Since it appears that Rod Barajas is our primary target to fill Brian Schneider's vacated spot, I'll be keeping tabs on him until we obtain a catcher ( him or another catcher) or he signs elsewhere.According to the Toronto Sun the Blue Jays would like to keep Barajas but it doesn't sound like they're willing to outbid someone for him ( the other player their discussing is Marco Scutaro)..."We like both players," said Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "We'd like to bring them both back."Can the Jays afford to bring them both back?Antopoulous won't know his team budget until later this month."Like I said, we like both players and they are both important positions, but we can't make a bad deal," the rookie GM said from Toronto. source Toronto Sun
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