Travis Snider's chances of making the team are improving?
by Tom Dakers on Mar 12, 2010 8:37 PM EST
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Jordan Bastian talked to Cito about Travis Snider and Cito sounded encouraging, very nice to see.
"Snider's got a chance to make this club," Gaston said. "And, as of lately, his at-bats have gotten better. We want him to make this club, because you've got to go and look at the long-term future of this club. Is it more with Gathright, or is it more with Snider? You want Snider to make this club, but you want him to make it in the right way. We're not just going to give it to him.
"Every day that he improves is just going to be a plus for him and for us and the organization, because you've got Snider and you've got Lind and [Aaron] Hill and Vernon [Wells], and then you've got JP [Arencibia] coming, too. You're starting to have some pretty good bats coming."
It does sound like his at bats are getting better, he hasn't struck out in his last couple of games. Jordan made a couple of changes to his predicted opening day roster, removing Jeremy Reed and Joey Gathright and putting Snider and Mike McCoy in their places. I'd like to think he is right. It does make a lot of sense to me, McCoy can backup both infield and outfield positions. With only having 4 backup spots, the more a backup can do the better.
Since we are looking towards the future I don't see why you wouldn't want Snider up. especially if you think that Cito and Dwayne Murphy are better batting coaches than we have at Vegas. I guess we'll see in a couple of weeks.
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We want him to make this club, because you’ve got to go and look at the long-term future of this club. Is it more with Gathright, or is it more with Snider?
The fact that this is even asked leaves me uneasy.
Ball.
you miss the point
it was a rhetorical question, eveyone knows the answer is Snider, that’s why you want him to make the club.
Well I didn’t vote, b/c I still think there’s a decent chance it will be Snider and Gathright. I just cannot see the Jays carrying what would be basically 3 SS, especially when McCoy’s 2nd best position (3b) is somewhere we could have covered with Gathright too (no, not Gathright at 3b, Bautista at 3b and Gathright in the OF). I also think that Gathright could, if things go well for him, knock Bautista out of RF vs RHP and the leadoff role vs RHP, again not b/c he’s good but b/c he’s at least as good at it as Bautsita.
Finally, people are beginning to see McCoy's value.
I loved the claim when it was made, and was laughed at when I said he should at least be the backup SS. The guy has been blocked forever, and has put up some impressive stats in AAA and winter ball. Leyva was alos his manager in mex league action, where he played almost every position and showed great OBP and SB skills (not to mention raking as well). He also has a career +7 rating at SS (MiLB, of course!)
He deserves a shot, and Gathright hasn’t proven that he does. he isn’t as fast as he was when he was jumping economy cars, and mccoy has way more upside.
Hopefully, McCoy makes the decision easy, and who knows, he could be challenging for the starting SS job by July.
Wouldn’t that be nice? A SS that can provide top-of-the-order OBP and speed, locked up for the foreseeable future? A possible diamond in the rough, IMO. Could prove to be AA’s first brilliant move as GM.
Now join me in prayer…
Good points, from Batter's Box
John Northey – Friday, March 12 2010 @ 03:54 PM EST (#212335) #
If McCoy is strong on defense he could be interesting. Lifetime 270/369/360 in the minors, 293/387/391 in AAA. However, a chunk of that AAA is in the PCL which is a hitters league.
300+ games at 2B and SS, 127 at 3B, 22/32/19 LF/CF/RF, even pitched 3 times. Seems like a very useful utility guy, even more so than Inglett. Last year was 60 SS/38 3B/24 CF/10 RF/7 LF/6 2B/1 P.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mccoy-001mic
CeeBee – Friday, March 12 2010 @ 11:10 PM EST (#212338) #
I guess you could say he’s “The real McCoy”, especially if he makes the Jays.
I think you need to slow down the McCoy hype a bit … we’re talking about a guy who has put up year after year of sub .700ops in the minors. Sure he can defend, and he can play all over the place … but outside of Colorado Springs he really hasn’t hit a lick. He’s basically John McDonald with walks … or a poor man’s Craig Grebeck (who also hit more then McCoy in his minor league career). heck that could make him the best SS we have right now, but that’s more a sad statement about the Blue Jays SS situation this year and it is praise of Mike McCoy.
The key, IMO is that he walks (gets on base) and can steal bases
He’s not Hanley Ramirez, but he at least might be better than Gonzalez and McDonald, and cheaper obviously. He might be able to hold down the fort for 2010 and 2011 until a better option can be found. In the meantime, he might prove to be a good table setter at the top of the lineup, like Scutaro was – something the Jays don’t currently have.
He’s never really hit much in the minors, but has always had a high OBP. Who knows. It’s worth a shot anyway
I wouldn't say 'hype'
Saying I like him better than Joey Gathright…..the term damning with faint praise comes to mind.
And given the tone of his post (loved the claim, impressive stats) and suggesting that McCoy was somehow blocked … I would.
the point i was aiming to make was that mccoy deserves a shot at the 25th roster spot, not that he is a star or a starter. if he gets the bench gig, i think there is a CHANCE he could be a pleasant surprise.
if he continues to hit and generally outperform guys like gathright etc., he should make the team ahead of them, as he brings tools they don’t have, such as OBP and defensive flexibility. who do you want as the 25th man?
it seems you just like being a contrarian, but if you have a better idea, let us hear it.
Jordan made a couple of changes to his predicted opening day roster, removing Jeremy Reed and Joey Gathright and putting Snider and Mike McCoy in their places.
Don’t you mean he copied the Bluebird Banter expected opening day lineup?
"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
we have the same seven, yeah
so we do agree, but I think he has had those seven for a bit.
"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
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