doubt that Colby is the only one of the crowd that can hit for much power...but getting on base Mastro is probably the best option against LHP. Pillar will be better eventually but Mastro can probably help as much at the given time.

[ElNik2013]

They are similar in that both only have value in playing the OF and can be effective against LHP. I am a big supporter of Pillar as a 4th OF but he has options and is swinging a pitches that he doesn't swing at in the minors.

 

Career OBP vs. LHP

Colby .284 MLB

Mastro .334 MLB .414 MiLB

Pillar .302 MLB .398 MiLB

Gose .270 MLB .317 MiLB

 

There is no doubt that Colby is the only one of the crowd that can hit for much power...but getting on base Mastro is probably the best option against LHP. Pillar will be better eventually but Mastro can probably help as much at the given time.

 

 

Pretty much nailed it. When Rasmus is back, I'd even send down Gose and keep Mastroianni to platoon at CF. Mastro can also steal some bags like Gose off the bench so that's fine.

[gruber92]

I got a feeling Gose will be part of a trade package in the coming weeks. AA can patchwork CF in 2015 if Rasmus walks until Pompey is ready in 2016.

[John_Havok]

I got a feeling Gose will be part of a trade package in the coming weeks. AA can patchwork CF in 2015 if Rasmus walks until Pompey is ready in 2016.

 

Little bit early to be anointing Pompey as the CF of the future. Yes he's having a decent year in HighA but the jump to AA is huge, let alone AAA and then the majors. He's also going to be burning option years starting next season as he'll be Rule 5 eligible after this season and I'm sure the Jays will be protecting him.

[S33n]

He can't be worse then Kevin "Thinks he's Vlad Guerrero" Pillar

 

 

lmao, too true

[Captain Adama]

Remember when the board got so excited over Mastro when he was in Double-A?

 

Good times.

[TheHurl]

Remember when the board got so excited over Mastro when he was in Double-A?

 

Good times.

 

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