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pjmcnu
He must really love Buffalo!
note2sb
who loves Buffalo but snow storms and fires?
patborders92
He should at least earn a call up if he sticks with this team, doesn’t deserve the backup job but good minor league depth.
angelsinthetroutfield
Isn’t he well regarded defensively?
patborders92
i think so, maybe he has a bad reputation of calling a poor game (speculating)
jdgoat
I think they still have Juan graterol from earlier in the off season and he’s pretty good defensively and has shown more offensively
lesterdnightfly
“He’d have had to beat out offseason additions Jarrod Saltalamacchia (minor league free agent) and Juan Graterol (waiver claim) in order to win a spot as the backup to Russell Martin this season.”
JaysFan19
Good glove, no bat what so ever
crazysull
Welcome to Toronto Mr. Salty
TheBoatmen
I smell a trade to Arizona. Aren’t they collecting catchers?
unsaturatedmatz
Ya, I heard that they were looking to complete their collection of catchers from each Latin American countries, so they’d take one from Puerto Rico
houseoflords44
This move isn’t unexpected. He was never going to be the backup. That position will be filled by either Graterol or Saltalamacchia. It depends what the Jays are looking for in their backup on who has the edge in that battle. If they are looking for another plus defender to go with a solid defensive catcher in Martin, then Graterol has the edge. However, if they are looking for more a little more offensive, then Saltalamacchia has the clear advantage
clrrogers 2
I’ve always liked Jimenez’s defense (or at least what I’ve read about it). Before we signed Salty, I thought maybe he’d have a shot at the backup spot. I think maybe a change of scenery would do him some good though. He’s been in our system for a long time.
alexgordonbeckham
White Sox haven’t had a good defensive catcher in a while. I’d bring him in.
tim815
Someone ought to give him a minor league deal. Just to have him squat in the heat in catcher’s gear for six weeks, warming pitchers up.
ottomatic
Is that supposed to be funny?
JaysFan1986
I don’t think I ever remember watching a game that Jimenez played in and said, “I can’t take my eyes off the tv because I know something awesome is about to happen”. Who cares. He’s a back up plug and always will be. Next…