A Few Sent Down

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 7:31 PM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays News

The Jays pared things down a bit today, sending Brett Cecil, Ken Takahashi, Adam Loewen, Brian Dopirak and Mike Maroth to their Minor League camp. Maroth has to decide if he wants to go down or if he wants his release. If I'm him I go down because no one is going to offer him a role off of what he has done this spring. Maybe he'll do well in Triple A and impress enough to get a job somewhere.

I'm a bit surprised by Cecil going down already, I thought he would get a couple more chances before being sent down. He's has looked really good this spring. I think we've got something in the future. Right now it looks like Doc, Litsch, David Purcey, Casey Janssen and Scott Richmond will be the rotation, though Matt Clement and Brad Mills are still in camp. Clements apparently can 'opt out' of his contract June 1 if he isn't with the Jays.

Doc starts for us tomorrow and is to pitch 5 innings. 21 days till the season starts.

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looks bad for the Netherlands

3-0 and they are teeing off on the pitching

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

are you watching it now?

"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

by jessef on Mar 15, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah I am

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

sorry been in and out of the site....

US is still up 3-0

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions

6-0 now

"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

by jessef on Mar 15, 2009 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

yeah isn't goig to be close...too bad...netherlands had a good tournament

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

yep.

at least they each made 20k USD.

"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" -- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

by jessef on Mar 15, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

doesn't hurt

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions

7-0

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions

netherland hitter hit that a mile....

then they throw at the next guy…pretty scummy

by Tom Dakers on Mar 15, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

some Ricciardi comments accompanying the moves

he said Brett Cecil “isn’t ready to make the club” and needs to work on command of his fastball. Ricciardi said Janssen, Richmond, and Mills are all ahead of Clement at this point and that Mills was “pushing the envelope” in terms of making the rotation. That said, this was before Mills’ start yesterday.

Ricciardi also said that Janssen was only slightly behind the rest of the pitchers in terms of his readiness and so wouldn’t necessarily need to start in the minors at all.

also, since the Jays have until June 1st with Clement, they can send him to the minors and see if he keeps working his way back to being a major league pitcher.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Mar 16, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions