Where the Jays Stand – Centre Field

Centre field is clearly Colby Rasmus’ position to lose as of now, but what happens if his game is still stuck in St. Louis, as it appeared last season? But first, some “this week in Jays’ news” business: 1 – Johnson/Francisco/Molina/Rauch Arbitrated; Camp Not The only surprising move out of the group is Jon Rauch, but I guess Alex Anthopoulos felt that the reward of a draft pick between the first and second rounds was worth the risk of the big righty accepting arbitration and the club being on the hook for $3.5 – 4 million. Plus, he couldn’t possibly be as bad as he was last year, could he? Ironically, Rauch may now be the likeliest to return considering he won’t find a better offer on the open market, whereas Kelly Johnson, Frank Francisco and Jose Molina all may be able to (Shawn Camp might still come back, but at a significantly discounted rate from the $2.2 million he made last year). From my perspective, I’d like to see Francisco and, ideally, Johnson back, but none of th...