Jays Talk

Well, it's nice to see the Blue Jays aren't totally insane. J.P. does have a brain in that head of his. I was getting a little worried that too much blood was going to his nose, but alas, my concerns have been alleviated.

They re-signed Gregg Zaun.

Now, this doesn't seem like such a big deal, but seeing as questions about Zaun dominated the press conference about the Frank Thomas signing (more on that in a moment), I think it warrants mentioning. The other catcher they were talking to was Rod Barajas, who is basically a crappy version of Bengie Molina, whom they already dumped.

Zaun's turn as an analyst on Rogers Sportsnet showed him to be a great baseball mind, not to mention pretty well spoken, which is a huge asset as a catcher. Not to mention the guy's a swtich hitter who has just been getting better and better offensively, to go with his solid defensive skills and great handling of the pitching staff. I actually liked him better than the highly touted Molina behind the plate.

Now, as for Thomas, I think it's a great signing, even though the money could have conceivably been better spent on pitching. I think he takes a lot of pretty off Troy Glaus who tailed off noticibly after a few nagging injuries took him off his game and he started pressing. Now, with The Big Hurt in the lineup, Glaus can bat as low as 6th if he gets into a funk again, and won't feel the same pretty to produce from the clean-up spot as he did last year.

Wells-Thomas-Glaus-Overbay.... now that's a murderer's row from 3 to 6 I'd put up against the Yankees' lineup any day... and with Reed Johnson and Alex Rios setting the table, I think they're in business.

Now they just need a few arms to keep the other team from scoring.......