I'm not sure that Russ Adams' future is entirely in his own hands.  The Jays really need to figure out whether Aaron Hill is going to be a shortstop or a second baseman. If he can play a decent short, then Adams has a chance to make it back to the team.  But if Hill stays at second, there's no place for Adams, since he can't play short and wouldn't make much of a utility infielder. Unless they wanted to do somethind drastic, like move him to the outfield, but even then he'd be competing with Sparky, Rios, Cat, and even Lind for playing time.

  Hill and Adams should be getting the bulk of the playing time in the middle infield for the rest of the season, to determine concretely what roles they're going to play next year. I don't think I can handle another season in which John McDonald takes over as full-time shortstop halfway through the year.

I'm going to forgive AJ for his loss.  He definitely battled.  Not to mention it was raining, making the ball wet (thus hard to grip) and AJ crabby (-er).  He also had some major mojo to battle against . Sportsnet and Jamie were in full jinx mode, mentioning his "four quality starts" and that he "was finally living up to expectations".  No amount of pre-game chanting and blood sacrifice was going to counter-act that kind voodoo.

Congratulations to Cat on his new kitten.   She'll have big brown eyes and excellent patience at the plate.

And I think MacDonald has been kind of awesome at SS.  I think I can handle him at SS for awhile longer.

I'm not sure that Russ Adams' future is entirely in his own hands. 

My expectation is that Adams will start 2007 in another organization. The Jays haven't gotten much out of 2006, but they've learned at least two things: (1) Aaron Hill and Russ Adams can only play second base, and (2) they like Hill's bat way better. I don't anticipate the Jays would get much for Adams, but he hit quite well at AAA and has gotten better defensively -- as part of a larger trade, I think he could help return some value.

I'd like to see Ryan Roberts get some more playing time at 2B and 3B over the balance of the season, to help the team decide if he can be a capable infield backup next year. If the Jays can acquire a full-time major-league shortstop (and there are none presently on the 40-man roster), then Roberts could be the ideal backup infielder -- Hill could shift to shortstop for a game or two if required.

With the departure of Hinske and Hillenbrand, the team also needs a capable backup first baseman, someone who can bring a legitimate bat off the bench when required. These are small elements of the 2007 squad, but important nonetheless.