Jay Minor League Free Agents

by Tom Dakers on Nov 10, 2010 12:02 PM EST in Toronto Blue Jays News

Here is the list of our minor leaguers that are now free agents:

Toronto Blue Jays (17)
RHP: Lance Broadway (AAA), Clint Everts (AA), Dirk Hayhurst (AAA), Steven Register (AAA), Merkin Valdez (AAA)
LHP: Willie Collazo (AAA), Zach Jackson (AAA)
C: Raul Chavez (AAA), Jonathan Jaspe (AA)
3B: Shawn Bowman (AA)
SS: Manny Mayorson (AAA), Jesus Merchan (AAA)
OF: Jason Lane (AAA), Chris Lubanski (AAA), Ricardo Nanita (AA), Welinton Ramirez (Hi A), Aaron Mathews (AAA)

The name that sticks out there is Dirk Hayhurst, we would miss him, but then he might have an easier time getting to the majors with another team. I don't know if he is 100% recovered.

The other couple of interesting names are Shawn Bowman and Jonathan Jaspe. Bowman joined the organization this year and started out the season great. For a few minutes he was the Great Canadian Hope for future 3B but he tailed off some. Still 22 home runs at New Hampshire isn't all that bad. Jaspe is a pretty decent catcher, but we are up to our armpits in catching prospects.

I'd kind of like Raul Chavez to stay in the organization. He could become a coach in the future. Lane, Lubanski and Mathews are good Triple-A outfielders, the sort of players that could fill in if there were injuries at the major league level and not look too out of place.

Of course, any of them could be resigned by the Jays.

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If Hayhurst has recovered, he’d be ideal for the backend of the bullpen role. You don’t really want young players in it because of how infrequently they’d pitch and you don’t want to have a guy who costs a lot of money. Hayhurst could be perfect in that 11th or 12th pitcher role.

by siggian on Nov 10, 2010 12:07 PM EST reply actions

Dopirak and Jacobs had already been granted free agency.

This list is just how i anticipated it except for one name i expected but don’t see and one i didn’t expect:

BJ Lamura is old enough he ought surely be free unless he re-signed and it hasn’t been announced.

On the other hand, i was surprised that Wellington Ramirez was eligible. He might well be re-signed. Bowman might come back too.

by TamRa on Nov 10, 2010 1:08 PM EST reply actions

I was suprised to see Welinton on here too.

by TwoEyesForAnEye on Nov 10, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

Ramirez is 5 year in the system

and was just at Dunedin. I wonder if he wants to try his luck in a different system.

by Tom Dakers on Nov 10, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions

Re-sign Hayhurst

and Raul “Watch me! I’m hustling in 5 Km/hr” Chavez…

Festina Lente

by HESS2479 on Nov 10, 2010 1:21 PM EST reply actions

I Chavez doesn’t come back for some reason, it’s not a massve deal – Jeroloman doesn’t need a defensive tutor. wonder if Michael Barrett wants to come back to the organization/ (Did he even stay healthy last year?)

There’s an excess of marginal catchers among the major league free agents, so Chavez isn’t a big issue either way.

by TamRa on Nov 10, 2010 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

He played in the Met's system

hit a big .185 in Triple-A

by Tom Dakers on Nov 10, 2010 1:37 PM EST up reply actions

ouch

by benk on Nov 10, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

double ouch!!

by TamRa on Nov 10, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions

Triple Ouch.
And that average makes things worse too.

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by JohnnyG on Nov 11, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions

hey-o!

by benk on Nov 11, 2010 10:39 AM EST up reply actions

Jeroloman doesn’t have a heck of a lot of games under his belt at AAA, so probably useful for his development to pair him up behind the plate with Raul Chavez or someone like him who has some experience in the big leagues. Probably good for the pitchers too down there.

by jabalong on Nov 10, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions

fair enough

i don’t see much reason not to keep Chavez, if he doesn’t mind being the 3rd string (but could actually be as low as 6th)

by benk on Nov 10, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions

Jaspe will probably go somewhere else…I can see (hopefully) Hayhurst, Bowman, and Chavez staying. Guys like Lane, Matthews, Lubanski, they’re nice players to have, but they are dime-a-dozen players.

I'm thinking that when the Leafs win the Cup, I'll lose my drinking problem.

by leafsfan4life94 on Nov 13, 2010 12:53 PM EST reply actions