Brett Cecil with left Triceps strain, 15 day DL, Dustin Antolin called up

[HERPDERP]

[fatcowxlive]

I don't recognize the man being called up

[burlingtonbandit]

This certainly isn't good. Jays need another lefty pretty badly, Antolin has nice K numbers but the walks are scary.

[BTS]

On the bright side, we're not locked into an expensive multi-year deal with this reliever.

[John_Havok]

I don't recognize the man being called up

 

He's about as reliable as anyone on this board.

[burlingtonbandit]

On the bright side, we're not locked into an expensive multi-year deal with this reliever.

 

haha weren't you advocating for signing him long term recently?

[BTS]

haha weren't you advocating for signing him long term recently?

 

Like two years ago I thought the window passed to get him on a cheap deal with team options. Something like buying out his last two arb years with options on his frst FA year or two would have been nice.

[KingKat]

I was going to suggest they might be calling him up because his arm is the freshest but he pitched yesterday so I guess they just want a closer look at this guy. Eleven walks isn't that bad when it comes against 25ks. I'd certainly rather have a legit strikeout guy over more garbage from the likes of Venditte and Tepera.

[Maahfaace]

Like two years ago I thought the window passed to get him on a cheap deal with team options. Something like buying out his last two arb years with options on his frst FA year or two would have been nice.

 

That jose quintana deal looks so awesome, similarly bought out his arbitrary years (5y/25m) and tacked on two team option years at the end of it. You're right about the window, gotta do it early in arbitrary years to get maximum rapage contract

[burlingtonbandit]

Like two years ago I thought the window passed to get him on a cheap deal with team options. Something like buying out his last two arb years with options on his frst FA year or two would have been nice.

 

You don't really see that with relievers though. I can't even think of a comparable right now.

[Cyborg]

I was going to suggest they might be calling him up because his arm is the freshest but he pitched yesterday so I guess they just want a closer look at this guy. Eleven walks isn't that bad when it comes against 25ks. I'd certainly rather have a legit strikeout guy over more garbage from the likes of Venditte and Tepera.

They also probably don't mind if they have to DFA him. I still would have grabbed Venditte.

[KingKat]

They also probably don't mind if they have to DFA him. I still would have grabbed Venditte.

 

I guess Girodo gets some higher leverage now.

[GD]

On the bright side, we're not locked into an expensive multi-year deal with this reliever.

 

On the other hand, buy low?

[Cyborg]

Venditte should be a LOOGY at the MLB level. Gibby gave him 5 lefties and 16 righties. Hardly fair.

[intentional wok]

Venditte should be a LOOGY at the MLB level. Gibby gave him 5 lefties and 16 righties. Hardly fair.

 

This is weird. Venditte even prefers his left arm when given the choice.

[KingKat]

That's nice but there's no point in calling up Venditte if Gibby won't use him right (which btw doesn't surprise me at all, I even said back in spring traning that I didn't trust Gibby to use him right).

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

That's nice but there's no point in calling up Venditte if Gibby won't use him right (which btw doesn't surprise me at all, I even said back in spring traning that I didn't trust Gibby to use him right).

 

Wait or is that Left? Mutha f***er keeps switching the hands dealt him!

Lol

[Angrioter]

Venditte is nothing

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

To you maybe, I am sure his mom would fight you on this point!

 

Mama Venditte gonna kick your ass!

[admin]

I don't recognize the man being called up

 

Sounds like we just found our guy for late inning one run games.

[fatcowxlive]

He's about as reliable as anyone on this board.

 

Sounds like we just found our guy for late inning one run games.

 

Oh great... Goddammit!!!

[King]

11th round pick in 2008!

 

Barry DavisVerified account ‏@SNBarryDavis 2h2 hours ago Arlington, TX

Just spoke to Dustin Antolin. He didn't see this coming. Was in minor league camp this spring but has been closing games in AAA. #BlueJays

[Nafro]

Yeah, high BB/9, maybe we can see another Walk-off BB against.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Was this really the best we could do?