Blue Jays Release B.J. Ryan

Wow. Can't imagine he won't get a job somewhere.

Cubs?

@Torgen: If Kip Wells keeps getting a job, BJ Ryan will get one too

@ChiSoxKilla23: Have you seen him pitch this year?

Yea, your point. If Mark Prior and Bartolo Colon can get jobs than so can this guy.

Wow.

Someone will sign him purely on his potential/past performance.

Heck, if I'm the Nats I might even give him a MLB contract with incentives because he coudn't be much worse than their worst relievers and could become by far their best.

Cardinals and Dave Duncan could make him a stud again

Tigers need to sign him to minor league contract and let him work out his problems.

Wow, i thought they'd stick it out with him and see if he'd be better next year.

Though, that said, for a fastball/slider guy who throws both pitches in the low to mid 80's, he really hasn't showed that he has the stuff to get major leaguers out. Especially since it's his slider which he can't locate to save his life.

I wish him the best of luck, he was simply awesome to watch in 07

If I'm Ryan I go to the team where I have the least amount of pressure and most opportunity. You don't sign with a contender when you need to "re-invent yourself". The Nationals would be a great fit, but haven't we said that about every single pitcher that has been realeased this year? Anyway I think he should look at the Nats, Padres, or Diamondbacks where there is no pressure on me essentially.

man I never saw this coming. also lots of teams will want him he'll only cost league min or more likely a minor league contract.

I agree that Detroit should give him a shot. If they can wait forever on willis they can certainly give this guy a year.

Reds should bring back the man we traded. We could use more stability in the bullpen, even though Ryan has shown that he is not as good as Paul Janish, but maybe he can turn it around later on.

"Yea, your point. If Mark Prior and Bartolo Colon can get jobs than so can this guy."

Colon went MIA or 'on the lamb'. Not sure if they know where he is these days. But yeah, Ryan will play again.

"If I'm Ryan I go to the team where I have the least amount of pressure and most opportunity. You don't sign with a contender when you need to "re-invent yourself".

I see your point and agree it might be best. But it depends on the person. Me, I go to a contender if offered a job. Show them you can get the job done. Ofcourse, you have to actually get the job done.

"Now let's see the Cubs do this with Bradley before his option vests! (has fingers crossed)"

Cross your toes as well because it will not happen. Hendry won't do it.

I agree the padres might sign him. It's appealing to any pitcher in need of a rebound to play in PETCO. I don't think they will trade Bell though. They have been grooming Mujica to be a closer, but I don't think it's going to happen as he still hasn't settled in as a dependable set up man. Not yet anyway. This is probably the first step in a move of Halladay.

B.J. Ryan has lost nearly 3 MPH on his fastball and is throwing it about 16% less frequently than he has in his career. He’s throwing the slider nearly 40% of the time (he’s lost 2 MPH on that pitch), up from a career average of 22.1%. He’s both physically and mentally shot.

Eh. I phrased that wrong. He's throwing his fastball only 60% of the time and he has thrown it 76% of the time in his career.

Ryan is awful this year. It's not one of those things where he's still got his stuff but it's a mystery. He's lost velocity on his fastball (which wasn't high to begin with) and his slider has lost some late bite. All of a sudden his fastball is pretty close to his slider. Both are mid to high 80s. There was a game where he came in to face the Orioles, and he was struggling to get it over 85 mph. It was like he was a totally different pitcher.

B.J. Ryan has lost nearly 3 MPH on his fastball and is throwing it about 16% less frequently than he has in his career. He’s throwing the slider nearly 40% of the time (he’s lost 2 MPH on that pitch), up from a career average of 22.1%. He’s both physically and mentally shot.

Posted by: PWHjort | July 08, 2009 at 03:21 PM

Nailed it PWHjort...

87.1 MPH fastball and 81.2 MPH slider this year, down almost 4 mph from his best years in Baltimore.

It's one thing if you're a two-pitch pitcher and your velo drops from 97 to 93 on your fastball, but 87 with no control isn't going to fool anyone.

Ryan is done.

I don't know if you can say that BJ would do better on a small stage because Toronto
isn't exactly N.Y. Can't wait to see which team picks him up and dust's him off.

Anyone who thinks there team will sign him and he will magically turn into a guy who can get you through 1 inning is dreaming. This guy sucked when he came back last year and he has been even worse this year.

Before anyone runs out to pull his stats from last year let me just say, they don't reflect how terrible he truly was. He was a heart attack to watch every time they ran him out. His velocity is down, his control is shot and his attitude sucks.

Just another in a long list of terrible contracts handed out by 'the nose'.

""Now let's see the Cubs do this with Bradley before his option vests! (has fingers crossed)"

Cross your toes as well because it will not happen. Hendry won't do it."

Yeah, because for some reason, Hendry is allergic to smart baseball moves.

"Do you think Bradley having a .370 OBP, second on the team only to Aramis Ramirez might make the cubs not cut him?"

He's still a sub replacement level player, which by definition means "needs to be released", and the Cubs already have a major bad payroll situation in 2011.

The Yankees need to jump on this guy. Lefty, closing ability, still young, just about at the time he'll finally really be healthy from TJ. Go get him Ca$hman.

Anyone who wants him gets him for league mininum. He still gets paid everything except 400K prorated that was left on his contract from toronto.

Ryan will end up signing close to leagues minimum. The Blue Jay fans will all be upset that they let him go because he will redeem himself with a team that has a possibility of still running for a playoff spot.

He has no pressure anywhere he goes. They know what he can do when he is on top of his game. but they also keep in mind he has lost himself.

He might land somewhere like Milwaukee, or like Texas. Teams like these have great fans and will support him build his way back up.

NA NA NANANANA HEEEEEEEEEEY GOOD BYE!

ok, I can only ask, what the heck are you talking about?

What would eating Ryans contract have to do with the other contracts they are owed? They were paying Ryan if they kept him or not, and he has nothing to do with Halladay or Rios or Wells or anyone else other then the BP arm in the minors that now gets a roster spot. And they released him because he has nothing left. He went from throwing 91 MPH with a 85 MPH slider that was resulting in a 74%-77% contact rate (73%-79% in the strike zone) down to a 87 MPH fastball and 81 MPH slider which he has a 83.8% contact rate (88.7% in the zone). When someone has only two pitches, and neither are worth a crud, why wouldn’t you release him? And how would their releasing someone who is done have anything to do with them being desperate to move players? The RedSox released Van Every today as well, does that point to them being in fire-sale mode?

Really, your post just didnt make any sense at all.

As long as its just a minor league deal I wouldn't mind the Mets picking him up to have another lefty in the pen.

Dodgers? Leach is currently the only lefty reliever until Kuo gets back. Only for the right price though.

I know there out of it. But I really wish my D-Backs would sign him. They don't have any reason to play for. Sign him and let him get right. Its not like they have anyone who can get through the 8th inning anyway. Rauch is inconsistent and they just traded Pena. Davis won't be back next year and I doubt Garland is coming back. They'll have some free money. I'll take a chance on a guy who was a successful closer in the AL East.

7th inning Rauch
8th Ryan
9th Qualls

Cubs suck Brewers or Cards will take the Central title

Who are the Blue dummies kidding. YOu should have traded him. They are a so dumb this would be a guy that can setup and close. Blue Jays= suck