Wild Thing

Today the Blue Jays have signed catcher firstbaseman Jason 'wild thing' Phillips to a minor league deal. He will presumably step in as Greg Zaun's backup.

This raises the question of what they plan on doing with Quillermo Quiroz? I think that GQ has a good shot of making the team out of spring training. However, he is out of options and therefore cannot be sent between the bigs and the minors. Phillips, by signing a minor league deal can break spring training with the AAA Skycheifs, and get called up to the Jays as needed.

Last year he hit lefties well (825 ops), and will probably form a strict platoon with Zaun. More likely than not, he will out produce GQ this year. Quiroz has been hurt by injuries, and this may be a clear message that JP is not quite as enamored by the young catcher as he once was.

Potentially Empty Promises

Last year my blogging left much to be desired. Firstly, I did not write very frequently. This was because of school, work, having a girl friend (a rare thing among bloggers I'm sure), and lack of motivation. However, I would like to write more often. Once a week I feel is a reasonable projection, though I would certainly prefer more if possible.

Another concern I had was that I was trying to cover too many topics. I had the Jays, Raps, Bills and Leafs on my radar. But not the time, nor the inclination to tackle so many subjects effectively. So, I will try to focus more on the Jays. Which is the team that I am most passionate and knowledgeable about.

I know that there are a lot of blogs out there. And more than a couple that write about the Blue Jays. I will try to bring you, the reader, new and insightful commentary on the Jays.

Best of luck in 2006!