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Ted
Todd Redmond pitched for the Blue Jays in 2013 and 2014, not the Brewers…
JD.
I was just going to say that.
Steve Adams
Not a clue how my brain turned “Blue Jays” into “Brewers” there. Thanks.
Uncontested
Dude is hitting .324/.457/.568 and we couldn’t find an excuse to give him a shot at the bigs? Well then..
Ray Ray
Who sits while he gets his shot? Certainly not Abreu and LaRoche is too expensive for the bench. He is also not versatile enough for a bench spot since he is really only a 1B-DH. Black’s only shot with the Sox would have been an injury to one of the two I mentioned.
Uncontested
So they couldn’t move this guy for said bench player? Got some power, doing well in AAA, with decent stats, only 27.. Theres so much awful on our roster right now they could have found another AAA player that ‘fits’ better someplace instead of just letting the guy walk.
Ray Ray
They still can find that guy. AAA players don’t really cost a whole lot. 2-3 get DFA’d per day.
David Coonce
AAA is full of guys like this. 1B/DH-only types who hit for good AAA power but are rarely successful in the majors. Brad Eldred, Dan Johnson, Kila Kai’ahue etc. They’re quad-A guys, not good enough for the majors but can rake in AAA. AT 27 that’s not really prospect age either.
GoRav114
The league also has a reasonable enough amount of these guys who find very good success at 27-29 when given regular at bats. Bautista,Encarnacion, Jimmy Paredes
Tommets
It’s a shame about Lavarnway. Wasn’t he supposed to be one of the next big catchers?
GoRav114
He looked awful with the Os, so much so that him electing free agency was no big deal at all which says a lot for a position where depth is more important than any other spot