The Blue Jays have selected the contract of utilityman Darnell Sweeney, as Ben Nicholson-Smith first observed on Twitter. He’ll take the open roster spot created by last night’s trade of Steve Pearce.
Sweeney, 27, has only seen brief action in the majors, with a brief run with the Phillies back in 2015. He hasn’t shown enough offensive potential in the upper minors to force further opportunities, with a .255/.323/.397 cumulative slash in 400 career games a Triple-A.
That said, Sweeney does offer immense versatility, with significant professional experience in the infield (at second, third, and shortstop) and outfield (left and center). Though he has swiped quite a few bags in the minors, Sweeney has also been caught rather frequently. In total, he has 156 steals but has been tagged out 83 times.
Buffalo needs a guy I guess….
Buffalo needs a guy? They selected him from the minors to the active roster.
They now need a guy to replace the guy…..
Why am I getting visions of the movie Tropic Thunder?
Which was a stupid move, and thus the Buffalo reference. Before listing reasons to have him on the big club just know not a single reason is a good one.
….And he’s gone. Buffalo needs the guy.
LOL
It’s going to be a loooooooong second half of the season as a Jays fan.
intelligent realistic fans knew that going into last offseason. They knew the teams window was closed it’s too bad the front office had to cater to the simpleton bandwagon jumpers who said they wouldn’t return unless they signed a bunch of free agents. Everyone knew the Redsox and yanks were loaded with young talent so the best thing for the jays future this year was to be below .500 so the fans were crying and suggesting stupid trades for players who wouldn’t have helped them win any meaningful games anyway.
Hard to make those choices but those extra people that were going weren’t real fans anyway, they were young people that just thought it was the place to be. Best to ignore those people’s opinions entirely or else you end up like the leafs burning money to miss the playoffs year after year until they were so comically bad it forced a rebuild unintentionally.
True….but it’s going to be a loooooong second half of the blue Jays season.
Let the diassembly continue! Sell every Jays player not nailed down.
Yes it was called after the last playoff appearance that this rotation and team were needing a rebuild but unfortunately the executive didn’t see it. Now they have no choice.
Fans are speaking, season ticket sales are way off, yes folks, the knowledgeable fans have won the battle and finally the Jays executive is listening or being forced to listen.
Darnell Sweeney is not a piece of the future. He is a placeholder. The Jays calling up Darnell Sweeney is a bright sign the the depth in this organization is very thin.
Time to trade everyone for the best available nearest ready to MLB level talent they can acquire.
I wish I was a knowledgeable fan and could’ve realized that Osuna and Donaldson would miss significant time and Stroman and Sanchez would fall off a cliff to begin the season.
Obviously they weren’t favorites but with a whole, healthy team they would’ve been competing in the wild card race.
Osuna battled mental health issues, Donaldson was injured last year for a good part of the season, Stroman hasn’t proven he’s more than a #3 on a good rotation, and Sanchez battled blister issues all year last year. There were lots of warning signs.
I’ll give you Donaldson being a little injury prone, but all the problems with Sanchez and Osuna were supposed to be behind them. And Stro finished 4th in the AL in ERA last year, so he did prove that he is or can be a top of the rotation arm.
He looked good tonight, wish he could bring that more consistently. He had a good year last year, you’re right. I change my statement from being a number 3 on a good rotation to a #3 on a great rotation. Put him in Washington, Cleveland, Chicago (Cubs), or Houston and he’s likely their 3rd best starter.
Sanchez problems were not behind him, we heard it over and over in at least 5 posts in spring training of this year that Sanchez finger was not healed.
We heard last year over and over to trade Smoak and Donaldson while they were healthy and hot that this Jays club was going nowhere for years with this poor rotation and lineup.
We heard that Grichuk is a stiff, Diaz is dead red and anyone can get him out who can pitch; Solatre will be Solarte, Smoak would regress to his former self, Hernandez would hit well, but run lousy defensive routes and make bad throws until he learned, Pillar would be Pillar, Russell Martin would regress, Maile is not a MLB level offensive catcher, Travis is not and never will be a lead off guy,.etc..etc…etc….
Hear this for the 10th time: Stroman will never be a top of the rotation arm. Ever. He will end up a solid # 3. Wait for it. I have said it over and over and it will happen just like I called Sanchez finger issues, the Jays strong start but eventual collapse this year. #Scoutseyes
Does your chest hurt?
No the weight is gone. Now if some folks would listen….
Not saying Osuna should have been dealt and especially if the Jays weren’t willing to tear things down. Imagine it was 1 year ago….what could Osuna command in a deal in 2017? Donaldson? Smoak?
Stroman was not going anywhere. Still isn’t. Same with Sanchez. Contractually speaking, the Jays needed and still need both of them. If they had arms in AAA ready to make a huge impact, different story. They don’t, Stroman and Sanchez therefore stay put.
If healthy, Jays would still not be in contention for a WC. Only because the number of wins needed to secure a spot will be much higher than what we’ve been accustomed to in recent years. Meaning, Jays weren’t a 90+ win team, maybe an 85 win team if things went right.
Why do the Jays need Stroman and Sanchez during what are likely to be two rebuilding years? Maybe they could extend them into the next contention window, but that’s just speculation. If Stroman keeps looking good up to the deadline, he has a lot of value, the Jays should jump at the chance to move him for a good return. Sanchez is at a low point in his value, so keeping him for now makes more sense.
Only reason is because the Jays do not have many SP under contract next year. Holding Stroman and Sanchez saves them $$$. Them and Borucki along with Gaviglio are probably slotted as your first 4 arms.
Sweeney was hitting .232 in Buffalo. I’d rather being a kid up & let him play than recall Sweeney
Yeah I don’t like the whole calling up sub par players like this when you can start seeing what you have in youth.
Exactly. That is why I referenced Buffalo. He should not be touching the big club. He shouldn’t have been picked up in the first place.
Sweeney is a placeholder. I have no idea why any competent GM or President would have a Sweeney on the club unless it is just for a game or two. Or perhaps Sweeney has compromising photographs of an executive in a ackward position. lol.
Thank you Jimmer. For a second there I was going to send you a referral to get your scoutseyes checked. Yeah, no reason for Sweeney to be on the team. I would have put Tim Lopes on the 40-man and called him up. He’s 23, why not?
Didn’t he play with the Red Sox too?