The Blue Jays have designated Jimmy Paredes for assignment, the Toronto Star’s Brendan Kennedy reports (Twitter link). In a corresponding move, righty reliever Ryan Tepera was called up from Triple-A.
Toronto claimed Paredes off waivers from the Orioles two weeks ago. He hit quite well (.267/.353/.533) over 17 plate appearances and also filled in around the diamond for the Jays, making one start each at second, third and DH while also appearing in right field for a game. As MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm tweets, however, the Jays needed an extra reliever for their struggling bullpen and other infield bench candidates like Ryan Goins or Darwin Barney are needed with Troy Tulowitzki on the DL.
Paredes has never exhibited much defensive value despite his versatility over his six years in the majors, and he owns a .257/.294/.373 slash line over 862 PA with Toronto, Baltimore, Kansas City and Houston. The 27-year-old was originally signed by the Yankees in 2006, and notably dealt along with Mark Melancon to the Astros in the July 2010 trade deadline deal that brought Lance Berkman to New York.
I was excited when Toronto acquired him, but I see why Baltimore fans were happy he was dfa’d. His defense was horrendous, and the throwing the breaking ball to him was basically an automatic strikeout. Toronto also wasn’t a good fit for him, as we already have smoak,EE at 1b/dh and colabello will be back soon.
Phillies put a claim in on him last time he was in DFA limbo, so they will probably do it again.
Stick him at 3B and move Franco to 1B.
Franco has been awful at 3B this year. (-0.6 WAR)
You cant judge defense by a WAR. Its essentially an opinion thing. He makes rookie mistakes every so often, but he knows how to flash the glove there too. I’d still add him for left though.
You can, given a large enough sample. Opinion tells you nothing really, everyone’s opinion is different and none of them can really be quantified.
Jays wee need depth
I hope he clears waivers
Sorry, but Paredes and the word “versatility” should never appear in the same sentence. To be versatile implies that you can actually be competent at multiple positions. Paredes simply cannot play in the field well anywhere.
Phillies claim him and DFA Burris.. PLEASE!!