Blue Jays Put Jon Rauch on DL and DFA Trever Miller
by Tom Dakers on Aug 16, 2011 3:14 PM EDT
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PrintThe Jays have made a couple of moves to shake up the bullpen. Jon Rauch goes on the DL with appendicitis (here I thought it would be 'crappy arm disease') and they have designated Trever Miller for assignment. Miller came over in the Colby Rasmus trade, just thrown in as a way to send some money to the Cardinals. He hasn't been good (understatement time). I happy releasing him.
Lefties Wil Ledezma and Rommie Lewis come back up from Vegas. I saw Lewis pitch last week, and he looked really good. They can't do any worse than the ones they are replacing.
Apparently Rauch had his appendix removed this morning in Seattle. I'm sort of feeling bad for the nasty things I was thinking about him this morning. Maybe I'll give him a pass for the home run allowed last night. But not for the 9 others he has given up this season. 10 home runs in 50 innings isn't acceptable for a closer or anyone else really.
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Frankie is going to get the chance to close games
from the mouth of our Lord, AA on the Fan this afternoon..
by JaysFanExiledinOTT on Aug 16, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
huh isnt Ray in AAA, so starting in AAA?
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you can have that 1 internet point back now
"Upon further evaluation, though, the Blue Jays reversed course. Doctors suggested that the inconsistent workload in the bullpen would increase the chances of McGowan suffering another injury. "
Trever Miller
Hoping Janssen will close the rest of the year
Intrigued to see if he’s got the “makeup” or whatever the non-statheads say. :)
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
Haha
Wilnerness590 Mike Wilner
Wouldn’t he be dead by now? @Dan_Maynard89: Any chance Rauch has had appendicitis all season and that’s why he’s had so much trouble?
by Nadia on Aug 16, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
A reply tweet:
onebluejaysway BEAST MODE@
@Wilnerness590 @dan_maynard89 he sure was pitching like a corpse
by StreakyJays on Aug 16, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel bad for the guy
He’s been terrible this year, but he proved he could be effective as we saw last year. Here’s to a rapid recovery sir.
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
I'll say this for Rauch:
He makes me feel better about my bulging crazy-eyes. His are worse.
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions
Rauch
I was a big advocate of adding Rauch in the off-season, and outside of the HRs, his numbers are in line with last year. It’s just the long ball killing him this year, and it’s a shame. The question is if it’s a one year aberration or his skills sliding downward.
IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!
John Rauch throws TOO STRAIGHT. No movement, only slight angle advantage due to his height. I just KNEW yesterday he couldn’t hold the lead.
As for MILLER, well, they should have DFA’d him the week after the RASMUS trade. They should also do the same for TEAHAN and TALLET.
Let’s see some good young arms the rest of the season, and PLEASE, make JENSEN the closer from now on.
by Marcos Montenegro on Aug 16, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions
OKAY, we get it
and TALLET is on the DEEEE ELLLLLL. And WHO is this JENSE you SPEAK of?
I demand to be heard.
He probably meant Kevin Jepsen ;)
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yo i love Kevin Jepsen, i once had him on my mlb 2k franchise team
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but RAUCH
did a BAD THING, as such HINDSIGHT is a reasonable METHOD WITH WHICH TO EVALUATE his results
WAR... WAR never changes.
by benk on Aug 16, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
YOU just JOHN MADDEN'D or JON GRUDEN'D
the HELL out of this COMMENT.
THIS GUY. I call him THE BIG CHEESE. Because he’s BIG and plays in GREEN BAY.
"Upon further evaluation, though, the Blue Jays reversed course. Doctors suggested that the inconsistent workload in the bullpen would increase the chances of McGowan suffering another injury. "
Alternatively
FOWAH SUPPAH, I er-ah want a PAHTY PLATTAH!!
"Upon further evaluation, though, the Blue Jays reversed course. Doctors suggested that the inconsistent workload in the bullpen would increase the chances of McGowan suffering another injury. "
What's ya hurry?
Throw some ers and ahs in theya.
They're not just hitting home runs. They're doing the little things, like hitting doubles.
Well, I suppose your hand keeps slipping to the caps lock, eh?
Seriously, that’s rather annoying to read.
See link below
http://largeletters.ytmnd.com/
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Just try NOT to hit that link.
I bet you can’t not do it.
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I just did...
Wait…DAMN IT.
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Thank god...............
Not changing my signature until Hechavarria is promoted to the big leagues.
Watching Rauch
causes me to look fondly upon the days of Kevin Gregg.
sometimes
he was the recipient of a lot of “bad luck” (or whatever); he had a higher LOB% and BB% and substantially lower HR/FB than his career rates, and despite his slightly higher K/9, his peripherals suggest he should have been quite a lot worse
WAR... WAR never changes.
AA on Fan590 with McCowan at 5
and Cox is going to be there too. I hope the elevator malfunctions.
Ball.
The Orioles designated minor league reliever Luis Lebron for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot for newly-signed Dylan Bundy, tweets Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun. As an advanced high school pitcher, Bundy signed a Major League deal yesterday and therefore required a 40-man spot.
Lebron, 26, missed the 2010 season with Tommy John surgery and returned to action in late July this year. Baseball America ranked him 21st among Orioles prospects prior to the season, as he’s a “legitimate power arm out of the bullpen” if healthy.
Interesting, I wonder if we’ll give him a shot, although he has had some awful BB/9 numbers in his minor league career.
Zambrano and $12.5MM to Blue Jays for Mark Teahen. The Cubs could attempt to use Teahen as a supersub next year. But to Toronto, does Zambrano offer any advantage to Teahen?
Here was a little link on MLBTR about how the Cubs could get rid of Zambrano, everyones thoughts?
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Zambrano's not even very good
and that’s pitching in the NL… I think he’d be due for a very rude welcome to the AL East
WAR... WAR never changes.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm thinking also..
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Zambrano
Bad attitude, declining skills. Still a decent pitcher, but not with that asking price. He can probably hit better then Teahen though…
I dont Zambrano any where near the Jays
i mean he went through all these anger management classes and he still have problems
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I heard
He sells poison milk to school children.
damn stupid internet with the double post
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I miss Reed
Seems like everytime he was at the dish it was a HBP.
Eat Innings,
Prey Upon Red Sox Batters, Love Bruce Walton?
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
by jessef on Aug 16, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe as the new DH
The guy loves to hit, and he’d probably get along really well with Dwayne Murphy.
Seriously though, I’m not sure I’d want to see him in Jays colors. Sure, the guy has the ability to be a dominating pitcher but he clearly has some emotional/psychological issues that he has trouble dealing with. The only upside is that he would be an upgrade for the 4th or 5th rotation spot, downside is having to pay $18M for an unstable element.
by TakeoutArtist on Aug 16, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
If the Jays do make this trade then instead of Hustle+Heart 2.0 how about
Give us your poor, your tired, your unwanted longing to be free…
@BBBMinorLeaguer
by Minor Leaguer on Aug 16, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Huddled + Masses v.2.0
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
by jessef on Aug 16, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Do you have a thug on your team? A club house cancer? A real bad attitude having jack-hole?
If you have a player that you can’t stand and must get rid of, give me a call ––I’m Alex Anthopolus and I want your cancer!
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right
you’ve heard it hear first! This is a two-for-one bad dudes special!
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
oh heck
I was so excited to use my bad dudes image that I spelled it “hear”
"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"
I like it, even still.
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like this team gets along pretty well
Zambrano would come in and cancerize the whole ballpark.
Can we start the Gose watch yet?
I dunno. Some of his teammates seem to speak highly of him.
but yeah, it’s quite the risk to take.
Bring in Zambrano and see if we can get Carl Everett and the guy who hit the running sausage with his bat at three rivers stadium. the all insane comedy team
Daryle Ward
I believe was the sausage clubber.
by TakeoutArtist on Aug 16, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Here is where the 51's are playing...what a beautiful park.
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Dang it looks like a major league park with less seats
btw can they sell that much tickets, which city is that
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No this isn't in Vegas, this is in Memphis.
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i believe Vegas's park isnt that good
though there are opening a new one
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Cool story bro!
Thisrighthere!
by TonyFernandezSavedMyLife on Aug 16, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh..well gameday frigged up then.
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Dustin McGowan
4 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 K’s. 6-0 GO/AO
Threw 57 pitches, 38 for strikes. He continues to be impressive in his rehab starts.
wow 403 Forbidden and violation
lol what did you upload
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yea on my computer
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Oh sorry..
heres a link if u wanna see.
http://i.imgur.com/o5sOx.jpg
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Yeah, gameday messed up.
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Bo-Sox turn a triple play!
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Normally i dont like to hear that but its vs the Rays
so a little yay
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i know i know, i still hate them the most
but since i hate the Rays too(more b/c of the results when we face them). So its cancel out the boo b/c i can laugh at the Rays
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i don't know
its hard for me to hate the rays. I actually like the organization overall. Think of them more as rivals, and Boston/NYY as assholes.
I demand to be heard.
by Pikachu on Aug 16, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm a little surprised that Miller was DFA'ed
Is he really any worse than Ledezma? Maybe they could have started with giving him a lesser role. Oh well, meh, I suppose.
Gregor Chisolm
gregorMLB: MRI confirms Rajai Davis has torn left hamstring.No timetable for his return but club hopes he can get back on the field this year #BlueJays
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .343 HR: 3 RBI: 8 OBP: .378 WPA: 0.783
giants are getting no hit right now entering 7th
by HabsFanInCalgary! on Aug 16, 2011 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
riiiiight
because that’s how it works….. ;)
by HabsFanInCalgary! on Aug 16, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Boothisman.gif
SMH
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .343 HR: 3 RBI: 8 OBP: .378 WPA: 0.783
lol Cody Ross homer
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Atlanta broadcasters so offended by his home run jump
A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
Brett Lawrie: AVG: .343 HR: 3 RBI: 8 OBP: .378 WPA: 0.783
HAHAH, and that makes it a 1-1 game... :P
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jeez, i must have some crazy powers
if im responsible for breaking up the no hitter….
hey, i will NOT win the lottery….let’s see if that works
by HabsFanInCalgary! on Aug 16, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You are now BAN from the Braves blog lol
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also, field of dreams is on tsn! awesome!
by HabsFanInCalgary! on Aug 16, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
lol Giants got no offence so its no surprise
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lol what is th difference is his AA and AAA OPS? .500
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Dustin McGowan tonight..
4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 SO
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