Dalton Pompey called up

[Pete_7]

Per his twitter

 

[gruber92]

f***ing right.

[Abomination]

I wonder who's losing their 40 man roster spots?

[Caper]

Yessss.

 

Might as well.

[HERPDERP]

bet gravemen never thought he would be called up this soon

 

keep your expectations in check though..the guy barely breaks 90

[dineke]

Hopefully he becomes the Canadian superstar Lawrie was supposed to be (I don't know anything about him).

[Caper]

bet gravemen never thought he would be called up this soon

 

keep your expectations in check though..the guy barely breaks 90

 

 

 

Yeah. He'll be mop up... But that's a great start for him.

[Abomination]

bet gravemen never thought he would be called up this soon

 

keep your expectations in check though..the guy barely breaks 90

 

Buehrle barely breaks 80 some nights. A heavy sinker at 90 is just fine, especially when combined with an almost non-existent walk rate.

[gruber92]

Hopefully he becomes the Canadian superstar Lawrie was supposed to be (I don't know anything about him).

 

Pompey will soon take over that title while Lawrie will whimper away over the next few years unless he turns his s*** around (fix that stupid loop in his hands before swinging) and get off the f***ing Red Bull.

[gruber92]

No A.J.

 

I'm actually very surprised at this, especially when AA had three catchers on the 25 man when Kratz was here. We could use A.J's late inning defense.

[nmrch]

ridiculously excited about Pompey, he's not going to get much playing time but still, and Norris out of the bullpen should be fun.

[tercet]

So Hynes and Hague are insta dfa..

 

Next in line.. Delabar Drabek Mastroianni Nolin?

 

Lawrie to 60man dl?

[SJE32]

AJ may still. Not known to be active on twitter, Do not think Drabek or Morrow will tweet their excitement if they called up.

[HERPDERP]

Buehrle barely breaks 80 some nights. A heavy sinker at 90 is just fine, especially when combined with an almost non-existent walk rate.

 

Buehrle is an outlier. Not many MLB pitchers out there with sustained success with crap velocity

[GD]

Buehrle is an outlier. Not many MLB pitchers out there with sustained success with crap velocity

 

I don't get why anyone who throws under 90 is immediately expected to induce weak contact like Mark Buehrle. Guess it's the back up catcher myth/fallacy/whatever.

[jaysfan2014]

Nice to see Pompey get the callup.. might as well, considering he's Rule 5 eligible, and Rasmus is playing himself out of Toronto with his awful offense and declining D.

Wonder if he'll get a shot playing CF down the stretch considering the questions on Pillar and Gose.

[Pete_7]

Per industry sources, #BlueJays full Sept call-up list: Norris, Nolin, Graveman, Morrow, Pompey, Gose, Goins, Johnson, Kottaras

 

Thats from Shi Dividi

[jaysfan2014]

Guess they aren't comfortable on Jimenez.. Kottaras is Canadian, BTW, and might get some shots when Dickey pitches, because he used to catch Tim Wakefield when with the Red Sox.

[jaysfan2014]

Per industry sources, #BlueJays full Sept call-up list: Norris, Nolin, Graveman, Morrow, Pompey, Gose, Goins, Johnson, Kottaras

 

Thats from Shi Dividi

 

Looks like Delabar and Mastro are going to be DFAd, along with Colt Hynes and Hague, based on that list.

 

Wouldn't be surprised if Nolin or Graveman get a start down the stretch.

[baseballsss]

Did i miss something? What did Delbar do to piss AA off?..yah he sucked but so did santos and they kept giving him a shot..

[ElNik2013]

Did i miss something? What did Delbar do to piss AA off?..yah he sucked but so did santos and they kept giving him a shot..

 

 

Not to mention he could rebound and be useful next year. He's also cheap (I think). Wouldn't be surprised if AA picks up McGowan's option.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

This could be fun to watch! Batz to 3rd and Melky to dh, roll with pillar Gose and Pompey in the outfield ! Colby as a bench bat! This would excite me!

[ElNik2013]

As far as Pompey goes, it's undeniably a great story that he's from the GTA. However, what's most important is that he's performed at all levels this year and has basically earned this. We all know he's far from a sure thing, like most prospects, but it's great to see nonetheless.

[ElNik2013]

Kottaras looks like he'll get shot to catch Dickey as 3rd catcher.

 

 

Yeah, Kratz was supposed to catch him too, remember?

[John_Havok]

Kottaras looks like he'll get shot to catch Dickey as 3rd catcher.

 

How about his first catcher....

[John_Havok]

Pompey went out in style in buffalo, 4-6 tonight with 2 doubles raising his avg to .358.

[jaysfan2014]

AJ's on the 40 man isn't he? A third catcher in Sept, is automatic!

 

AJ Jimenez is coming off injury. Jays don't want to take a risk on him. And they probably want to see if Kottaras can replace Thole as Dickey's personal catcher next season (unless Dickey is traded).

[Abomination]

AJ Jimenez is coming off injury. Jays don't want to take a risk on him. And they probably want to see if Kottaras can replace Thole as Dickey's personal catcher next season (unless Dickey is traded).

 

With both Norris and Graveman being added before they needed to be (and Sanchez expected to get a spot I would assume), you have to think there's a strong chance either Dickey or Buehrle will be traded in the off-season. This doesn't make much sense otherwise.

[jaysfan2014]

With both Norris and Graveman being added before they needed to be (and Sanchez expected to get a spot I would assume), you have to think there's a strong chance either Dickey or Buehrle will be traded in the off-season. This doesn't make much sense otherwise.

 

Most likely Buehrle gets traded. He's only got 1 year left and could be useful for other teams looking for a veteran starter who eats innings, preferably an NL team.

[gruber92]

Kottaras looks like he'll get shot to catch Dickey as 3rd catcher.

 

He's Greek.. Who did you expect AA to choose?

 

Lol..