Jays sign Domonic Brown

[gbill2004]

#BlueJays sign former #Phillies OF Domonic Brown to a minor-league contract with spring invite.

[G-Snarls]

Really...

 

OK cool

[G-Snarls]

OK Saunders must be f***ed

[Spoonovic]

Remember when Philly had that amazing farm system?

 

Drabek, D'Arnaud, Gose, Singleton, Domonic Brown, Taylor, Carlos Carrasco. One pretty good player (D'Arnaud), one star (Carlos Carrasco) and then bunch of busts.

[Brownie19]

There - now we don't need to trade for Jay Bruce and pay him $13.5M...

 

I don't mind this as a depth move....we need OF depth.

[G-Snarls]

There - now we don't need to trade for Jay Bruce and pay him $13.5M...

 

I don't mind this as a depth move....we need OF depth.

 

Yep

 

And we can stash him in AAA on the cheap if need be

[Laika]

nice

[G-Snarls]

[The Cats Ass]

Give him a leg kick!

[TBJ12]

Didn't we trade Bautista for this guy after his big season in 2013?

[Angrioter]

Domonic over Travis.... No me gusta

[The Cats Ass]

Domonic over Travis.... No me gusta

 

Travis Snider?

[Travis_Snider]

Travis Snider?

 

hello

[Sammy225]

Would have preferred Dominic Dunn

[z3r0s]

pretty good shot-in-the-dark signing. Maybe a change of scenery helps.

 

He's been pretty putrid lately however.

[BTS]

love this

[z3r0s]

Get that man his standard issue Blue Jays leg kick!

[Brownie19]

Dom Brown - meet Tewks...he'll be working with you for the next 2 months to resurrect your career.

[Brownie19]

Domonic over Travis.... No me gusta

 

I'd sign him up on a minor league deal / invite too!

[The Cats Ass]

No risk. Only potential reward. Our own JD Martinez?

[HERPDERP]

crazy that this guy was the best prospect in baseball one time.

[glory]

Good move. Brown has been bad but it's a minor league deal and he might be someone that is fixable. Get Donaldson's hitting coach on the line.

[admin]

Remember when Philly had that amazing farm system?

 

Drabek, D'Arnaud, Gose, Singleton, Domonic Brown, Taylor, Carlos Carrasco. One pretty good player (D'Arnaud), one star (Carlos Carrasco) and then bunch of busts.

 

Man, Brown was the one prospect they didn't want to give up in the Halladay trade. Never was a fan of him.

[Ziggyy108]

Remember a few years ago that Philly guy started the rumour for like 24 hours of a Joey Bats for Brown trade.

[Ziggyy108]

Nice outfield depth i guess.

[KingKat]

Dom Brom put up a .351 wOBA in 139 games in 2013. That's actually slightly better than what Jay Bruce put up that year (.344), the last time either of them was good. This is a pretty interesting low cost move and it doesn't involve moving Saunders, it's just potentially adding another (intriguing) body to the mix. If this is the plan B for not getting Bruce, I can't say I mind it at all.

[gbill2004]

How's his defense?

[z3r0s]

shite

[Dr. Dinger]

Dom Brom put up a .351 wOBA in 139 games in 2013. That's actually slightly better than what Jay Bruce put up that year (.344), the last time either of them was good. This is a pretty interesting low cost move and it doesn't involve moving Saunders, it's just potentially adding another (intriguing) body to the mix. If this is the plan B for not getting Bruce, I can't say I mind it at all.

 

I don't really understand why Brown ended up being such a particularly bad hitter. His K & BB rates were both solid and there is latent power. Maybe just too much length in the swing or trouble with offspeed. I like it as a minor league depth signing. He's probably garbage, but at least there is some ceiling there unlike the garbage we already had (looking at you, Ezequiel).

[z3r0s]

the power is real if you can fix whatever fatal flaw he has in his approach.