Three Facts: Toronto Blue Jays

by R.J. Anderson on Feb 11, 2009 8:13 PM EST

Travis Snider is going to be fun to watch. He just turned 21 recently, and his career low wOBA in the minors was .366. CHONE is less than optimistic about Snider replicating his .345 wOBA from limited action, and has him at .298 (or -12.2 wRAA) while Marcels is calling him a slightly above league average hitter, based on a small sample size and regression.

The real strength of the Jays positional players involves leather. There's hardly a negative defender amongst their starters and even Vernon Wells should bounce back some.

Speaking of Wells, what an odd two seasons he's had. In 2007, his offense flat-lined to the tune of -14.5 runs while his defense remained above average (albeit only slightly) yet the exact opposite was true in 2008.

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Is there really even a reason to look at his Marcel?

ZiPS has him at .251/.301/.411.

I don’t see the point in starting him in the bigs, which is probably what Millar is now for. Now once/if he kills the ball in 200 or so PA in AAA then call him up.

Anyone know how the middle infield currently resides? Are there any set in stones or is everything pretty much up in the air, and whoever plays better in ST will get those jobs.

by bigboy1234 on Feb 11, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions

Nope.

Re: MIF, I recall Ricciardi saying Scutaro was their starting SS, after that I would assume Aaron Hill starts at second over Joe Inglett, but we’ll see.

by R.J. Anderson on Feb 11, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions

I was a huge Hill fan going into last year. He disappointed, but I'm rooting for him to fulfill his potential a year late.

Joe Inglett’s a nice story, but if two guys show similar performance, but one overachieved and one underachieved, I’ll take the latter, as his potential is likely higher.

Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.

by Sky Kalkman on Feb 11, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions