The Blue Jays have selected the contract of right-hander Derek Law, per a club announcement. He’ll take the roster spot of utilityman Alen Hanson, who was designated for assignment.
Both of these players came to the Toronto organization in the same early-season swap with the Giants. Law had already been removed from the San Francisco 40-man, while Hanson was in DFA limbo at the time of the deal.
Law, 28, has been off to an impressive start with his new organization. He’s carrying a 1.69 ERA with 17 strikeouts and three walks through 10 2/3 innings in eight outings. He has shown it in the majors before as well, but has yet to repeat his strong 2016 debut season at the game’s highest level.
As for Hanson, the 26-year-old switch-hitter has been one of quite a few players clamoring for opportunities in the Jays’ infield/outfield mix. He received 48 plate appearances over the first month of the season, but managed only a .163/.229/.163 batting line with 17 strikeouts.
One more dead roster spot to go…
Hanson back to the Giants. ?
Can he catch?
He can’t. Jays are starting to make a real roster.
No he can’t, both literally and figuratively. He’s never played catcher, and he’s not great in the field no matter where he plays.
Wrong! The reason he’s not a Giant is because he is a terrible Right Handed Hitter and Strikes out a bit to much but he had a lot of Clutch Hits as a Giant.
With that slash line like that, hes a heart of the order candidate in SF.
can’t forget 2016
Oh god, thank you. Hanson is awful. Can’t wait for Brito to go next. Wouldn’t be too shocked to see Biggio up by the end of the month if he keeps raking in Buffalo.
Hanson isnt bad. Just off to a bad start. He offers a nice little spark when running on all cylinders. Wattup from the Sco D-Law. Hope you make a positive impact.
Lol no he’s bad…..real bad
Let’s hope the Jays designate Ross Atkins for assignment.
If trading Pillar for two DFA guys isn’t enough, how about essentially Dwight Smith Jr and a minor leaguer for Brito and Intn cash. Yikes
I have to agree, this was a bungled attempt at recouping value.
They traded spare parts and received spare parts in return. If losing Dwight smith is your biggest concern, you’re not in a bad spot.
Smith looks like a late bloomer. I’d be bummed if my team basically gave him away. Hes no worse than a 4th OF on any team, and worthy of a starting spot on most clubs.
I think he’s going to be a Markakis-lite player. I hope he carves our a nice spot in Baltimore, but it’s not the end of the world to lose him. Probably should’ve dumped off Pillar sooner to open a spot though.
He wouldn’t be the first. Certainly wouldn’t be the last.
Happy he’s doing well. I think there’s maybe 2 teams where DSJ had a chance to play regularly, and he landed with one of them.
Laughed out loud at this one!! DFA Shatkins! Yes, please!
They didn’t just get two DFA guys. They also received Juan De Paula which is most likely the guy they wanted.
Sure, he’s a lottery ticket, but they weren’t going to get much for Pillar.
^^^^^^
This
Plus the jays saved 5 million in salary
Get rid of money by trading Pillar and get virutally nothing in return to help them win now or in the furture.. But they can now sign Grichuk @ 10M a year. DFA Ross Atkins please.
Don’t let facts get in the way of narratives though. We know trolls on the internet don’t want that to happen.
Agreed! Cannot figure out the logic behind many of the moves from Atkins/Shapiro! DFA both of them…..please! All they have done since being with the Jays is take a pretty good team and let almost everyone that was good to leave either by free agency or trade and get very little back in return.
Law is awful, good luck Toronto fans you need it
Hanson became the whipping boy for being awful in the outfield when he is an infielder. He can’t hit anyway and should have been dropped ages ago. Or, not deal Pillar when they did since the Jays OF has been a complete mess since Grichuk took over CF. Also, De Paula is struggling in A-ball and he’s about to turn 22. Not exactly exciting.
Inexplicably quiet on the mental blunders from their catchers, Drury, Galvis, Grichuk, McKinney and Hernandez during the Angels series. Hanson must’ve drew the small straw.
Yes Dwight Smith is performing. He hit well in previous stints in Toronto. Unfortunately he wasn’t given the opportunity nor was he ever. That’s on the organization, this regime and the previous one. By the way, how’s Alford doing in Buffalo?
Speaking of Buffalo, more changes need to be made. Davis for Brito, Release pitcher former Indians farmhand Shawn Morimando and get the better, younger arms performing up another level like Nate Pearson a couple days ago (Sopko to AAA, Allgeyer to AA, Winckowski to High-A). Challenge the young players to step up now to step up later.
Did Hanson even have a straw? Always felt like he was gonna go sooner than later, especially when compared to the list of blunder-makers you mentioned.
If Sogard didn’t hit he would have been an option. Option 2 would have been the wait-and-see approach to Gavlis’ hamstring, whether to IL him or not. We knew a pitcher would come up eventually and especially after last night.
Forgot to mention Sogard in that group. His blunder cost Shoemaker his season.
Agreed on DFAing Atkins… horrible. Received nothing of value for DSJ, Pillar, JD, Tulo, Martin, Happ, EE, Pearce, Morales, and now he’s calling the shots on Stroman, Sanchez and Giles? Please no. Jays are 5-5 in their last ten, 15-17 overall and 6 back of the Rays. And they’ll still get worse!!! Yanks and Brewers rebuilt within three years. Jays haven’t even finished the year down yet in 3+ years… #FireShapkins
Side note – I was proud of Sanchez’ comments. Agreed with him 100%. Media trying to spin it as controversy. More like brutal honesty.
Why do you keep repeating the same garbage over and over?
Hard to imagine that Atkins is the one responsible for trading Smoak, Tephera, Sanchez, and Stroman.
We neeed divine intervention on behalf of Blue Jays fans.
FYI, I hear Shapiro is going nowhere regardless of what happens this year or the next two or three.
Atkins is another story. He can be replaced.
Law had a Meltdown in Atlanta two years ago. He hasn’t been the same since.