Jonathan Paul Arencibia has been called up to Baseball North to fill in for the injured John Buck according to the National Post. A foul tip off the bat of "Mr. 600 Homers*" cut the thumb on Buck's throwing hand and he has been placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Arencibia was profiled on Jays Vision during the 80's Night contest in which the Jays beat the Orioles 9-5.
Arencibia was selected in the first round out of Tennessee but he was the second player chosen by the Jays. Third baseman Kevin Ahrens was taken five picks before him.
Arencibia at the Arizona Fall League and Spring Training.
JPA's 31 homers tie him for the minor league lead with Visalia's Paul Goldschmidt.
Arencibia was hitting. 303/.360./.639 and his OPS was just two points shy of 1.000. In addition to his 31 homers and 79 runs batted in, he clubbed 32 doubles and legged out a triple. The 6-foot-1, 210 pound right-handed hitting catcher batted .325 against right-handed pitches but only .230 against lefties. The 24 year-old Miami native batted. 328 with 16 homers and 43 RBI on the road, bettering his home totals of .277, 15 homers and 36 RBI.
I'm looking forward to Arencibia's debut, which could come Friday night as the Jays host Tampa Bay. The last catcher I held high hopes for had a decent debut as a DH but he did not live up to the hype. Will Arencibia make his big league debut with or without the tools of ignorance at home plate? Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to seeing JPA in action.
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