The Return Of The Franchise: Blue Jays Recall Travis Snider, DFA Juan Rivera

It’s about time. After spending a little over 2 months in AAA Las Vegas to correct his swing mechanics, Travis “the Franchise” Snider has been recalled to the major leagues by the Blue Jays, and the team housecleaning continued with Juan Rivera getting DFA’d following this afternoon’s win over the Phillies. I wasn’t a fan of the move that sent Snider to the minors in the first place, and it’s difficult to say how this stint has improved Snider’s game – he’s always mashed at AAA, and it really wasn’t too different this time, as the outfielder hit .327/.398 in 48 games, with 2 home runs and 27 RBIs in that span. Despite the lack of home run power shown during Snider’s time with Las Vegas, the one stat that immediately jumps out is his doubles rate, which stands at 31.3%, well over his career average (25.6%). While his walk rate didn’t exactly improve, Snider did record a career-low strikeout rate of 16.4, me...