The Blue Jays have designated left-hander Jaime Garcia, the club announced today. The move was made in order to make room for Aaron Sanchez on the active roster, whom they activated from the disabled list.
It’s the end of a dramatic fall from grace for the 32-year-old hurler, whom the Blue Jays gave a $10MM guarantee to pitch for them this year. Part of that contract is a $2MM buyout for next season’s $10MM option; that buyout will clearly be used. If his 5.93 ERA wasn’t enough of a convincing factor to that end, the added shoulder issues that have cost him significant playing time would seal the deal. Garcia’s had multiple DL stints this season owing to inflammation in his pitching shoulder.
Toronto had initially hoped that Garcia could perform at least serviceably, as he had across the past two seasons, with perhaps the upside of the 2.43 ERA he flashed across the 2015 season with the Cardinals. Instead, he’s gone from okay to dreadful, resulting in a demotion to the bullpen and now a loss of his spot on the club’s roster. That’s significant, considering the Jays haven’t got much to play for, and even more significant considering there’s only about a week left until active rosters expand. The Jays could have simply demoted one of their players with options remaining and kept Garcia through September, but it appears as though he’d fallen out of favor with the organization to a point at which even that minor inconvenience wasn’t worth the trouble.
He is owed a lot of money for next year. Terrible signing by the Jays.
$10 mil team option with a $2 mil buy out….but still never liked this signing for the Jays
$2M is a lot of money?
wish i could stay at home for 2M
I could retire comfortably on $2M, even in Kalifornia.
Yes to all the majority of fans of the club…..yes its a shisteload of money!
Well, ya. But to an MLB team, it’s nothing
I hope he didn’t poop his pants when told.
If pooping your pants is cool… then call me Miles Davis!
Very creative reference but she said “peeing your pants” lol
That’s a head scratching. He can still be a decent long man out o the pen. I guess the Jays are making room……
Another Shapiro/Atkins bonehead move in signing him and another to let him go….but it the big picture it doesn’t matter….
I figured Garcia for 8 wins this year…
I feel your pain, when it comes to Shapiro. Was so happy to see him leave Cleveland.
Watched a couple starts last year with the Yankees and knew he was not fit for the AL, let alone the East. Then the Jays gave him $8-mil with an option and a $2-mil buyout. That was a signing where you wonder who had the idea first, Atkins or an assistant. Either way, very questionable for a team pretending to contend.
Relieved to see him gone only because holding him would give people the impression he’d return in 2019. Would be a very expensive bullpen arm.
More important matters; Tulowitzki officially done for the season. Donaldson still not playing. Jays medical staff, here and in Florida, are a problem not being properly addressed and will continue to be a problem. There are other examples we can bring up but I’ll just wait for the downvotes with pleasure.
Yea Tulo is hurt because of something the Jays medical staff did or didn’t do…you deserve a downvote for suggesting so absurd.
Does cxcx stand for “I can’t read”?
Jays had a purge of firings at the end of last year which included parts of the medical staff. Problems go beyond Tulowitzki. Yes, Tulo has been injury-prone. Never did I say the staff caused the injury. The drama surrounding his recovery, the second surgery, the other players that have taken longer than expected to recover from injuries and much more has surfaced.
You gotta chill out man. Wtf is a “purge of firings” lol. Your sentences make no sense.
Now that’s seldom right
I hope you realize that every fan base thinks their medical staff is uniquely bad.
Garcia seemed like a perfect signing given the market at the time , come on … look at the division . You have one team on pace to break the all time wins total and another 8.5 back in the top wc spot. I am a jays fan! Not a huge fan of shapkins, but that was a decent move. Bringing up Tulo is ridiculous.
Decent long man with a six era. Most catchers can do that.
FYI, As a reliever Garcia’s Tor era is 4.85. with a 1.15 whip As starter his era is 6.16.
The Jays suck! Plus a pitcher really is never the same after shoulder problems
Garcia was consistently abysmal for the Jays.