Jays 2010 Starting SS is...

by bunner on Nov 26, 2009 10:33 AM EST

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX (on his twitter) the new short stop is Alex Gonzalez. I'll assume it's the Alex Gonzalez that played with Boston at the end of '09 not the mid 90's hearthrob starting SS for the Jays :).

I'm not sure I understand this, they sign Johnny Mac who's an all glove no bat SS then sign another slick fielding no hitting SS to start? AGon has a bit more pop but isn't much of a hitter...wonder how much the deal is for...

Added to this I guess that an MLB ready young SS (a la Brandon Wood or Jed Lowrie) isn't going to be mandatory for the Jays in a Roy Halladay trade and they may focus on a younger higher upside SS in a deal and allow him to develop in the minors for a year.

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I don’t think the Jays would have much interest in Lowrie anyway. Rodriquez/Aybar/Wood would still likely draw interest from AA but if the Jays get one of them I don’t think there’s much to worry about. You let the young guy compete for the position and if he plays well, then Johnny Mac sits on the bench as usual and AGon also sits but plays the odd SS and 3B. Or, in the case of Wood, he could be our 3B instead of SS and EE can play a bit of 1B and DH.

by cnagy77 on Nov 29, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions