Blue Jays sign Mat Latos

[HERPDERP]

and Mat Latos

 

[Angrioter]

f*** no

[Gary]

Love it! This would be a very solid signing. Shartkins killing it this offseason.

[TholesWeirdEye]

New FO is loving the soft tossers.

[Jonn]

Finally bringing Latos home.

[BTS]

Fat Latos

[RealAccountant]

Mat Latos is still a good pitcher

 

 

 

-Said no one ever.

[THANOS]

Disgusting.. Latos is garbage.

[fatcowxlive]

Ayyyyyy. He'd be solid, I'm not sure if he'd take a minor league role but I'd give him a chance as a swingman out the pen until an injury occurs

[jaysblue]

Ah damn he's taken in the LOD.

[Terminator]

Latos is cooked. Still only 29 though and I assume it will be a minor league deal so why not.

[Sammy225]

As pitching depth he is pretty good...

[Abomination]

He'd probably make a decent reliever. Can still run it up into the mid 90s, which should get the slider playing up again.

[Terminator]

As pitching depth he is pretty good...

 

So let's say Biagini and Bolsinger are 6 and 7 on the pecking order who would be 8? I suppose Latos could be fine in that role.

[burlingtonbandit]

Isn't he a headcase too?

[Sammy225]

So let's say Biagini and Bolsinger are 6 and 7 on the pecking order who would be 8? I suppose Latos could be fine in that role.

 

It would depend on what there intentions are. Are they looking at Latos as minor league depth and Biagini to the pen then it would be (Latos, Bolsinger). Or are they looking try Latos in the pen while Biagini works in the Minors. Either way i am ok with because its not like we are handing him a for sure roster spot by the looks of things. All depending on price anyway.

[Dr. Dinger]

Gross.

[BigCecil]

New FO is loving the soft tossers.

 

Just soft tossed...on to the floor.

[JaysFan4Ever]

If it's a minor league deal, no harm, no foul. If he can regain a little of what he had, either as a spot starter or reliever, he could help out. It never hurts to have as much depth as you can get. Depending on what the terms wind up being, if he's signed, Biagini might wind up in the pen helping to solidify it a bit more. If he winds up being a reliever to start the season and Biagini winds up starting in AAA, then it gives another starter. Hopefully, if he is signed, he won't cost the team any wins. If they don't sign him, or he has a date he can opt out, and he leaves, then oh well. If he sucks out loud again, cutting him loose isn't a problem. He's not a buy low, possible decent return guy. If they don't sign him, nothing lost. Worse case if he's signed, he just gives younger arms sometime to develop, and/or throws a few innings, shows he's not worth keeping around, he's released, no biggie. If he manages to turn it around a bit, and helps the Jays out in some way, then it's a win. If he proves he has something left, maybe he takes Dominic Leone spot on the roster.

[Pendleton]

Minor league deal with an invite to ST hopefully. He's fine as veteran pitching depth, if that's all this is.

[G-Snarls]

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[King]

If it's a minor league deal, no harm, no foul. If he can regain a little of what he had, either as a spot starter or reliever, he could help out. It never hurts to have as much depth as you can get. Depending on what the terms wind up being, if he's signed, Biagini might wind up in the pen helping to solidify it a bit more. If he winds up being a reliever to start the season and Biagini winds up starting in AAA, then it gives another starter. Hopefully, if he is signed, he won't cost the team any wins. If they don't sign him, or he has a date he can opt out, and he leaves, then oh well. If he sucks out loud again, cutting him loose isn't a problem. He's not a buy low, possible decent return guy. If they don't sign him, nothing lost. Worse case if he's signed, he just gives younger arms sometime to develop, and/or throws a few innings, shows he's not worth keeping around, he's released, no biggie. If he manages to turn it around a bit, and helps the Jays out in some way, then it's a win. If he proves he has something left, maybe he takes Dominic Leone spot on the roster.

 

Wow!

[TholesWeirdEye]

Wow!

 

http://www.reactiongifs.com/lol/illK6U.gif

[FrozenRopes]

Invite to camp, see how he goes, could be long out of the pen.

[bowld]

Assume he would go to the pen or AAA. he sucks

[Laika]

Latos STILL isn't 30 years old. Dude came into the league sitting 94 and touching 98mph. Aaron Sanchez level velocity.

 

Now he sits like, 90mph. So much velocity loss, so fast.

[Krylian]

New FO is loving the soft tossers.

 

I don't like soft tossers.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Love it! This would be a very solid signing. Shartkins killing it this offseason.

 

Great bargin bin FO! Bringing their Cleveland roots with them!

[Key22]

Cecil lost a ton of velocity for awhile too so maybe converting to own he can regain it and be effective. But apparently he is a clubhouse cancer. Same reason they dumped Valencia. We'll see.

[Grant77]

I like this if it's a minor league deal or small big league deal with the intention of using him as a relief pitcher. I've seen enough to conclude that he is no longer capable of being a good starter, at least in this division.