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Casey Janssen Joins ACES Agency

By Steve Adams | November 5, 2014 at 8:39am CDT

Former Blue Jays closer Casey Janssen has switched agents and will now be represented by ACES as he heads into free agency for the first time, reports MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes (on Twitter).

The 33-year-old Janssen didn’t pick a great time to have his worst season since 2009, and his new agents will be tasked with convincing interested parties that this year was an aberration as opposed to a genuine cause for concern. The former Jim McDowell client opened the year on the disabled list with a back strain that sidelined him through mid-May. Janssen’s struggles began after the All-Star break — during which he caught a violent case of food poisoning and lost eight pounds as a result. As John Lott wrote in the National Post in late August, Janssen himself would not use his illness as an excuse, but he did make five appearances in an eight-game stretch just starting on July 20, when he’d spent the previous two days attached to an IV to get fluids back into his body.

The end result of Janssen’s season was a 3.94 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9, but the first- and second-half splits are eye-catching. He allowed three runs in 22 innings with a 14-to-1 K/BB ratio prior to the All-Star break (1.23 ERA) before posting a 6.46 ERA in 23 2/3 second-half innings. While there’s certainly a correlation with the food poisoning, detractors can note that Janssen’s strikeouts and ground-ball rate were down significantly, even in the first half.

As shown in MLBTR’s Transaction Tracker, ACES has negotiated multiple contracts for free agent relievers over the past couple of offseasons, including Brandon League, Randy Choate, Santiago Casilla, Joaquin Benoit and Grant Balfour, and they also negotiated Jonathan Papelbon’s record contract with the Phillies.

Janssen’s switch is now reflected in MLBTR’s Agency Database, which contains agent information on more than 2,000 Major League and Minor League players. If you see any errors or notable omissions within the database, please let us know via email: mlbtrdatabase@gmail.com.

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5 Comments

  1. Derpington

    11 years ago

    White Sox may take a look

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    • Steviet73

      11 years ago

      Good! Payback for Santos.

      Reply
  2. Bradley Maravalli

    11 years ago

    I would easily pick him up. He has been so great for the Toronto. Always lights out when I saw him play against my Red Sox.

    If I were a GM, I’d sign him to a one year deal with an option for a 2nd year. I think he is that good and that last year’s second half was just a fluke.

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  3. Bradley Maravalli

    11 years ago

    A one year deal with performance bonuses would make sense too.

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  4. seanyd

    11 years ago

    always liked casey, he will make whoever he signs with happy. hes underrated and was a stud for the jays for his entire time with them. he just had a rough second half this year

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