Jays Hoffpauir, Off Murphy

The second waiver claim of the Alex Anthopoulos era is second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir from the St. Louis Cardinals.  To make room on the 40-man roster, the Jays have designated left-handed reliever Bill Murphy for assignment. A sixth round pick by St. Louis in the 2004 amateur draft, the 26 year-old Hoffpauir made his big league debut with the Cardinals this season.  After being named the Cardinals minor league player of the month in June, the 5-9, 165 pound right-handed hitter was called up on Canada Day to fill in for an injured Mark DeRosa.  He played his first game on July 3rd in Cincinnati where he went 1-for-1 with a walk and two RBI.  In total, Hoffpauir went 3-for-12 with four walks to give him a batting line of .250/.438/.417 before being sent back down to Triple-A.The distant cousin of Cubs first baseman Micah Hoffpauir spent the better part of three seasons with the AAA Memphis Redbirds.  He was rated...