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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Hugo: So can the Jays really compete with Rod Barajas catching, and Marco Scutaro playing SS, every day? Rincewind : Short answer: Sure. They competed pretty good in the second half of last season with the two of them. Longer answer, still yeah but with qualifiers. The other offensive positions have to be strong. We can’t afford to have both of them in the line up and one of the Munchkins from the...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Just checking in on this rainy Thursday with the daily dose of optimism. Today's post's title comes from the great Old 97s song "The New Kid" and perhaps cautions Big Rod Barajas not to get too settled in behind the plate. But Rod's reason for job insecurity is a Jays' fan's gain, as we check in with Baseball America's report on young Jays' backstop J.P. Arencibia , who had an impressive season in...
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
That’s the message the Blue Jays are sending heading into next season after picking up the awfully friendly $2.5M option on catcher Rod Barajas. After entering last year as the number two man behind Gregg Zaun, Barajas used a hot bat and an injury to Zaun to force his way into regular duty behind the dish. [...]
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
As expected, the Blue Jays have exercised the $2.5 million (U.S.) club option on catcher Rod Barajas.
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/01/2008
The Blue Jays exercised Catcher Rod Barajas' option today. Pursuant to the option, Barajas will be paid $2.5 million for his services next season. $2.5 milion isn't a lot, but Barajas is 33 and though his power was helpful at times last season, his .249/.294/.410 overall line wasnt very good. When Rod was hot, his power was an asset but when he was cold, he was ice cold. I've made no secret of my...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
TORONTO – The Blue Jays exercised a $2.5 million option on catcher Rod Barajas Friday, rewarding the 33-year-old after he batted .249 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs. Barajas agreed to a one-year deal with Toronto last January after one season with Philadelphia, and the Blue Jays guaranteed him $1.2 million: a $300,000 signing bonus, a $400,000 salary and a $500,000 buyout of the option. Barajas played...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
In a move that was widely expected, the Jays have picked up the option on catcher Rod Barajas for next season. Rodrigo had his good and bad moments with the twig. He hit .189 in April but was smoking in May with a .370 mark and a decent .265 in June. He alternated bad and good months with a .179 July, a. 279 August and a .162 September before tearing his hamstring and missing the last two weeks of...
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
The Toronto Blue Jays on Friday exercised their contract option on Rod Barajas for the 2009 season, bringing the veteran catcher back for a second campaign with the team.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
The Blue Jays exercised a $2.5 million option on catcher Rod Barajas Friday, rewarding the 33-year-old after he batted .249 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
The Toronto Blue Jays on Friday exercised the team option on catcher Rod Barajas for 2009.
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/19/2008
As part of looking back at the season that was, I wanted to compare what our players did to what they were projected to do before the season started. I am going to use the projections as printed in Baseball Prospectus 2008. We'll do this over a few posts over the next week or so. Rod Barajas PA R 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO SB BA OB SA Projected 217 23 11 0 8 29 18 36 1 .245 .316 .433 Actual 377 44 23 0 11...
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Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Here is the complete list from MLBTRADERUMORS.COM : Catchers Brad Ausmus (40) Paul Bako (37) Rod Barajas (33) - $2.5MM club option for '09 with a $0.5MM buyout Josh Bard (31) Michael Barrett (32) Henry Blanco (37) - $3MM mutual option for '09 with a $0.3MM buyout Johnny Estrada (33) Toby Hall (33) - $2.25MM club option for '09 with a $0.15MM buyout Jason LaRue (35) Paul Lo Duca (37) Miguel Olivo (30)...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Saturday morning linkage: The Blue Jays are expected to pick up Rod Barajas' option; there's still a possibility that Gregg Zaun will return. The 37-year old Zaun is eligible to become a free agent. Speaking of catchers, Sox Machine analyzes the pros/cons of the White Sox keeping or moving backup catcher Toby Hall. The Yankees are correctly focusing on their rotation and will sign one or two free agent...
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Since we keep talking about blowing up the Cubs roster, or at least tweaking it, here’s your list of possible players. It’s not good this year. Updated 10-7-08 Catchers Brad Ausmus (40) Paul Bako (37) Rod Barajas (33) - $2.5MM club option for ‘09 with a $0.5MM buyout Josh Bard (31) Michael Barrett (32) Henry Blanco (37) - $3MM mutual option for [...]
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Anaheim Angels all the way (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Runs saved, 2008 Jason Kendall +13 Kurt Suzuki, +13 Joe Mauer, +9 Jose Molina, +7 Dioner Navarro, +7 Rod Barajas, +7 Worst Ramon Hernandez -10 Saltalamacchia, -7 I calculate how many passed balls, wild pitchers, errors, steals, and caught stealing each catcher has compared to a league average catcher. The run value is -.275 for err, pb, wp, -.19 for steals, and +.44 for caught stealing. This does not...
