Finally, Jays will sign Erik Kratz to a minor-league deal

[Angrioter]

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#BlueJays will sign Erik Kratz to a minor-league deal. Details here w/ @ShiDavidi

[HERPDERP]

Josh Thole (and Dickey) better read into this

[BTS]

A Thole DFA would be a nice gift going into the long weekend.

[Angrioter]

A Thole DFA would be a nice gift going into the long weekend.

 

Thole 106 PA

26 wRC+

-0.3 fWAR

[Governator]

Thole 106 PA

26 wRC+

-0.3 fWAR

 

Kratz has been far worse... almost unheard of territory.

[fatcowxlive]

Thole 106 PA

26 wRC+

-0.3 fWAR

 

Kratz is s*** too, I read somewhere here that he's not as good a framer as he was before

[Jonn]

Lets see what hes got. Liked him when be was here.

[LGBJ29]

Thole 106 PA

26 wRC+

-0.3 fWAR

 

Kratz 87 PA

-40 wRC+

-1.0 fWAR

[Grant77]

Erik Kratz, taken in the 29th round of the 2002 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Our manager that season was Buck Martinez and led by our brand new GM, J.P. Ricciardi, we took Russ Adams in the first round. Second overall in that draft was a young man named B.J. Upton.

[jays4life19]

They both project to be around 60 wRC+ guys ROS. It's a minor league deal and has some experience catching Dickey so why not?

[Jonn]

A Thole DFA would be a nice gift going into the long weekend.

 

We know that's not going too happen.

[RealAccountant]

There are some things we can look forward to others not so much

[Brownie19]

They both project to be around 60 wRC+ guys ROS. It's a minor league deal and has some experience catching Dickey so why not?

 

insurance encase Thole gets hurt....

[glory]

A Dickey/Thole trade would be better, but I'll settle for Kratz over Thole (it has to be at least a noticeable defensive upgrade if nothing else).

[Grant77]

A Dickey/Thole trade would be better, but I'll settle for Kratz over Thole (it has to be at least a noticeable defensive upgrade if nothing else).

 

What? There's nothing wrong with Thole's defense.

[Sammy225]

insurance encase Thole gets hurt....

 

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[gbill2004]

Shartkins does it again! Great move!

[fatcowxlive]

Erik Kratz, taken in the 29th round of the 2002 draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Our manager that season was Buck Martinez and led by our brand new GM, J.P. Ricciardi, we took Russ Adams in the first round. Second overall in that draft was a young man named B.J. Upton.

 

Smh the year we took Russ Adams over Tulo

 

A Dickey/Thole trade would be better, but I'll settle for Kratz over Thole (it has to be at least a noticeable defensive upgrade if nothing else).

 

Thole has actually been really good at catching Dickey, not sure if you know this or not but it's hard to catch a Kuncler

[gbill2004]

Josh Donaldson has experience catching too.

[Grant77]

Smh the year we took Russ Adams over Tulo

 

 

 

Thole has actually been really good at catching Dickey, not sure if you know this or not but it's hard to catch a Kuncler

 

That was Ricky Romero. We took Russ immediately before Cole Hamels and Nick Swisher lol.

[jb22]

Smh the year we took Russ Adams over Tulo

 

no that was 2005, and it was romero over tulo

[Horses Fart]

Rather watch Thole, and that's pretty f***in bad.

[Governator]

Josh Donaldson has experience catching too.

 

 

That's like an off topic comment a bot would post, good grief.

[Caper]

I loved Kratz when he was a Jay.

[SAAviour]

Someone needs to be our back up catcher when we trade Dickey and Thole away on Monday and replace them with Chris Sale.

I guess the only real question now is, who is after Dickey? And what's it going to take to get Sale?

[Grant77]

Someone needs to be our back up catcher when we trade Dickey and Thole away on Monday and replace them with Chris Sale.

I guess the only real question now is, who is after Dickey? And what's it going to take to get Sale?

 

Dickey, Thole, and the rights to Todd.

[KingKat]

Someone needs to be our back up catcher when we trade Dickey and Thole away on Monday and replace them with Chris Sale.

I guess the only real question now is, who is after Dickey? And what's it going to take to get Sale?

 

Nah... I'm pretty sure signing Kratz indicates that Dickey is staying around and that the team is protecting itself in case of a Thole injury. Kratz is the new Mike Nickeas.

[gbill2004]

That's like an off topic comment a bot would post, good grief.

 

We're talking about backup catchers. It's totally relevant.

[Governator]

We're talking about backup catchers. It's totally relevant.

 

There's no world in which JD becomes a backup catcher. He's the Martin got ejected and the backup just keeled over, last ditch option.

[spats]

I keep checking our system for possible back up catchers and Lavarnway never gets a mention. On further inspection, I now know why. His career minor league numbers .285 and .375 obp look pretty good but his major league numbers .198 and .258 are Tholeesk and I don't know anything about his defense.