Blue Jays claim Jesus Montero off waivers, designate AJ Jimenez for assignment

[Angrioter]

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale now11 seconds ago

The #BlueJays claim Jesus Montero off waivers from the #Mariners.

[Spoonovic]

Low risk pick up. Nice.

[Atothe]

Why not but he's a dh.

[G-Snarls]

Really...

[HERPDERP]

Jimenez gets designated. Proper retribution, I suppose

[Angrioter]

Good bye Edwin!!

[THANOS]

Nice pick-up.

[G-Snarls]

Do we just pick up ALL of the Mariners failed hitters or something?!?!

[Sammy225]

Ya with our awesome catcher depth he might be buried in AAA lol.....

 

Low risk Stash him it pretty much makes him our 2nd best catcher

[G-Snarls]

LOL as the collection of Seattle rejects piles up:

 

Smoak

Saunders (OK he didn't really fail as a hitter just got hurt)

Montero

 

He'll feel right at home

[G-Snarls]

Ya with our awesome catcher depth he might be buried in AAA lol.....

 

Low risk Stash him it pretty much makes him our 2nd best catcher

 

But can we option him to AAA?

[Laika]

Ya with our awesome catcher depth he might be buried in AAA lol.....

 

Low risk Stash him it pretty much makes him our 2nd best catcher

 

I don't think he's caught since 2013

[BTS]

There's no way the team rosters him, Colabello, and Smoak. They'll try to send him to AAA.

[G-Snarls]

Jimenez DFA to make room

[Angrioter]

Barry Davis

The #bluejays have have claimed Jesus Montero from Sea. To clear a spot on the roster, C A.J. JIMENEZ has been designated for assignment.

 

Hutchison on AJ Jimenez DFA

[Laika]

Gregor Chisholm ‏@gregorMLB 57s58 seconds ago

Montero is out of options and cannot be sent to Minors without clearing waivers. I'd have to think #BlueJays will try to get him through.

 

Jays are 26th on the waiver wire so there's a decent chance he makes it through to Buffalo.

[Sammy225]

I don't think he's caught since 2013

 

Still doesn't mean he is not our 2nd best catcher lol

[HERPDERP]

Will he even last a week with the Jays? He'll have to pass through waivers again

[Dick_Pole]

It's funny because it feels like not too long ago this board was bustling at the thought of the Jays picking up Montero for an offense that was top-heavy and depth-free. Now on the surface Montero looks like the last thing the Jays need but if Colabello and/or Smoak fall of the face of the earth, he could be a good depth piece.

[Jimcanuck]

Can he catch a knuckler?

[BTS]

Can he catch a knuckler?

 

Can he even catch a fastball?

[Abomination]

Can he even catch a fastball?

 

Can't be worse than JPA, can he?

[BTS]

Can't be worse than JPA, can he?

 

Let's please raise that bar a little.

[Angrioter]

[Dick_Pole]

If Martin goes down, putting Donaldson behind the plate, EE at third and Montero at DH is probably the better defensive scenario than Montero catching.

[flafson]

Can't be worse than JPA, can he?

 

I don't think catching a fastball was JP's problem, he wasn't very good at it but passable. It was more to do with hitting anything that isn't a fastball.

[flafson]

If Martin goes down, putting Donaldson behind the plate, EE at third and Montero at DH is probably the better defensive scenario than Montero catching.

 

So you risk your MVP because of that? That's crazy.

Unless of course you're talking just for a few innings until they call up some other catcher.

[glory]

There's very little chance any team is going to carry Montero on their big league roster. He's practically a DH, at best 1B/emergency catcher, and hasn't hit at the big league level. I'd be very surprised if he doesn't pass waivers.

[Angrioter]

If Martin goes down, putting Donaldson behind the plate, EE at third and Montero at DH is probably the better defensive scenario than Montero catching.

 

Stroman pitch runner

[Brownie19]

So you risk your MVP because of that? That's crazy.

Unless of course you're talking just for a few innings until they call up some other catcher.

 

Dude - he's joking. Between this and you're math - you're all discombobulated today.