Ken Rosenthal is reporting on Twitter that the Jays have traded Mike Napoli to the Rangers for Frank Francisco. Thanks to Bauxite chocolatethunder for the heads-up.
As I posted in the other thread, "I am not a fan of this move. Although there was probably one too many defensively-limited bodies for the corners, I thought Napoli fit better than others with his ability to play catcher and the fact he could spell Lind against left-handers.
I was happy with our bullpen as it was. I don't see the need for another reliever, particularly one who isn't a significant upgrade over our current bodies. I guess this means Frasor will be let go or someone else will be traded, but it seems like a hefty price to get slightly improved production. To give up two years of Napoli's bat for the upgrade from Frasor (or whomever) to Francisco seems strange."
This solves the logjam that many of us noted on the roster, but it creates an abundance of arms in the bullpen that will have to be addressed. Jason Frasor can't be feeling too comfortable right now.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20110125154513932