In a move that was widely expected, the Jays have picked up the option on catcher Rod Barajas for next season.
Rodrigo had his good and bad moments with the twig. He hit .189 in April but was smoking in May with a .370 mark and a decent .265 in June. He alternated bad and good months with a .179 July, a. 279 August and a .162 September before tearing his hamstring and missing the last two weeks of the year. He did alright against righties with a .270 mark but struggled with lefties by hitting just .204.
Now the question is, who is going to back up B.A. Barajas? It's not expected to be free agent Gregg Zaun, who might be looking into a career change. Curtis Thigpen, Brian Jeroloman and J.P. Arencibia are the other contenders.
Meantime, former Jay Carlos Delgado will be back in the Big Apple next season but quite a few players are in a hurry to leave their clubs. Oh, what else! Oh yeah, the city of Philadelphia had some big to-do about something today.
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Happy Halloween, ghouls and goblins!
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