Sergio Santos has a delivery problem (he takes the ball out of his glove much too late in his follow-through).  His effectiveness will be limited until he improves his delivery.  That being said, he's still cheap, and still good at his job.

Casey Janssen has shown he's a consistent reliever, much likelier to repeat, than to fail.  He's also shown he's dominant in late innings, while others failed.

Darren Oliver is a pleasure to watch, an old fart still dominant, well worth bringing back.  It's possible he's retiring, if not playing his option year.  Chances are he gets offered an Organization job if he doesn't play.

Francisco Cordero was a high risk signing???????  If he had anything left, he was a good choice, if too pricey.  As it turns out, he had nothing left.  Fortunately, A.A. was able to move him out, rather than release him.

Luis Perez was a surprise, effective enough until injured.  How the injury happened was a surprise.

Carlos Villanueva is a star as a Long Relief / Spot Starter / #6 or7 Starter.  Is he running out of gas as the season concludes?  You either pay him Starter monies and continue as Long Relief / Spot Starter / #6 or7 Starter, or you let him walk.  I don't see him as anything other than another inning-limited Starter and we've had too many of those.

Jason Frasor is under-appreciated, taken for granted and consistently effective.  I'm just worried he's reached his "best-before date" injury-wise.  I'd let him leave this offseason, only considering re-signing if he's unsigned late this offseason.

Based on this from MLB Trade Rumors, even saying remote is an overstatement. He's not coming back.

• Last night, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos told reporters that he isn't sure if impending free agent Carlos Villanueva could last as a starter across the course of an entire season.  Villanueva, who has a 3.58 ERA with 8.9 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 in 13 starts this year, told reporters that he isn't happy with the lack of public support, according to Tony Ambrogio of Sportsnet (via Twitter).  The right-hander is looking to be a full-time starter going forward, which would call for a more lucrative contract.  Here's more from the Eastern divisions..

  • Villanueva told reporters, including MLB.com's Chris Toman, that he took some time to speak with Anthopoulos following his comments to the media.  "It's OK for him to have that doubt. It's OK for him to have his own opinion, because there are 29 other teams that might have a different opinion -- that's why we battle to get to free agency, so we can see what else is out there," Villanueva said.
  Villanueva told reporters, including MLB.com's Chris Toman, that he took some time to speak with Anthopoulos following his comments to the media.  "It's OK for him to have that doubt. It's OK for him to have his own opinion, because there are 29 other teams that might have a different opinion -- that's why we battle to get to free agency, so we can see what else is out there," Villanueva said.

Sergio Santos

Not going to grade him.

Casey Janssen- A-

Definitely a good bullpen arm.  I'd love it if he and Oliver were the setup men next year.

Darren Oliver- A-

Again a very good piece for a team.  I doubt he'll be as valuable next season so if someone wants to pay for his 2012 performance I'd let him go and look at bringing someone else in.

Francisco Cordero- 7

For this grade I went through the entire alphabet, then had to start assigning numbers sequentially. I still think I was generous.  I was supportive of taking a chance on him in the offseason but man that was an unmitigated disaster!

Luis Perez- C+ (pre-injury)

He has a place in a MLB bullpen, just not a place at the back.

Carlos Villanueva- B

I agree with AA that he probably doesn't hold up to a whole MLB season in the rotation, but for him to come out and say publicly he has to have seen an MRI. Still, both this season and last he has been extremely valuable in the swingman role.  Good MLB teams have a guy like that and he'll be tough to replace if he walks

Jason Frasor- C+

Not his best season with us, but still valuable.

I was watching last nights highlights as well and few questions popped into my head.  If someone wants to use them as future topics then be my guest.

1. Is Rajai Davis the worst baserunner in Blue Jay history?
2. Notwithstanding the highlight reel catch of a few weeks ago.  Is Rajai Davis possibly a worse outfielder than Eric Thames?
3. How many gold gloves will Brett Lawrie win? (You beat me to it Dave)

When the famously tight-lipped Anthopoulos says anything, anything at all, you can't help but feel that it is entirely calculated (unlike when his predecessor spoke, for instance). It would seem that he believes (and probably rightfully so) that somebody will roll the dice any pay to see if Villaneuva has the capacity to morph into a fulltime starter, a rare but not impossible transition. And AA is hereby telegraphing to Blue Jays Nation that the Jays won't be that team. The presumption is that this forewarning will serve to preempt the grief that will ensue when Villaneuva inevitably signs elsewhere causing the fanbase to moan about the dreaded payroll parameters. It's not the money, AA will be able to later say, it's because of concerns that I articulated in September.

I have no idea if Villaneuva is worth taking a chance on, and I have no idea what that even means. 2/15? 3/25?

I know that I do find this type of gamesmanship unsavoury. It's no surprise that Villeneuva would react as he has. AA says very little and seemingly never disparages anyone, and he has a long list of suspects he could pillory if he were so inclined. To call out one of the team's few bright spots for imagined (if even reasonably assumed) shortcomings just doesn't leave a good taste.

For what it's worth, the same thing was said about Woody Williams when he was in Toronto.

And signing Villanueva in no way precludes them from acquiring that sort of starter (or should in no way preclude them with a reasonable payroll). The team's bullpen isn't going to go to shambles because Villanueva doesn't usually get into the 7th inning.

J.Verlander	DET	30	7.24	
Felix Hernandez	SEA	30	7.07	
CC Sabathia	NYY	25	7.04	
Cole Hamels	PHI	28	7.04	
R.A. Dickey	NYM	29	7.03	
Cliff Lee	PHI	26	7.00	
C. Kershaw	LAD	30	6.87	
Matt Cain	SF	29	6.87	
Jake Peavy	CHW	28	6.86	
James Shields	TB	29	6.86	
Clayton Richard	SD	30	6.73	
Hiroki Kuroda	NYY	29	6.73	
Chris Sale	CHW	26	6.69	
Clay Buchholz	BOS	25	6.69	
David Price	TB	28	6.69	
Johnny Cueto	CIN	29	6.63	
M. Bumgarner	SF	29	6.63	
Jason Vargas	SEA	30	6.61	
Matt Harrison	TEX	28	6.58	
Colby Lewis	TEX	16	6.56	
Yu Darvish	TEX	27	6.53	
Roy Halladay	PHI	22	6.51	

James Shields	TB	33	7.55
J. Verlander	DET	34	7.38
Roy Halladay	PHI	32	7.29
Cliff Lee	PHI	32	7.26
CC Sabathia	NYY	33	7.18
Jered Weaver	LAA	33	7.13
Felix Hernandez	SEA	33	7.07
Clayton Kershaw	LAD	33	7.06
Ricky Romero	TOR	32	7.03
Chris Carpenter	STL	34	6.97
Dan Haren	LAA	34	6.97
Ervin Santana	LAA	33	6.92
Doug Fister	DT/SE	31	6.87
Cole Hamels	PHI	31	6.87
B. McCarthy	OAK	25	6.81
Carl Pavano	MIN	33	6.73
Ian Kennedy	ARI	33	6.73
Daniel Hudson	ARI	33	6.73
Matt Cain	SF	33	6.70
Mark Buehrle	CHW	31	6.62
Jair Jurrjens	ATL	23	6.61
David Price	TB	34	6.59
Tim Lincecum	SF	33	6.58
C.J. Wilson	TEX	34	6.56
J. Hellickson	TB	29	6.52
Tim Hudson	ATL	33	6.52
J. Masterson	CLE	33	6.52
Johnny Cueto	CIN	24	6.50