The Blue Jays released outfielder Joey Gathright, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. The Jays gave Gathright plenty of spring playing time – 43 plate appearances – and he hit just .167/.186/.167.
Gathright, 29 in April, spent most of 2009 with Baltimore's Triple A club. He hit .329/.386/.376 there, swiping 24 bags in 80 games.
The Gathright cut comes as no surprise, as Bastian wrote yesterday that Toronto's final bench spot would probably go to Jeremy Reed or Mike McCoy.
BravesRed
This looks to be the end for Gathright. Every single free agent OF is better than him.
gs01
Shame for Gathright all of that speed, he just never figured out how to make use of it.
ReverendBlack
Yeah, well. Dude can still jump over cars.
rockiesmagicnumber
Wooo mike McCoy! Win that roster spot like you’ve won our hearts!
Chris Mitchell
He could be a pinch runner. Although he’s probably not worth a roster spot until September…
Andy Mc
you don’t like mike mccoy?
rockiesmagicnumber
Nope, I don’t like him
I LOVE him.
Andy Mc
no sarcasm? i’m hoping he makes the jays. why didn’t he ever get the call for CR?
rockiesmagicnumber
Redundant skillset to Omar Quintanilla. I was the Mike McCoy fan club on Purple Row.
Andy Mc
cool. he may very well get 350-400 PAs in 2010
bigpat
I don’t think he’s a very good basestealer though and his offensive skills are just putrid. I don’t see the point in having him as anything other than AAA filler.
Chris Mitchell
He could be a pinch runner as well. Probably not worth a bench spot except in September though…