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This Date In Transactions History: Colby Rasmus

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 27, 2012 at 9:01am CDT

Colby Rasmus - Blue Jays (PW)

It’s been exactly one year since the Blue Jays, Cardinals and White Sox completed the complicated three-team trade that sent Colby Rasmus to Toronto. The Cardinals have an 88-70 regular season record in the last calendar year, plus the 11 postseason wins they earned en route to the 2011 World Series championship. Meanwhile, Rasmus has hit 20 homers and posted a .224/.283/.419 batting line in 543 plate appearances with the Blue Jays. He struggled after arriving in Toronto last summer, but has hit for power so far in 2012, and now has 17 home runs on the season. 

I spoke with Rasmus earlier in the month. Here are some of his reflections on the trade, his ability and playing in Toronto: 

MLBTR – Looking back, what are your thoughts on the trade?

Colby Rasmus – I’m definitely happy I got traded. I’ve enjoyed my time here since I’ve been here. When I look back at my time here, I feel like I’ve worked hard, played hard and that’s all I can do. So I’m happy with it.

MLBTR – Did you expect to be traded?

CR – I was about 50-50. It was kind of hard to tell because in baseball nobody knows until it happens. I thought maybe there was a chance because of some of the things that went on. Things weren’t meshing very well. I thought there was definitely a chance that I could be moved. 

MLBTR – Did you block out all of the reports last summer, or was it impossible to ignore?

CR – I tried not to follow that stuff, but sometimes it’s hard because you see TVs in every clubhouse. They don’t turn the TVs off baseball. So we listen to everything everybody says even though you try not to. With the fans of St. Louis they’re a different breed. They’re all into their baseball. They know every stat, everything that’s going on in the papers. You run into fans everywhere you go. So yeah some of those things I would hear I would try to keep as much of it out of my mind as I could. 

MLBTR – What’s the biggest difference between this year and last year?

CR – The biggest difference I would say is comfort level. Here I just feel more accepted, wanted. Nobody bothers me. I just go out and play my game and that way I have confidence in my game. In St. Louis I started to lose my confidence because maybe I didn’t do things a certain way that they liked or wanted. I think it should be between the white lines. The other stuff should be set aside.

MLBTR – How do you evaluate your performance in St. Louis and in Toronto?

CR – I feel like I played some good baseball in St. Louis. I definitely still haven’t played to my potential, but in 2010 I hit .276 with 23 home runs and 60 [actually 66] RBI. That’s a pretty good year I felt. This year, like I said, I’ve been more comfortable with the things I’m doing. That way every day I can have a bit more of a routine that I like that fits me better and makes me confident to play on the field. So I feel like I’ve still got a long way to go. I can still get better. I haven’t had the best of luck at times, but that’s baseball. I’m just going to try to continue to try to learn ways to help myself and help my team play better.

Photo courtesy of US Presswire.

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Comments

  1. jacks100

    11 years ago

    What. A. Beauty.

    Reply
  2. PeterJMoss

    11 years ago

    Hard to believe the Jays landed him for Zach Stewart, Jason Frasor, Octavio Dotel, Mark Rzepczynski and Corey Patterson… basically a bunch of middle of relievers. But flags fly forever… so I doubt any Cardinals fans are complaining.

    Reply
  3. MaineSkin

    11 years ago

    TOR has to deal Snider or Gose with Marsnick coming for a decent young SP to get them to thier trio in HiA. Would the Nats give Meyer for Gose? Os give Arrieta for Snider?

    Reply
    • rikersbeard

      11 years ago

      Marisnick is a ways off yet. Also, why move Snider now, while his trade value is depreciated and you have no replacement for LF. (Rajai is not an everyday LFer).

      Reply
    • FS54

      11 years ago

      Straight up? you have deal. as far as I know Gose can potentially solve our lead-off issues. On the other hand, Meyer is having nice season so far but still in Potomac.

      Reply
    • notsureifsrs

      11 years ago

      they would if toronto would let them

      Reply
  4. stl_cards16

    11 years ago

    So he doesn’t want to play in front of fans that are “all into their baseball”? I would say maybe he is the different breed. Winners want to play for a fanbase like that.

    And I’m one of the few who liked Colby here.

    Reply
    • Mike R Christian

      11 years ago

      I don’t think he meant he didn’t want to play there. The answer was in response to whether he ignored the trade talk. He was simply stating it was hard to ignore the rumours last year because the fans are hardcore would approach him about it, where in Toronto the fans basically leave the players alone on the streets.

      Reply
    • mrsjohnmiltonrocks

      11 years ago

      Did you misread that on purpose? I believe he was talking about being uncomfortable about the fan scrutiny. The fans hated him there. He knew it too.

      Reply
      • stl_cards16

        11 years ago

        I didn’t misread it. He wants to play where no one will care if he plays terroble. When Toronto is competing for a World Championship in a year or two, they will let him know if he is playing terrible, too.

        Reply
        • Ross Lambert

          11 years ago

          Wow. I guess it’s a good thing for Colby you liked him.

      • Craig

        11 years ago

        No, the fans hated his Dad Tony Many fans liked Colby and wanted him to succeed.

        Reply
    • Ross Lambert

      11 years ago

      That’s not what he said. At all. He was saying that because the people of St Louis are baseball savvy and “everywhere you go”, it was hard to ignore the trade rumors. Why take it personally?

      Reply
    • Esteban Castellanos

      11 years ago

      Toronto Fans are just as passionate as St. Louis fans, we’re just a bit different. And while the Jays might never supplant the Maple Leafs as the most important team in Toronto, they are beloved and a huge part of this city.

      From what I took from the interview Rasmus felt he was getting scrutiny from St. Louis fans for what happened off the diamond. Meanwhile in Toronto there hasn’t been one peep about his dad and all the other stuff he was getting slammed for back in St. Louis.

      In Toronto Colby just feels more comfortable here where we let Colby be Colby off the field and only talk about his performance on the field.

      I still love the trade, and it has worked out great for both teams.

      Reply
      • jacks100

        11 years ago

        “Toronto Fans are just as passionate as St. Louis fans, we’re just a bit different.”

        We’re different, in that, we’re not as passionate…

        Reply
      • therednorth

        11 years ago

        “And while the Jays might never supplant the Maple Leafs…”
        In 1993, when the Jays were smashing the MLB attendance record and winning back-to-back World Series, the Doug Gilmour’s Leafs went on a ten-game winning streak to open the season. And nobody noticed because Joe Carter was too busy knocking one out of the ballpark.
        The Jays, I believe, are the only team that’s ever (briefly) supplanted the Leafs in Toronto.

        Reply
  5. Dan Chilton

    11 years ago

    The Cardinals were 90-72 last year, not 88-70.

    Reply
    • Luke White

      11 years ago

      88-70 since the trade.

      Reply
      • Dan Chilton

        11 years ago

        Ah. That makes more sense. Sorry!

        Reply
  6. Freeze92

    11 years ago

    Rasmus for a world series perfect trade even if this guy goes on to be Babe Ruth reincarnated cardinals still made a great trade

    Reply
  7. R4Y

    11 years ago

    Should have asked him how he felt missing out on the World Series run?

    Reply
    • Jeremy

      11 years ago

      He will get to experience many more with the Blue Jays

      Reply
      • StanleyPujols

        11 years ago

        lol. You can’t be serious

        Reply
      • StanleyPujols

        11 years ago

        I doubt the Jays win a ring in Rasmus’ lifetime.

        Reply
    • Jaysfan724

      11 years ago

      Still got a ring I believe (although of course it’s not the same).

      Reply
    • Sean Kehoe

      11 years ago

      yep, he got a ring… and then blew off La Russa when he came to give it to him. Class act, he is lol.

      Reply
  8. Colin Christopher

    11 years ago

    “I’m just going to try to continue to try…”

    This kid needs to have a sit-down with Yoda.

    Reply
  9. CitizenLoonie

    11 years ago

    So, one year ago the White Sox acquired batting practice pitcher Zach Stewart and 17 innings from Frasor. Who’s laughing now! Oh wait…

    Reply
    • JaysGLawrie

      11 years ago

      zach stewart youk

      Reply
  10. Joe Schroeder

    11 years ago

    So much talent, but will he ever be good enough to play consistently at the big league level with great expectations? As a Cardinal fan- I wish him nothing but the best.

    Reply
  11. Gabe Lee

    11 years ago

    Rasmus is the best CF in the AL east…

    Reply
    • Leonard Washington

      11 years ago

      Yeah when Ellsbury is injured. Otherwise not a snowballs chance in hell.

      Reply
    • TheLoLgen

      11 years ago

      Except for that Jones fellow…

      Reply
    • Jedmoon

      10 years ago

      Im sorry, thats ridiculous, Granderson, Jones and Ellsbury are far better….. he is possibly the worst CF in the AL East

      Reply
  12. MetsEventually

    11 years ago

    Rasmus is still a terrible baseball player, even after one year.

    Reply

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