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Padres Waive Michael Barrett, Should the Jays Take a Look?

Well, the title pretty much says it all. Barrett missed most of this season because of injuries and wasn't any good last year, but he did have 3 solid seasons prior to that and we're not exactly flush at the catcher position. The Jays have all but said that they won't bring Zaun back, and they didn't really appear to like Thigpen at the position. Barrett might give some cover for J.P. Arencibia so that he's not rushed up until ready, and he could even discover his former form, where he was an above-average offensive performer.  His defense might not be particularly good, but his career OPS+ of 89 sure looks a lot better than Big Rod's 77.  It might be worth taking a look, since he's unlikely to cost any more than Zaun did this season.  What do y'all think?

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I'd take a look at him.....

he’s been a pretty decent catcher for a few years now. If he would take a one year contract I’d offer him a couple of million.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 11, 2008 3:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

it could be a pretty good pickup

i’d like to finally see some young talent at catcher for longer than just a few games, but a one-year deal sounds good to me…

by the way, go leafs go

by hopelessjaysfan on Oct 11, 2008 3:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Vote no on that.

Barrett was absolutely useless the last two years.

by Richard Wade on Oct 13, 2008 11:51 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

As long as...

he takes a 1 year deal and is cheap!

by bunner on Oct 14, 2008 10:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I wouldn't go more than a year....

wonder what that odds that he would just take a spring training invite?

by Tom Dakers on Oct 14, 2008 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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