One infielder signed, one infielder traded for, one player owed

Thursday, December 02 2004 @ 06:27 AM EST

MLB.com's Spencer Fordin has reported that the Jays have made a couple of moves to solidify next year's infield. They are as follows:

1. "[A] trade that brought John McDonald from Cleveland, netting a utilityman for the price of a player to be named later."
   
   
2. "Frank Menechino agreed to a one-year deal worth $650,000, with an option for 2006, which means the Jays bring him back without going to arbitration."
   

McDonald is best described as a good-field no-hit infielder who is adept at playing both short and second. I suspect he'll be used mainly at short for late inning defense when the Jays have leads and to give Orlando Hudson and whoever the everyday shortstop is next year the occasional day off.

Menechino will be back in his lefty crushing role. It's my guess that he'll likely shuffle between third, second, first, and DH, starting whenever a southpaw is on the mound.

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