Yardbarker: Rod Barajas

Jays to Sign John MacDonald?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:14:03 -0500

MLB Trade Rumors have a couple of Jay rumors. First they have a link to a Twitter from Ed Price of MLB Fanhouse saying the Jays are about to sign John McDonald for $1.5 million for the 2010 season. A move I really don't understand. As Trade Rumors points out his .258/.271/.384 line from last year includes career highs in slugging average and OPS. I guess if we aren't competing this season we might as well overpay for a defense only 35 year old SS. That's rebuilding for you. I...

Another possible trade that could impact the Mets..

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:57:00 -0500

The D-Backs and Blue Jays are discussing a trade in which the Jays would receive C Chris Snyder while the D-Backs would obtain 1B Lyle Overbay.If the trade goes through the Jays would have their catcher and would no longer be looking at Rod Barajas. The Mets have supposedly have targeted Rod Barajas as their primary target for their vacant position. Barajas hit 21 HRs last year, which I'm sure is appealing to a power starved team and he won't cost too much. Snyder is only 28 y/o and c...

Toronto wants to keep Barajas...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:00 -0500

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. "...

The Season That Was: Rod Barajas

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:32:58 -0500

In 2008 Rod Barajas was kind of sharing time at catcher with Greg Zaun, then Zaun got hurt and Cito became manager. Cito grew to really like Rod and once Cito likes a player there is no amount of new information that is going to change his opinion. Rod was incredibly, almost unbelievably hot and cold. All in all he had a fairly decent season in 2008 hitting .249/.294/.410 for a WAR of 1.2. He's been an interesting player, decent slugging but can't get on base if his life depended...

Bill James Player Projections

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:58:28 -0500

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Rod Barajas Goes...Down

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:15:52 -0500

This scintillating piece of photojournalism comes courtesy of Sports Hernia, where glory-seeking Blue Jays' catcher Rod Barajas dives for a foul ball and lands face-first in this poor woman's lap at Fenway Park. This is a wonderful collage of facial expressions: the WASPy hot woman (terrified), the kid in the gray hoodie (shock) and the bespectacled 50ish creeper in the North Face jacket (engorged). No word on whether this woman filed charges. Couple things to think about now that we&...

WATN: Apparently Rod Barajas is More Skilled Than Previously Thought

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:18:05 -0500

The guys' faces in the back really make the photo. Photo from the great WSJ Photo blog.

Bits on Friday

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:47:55 -0500

There isn't that much for Jay news today. The closest to news is Cito suggesting that Rod Barajas likely wouldn't be back next year, so reports ran to ask Rod about it. He wasn't all that happy to hear about it, figuring he could be coming back, that that issue would be resolved during the off-season. On Cito's side, I'm sure it was just an idle thought, but he should know that reports will jump all over things like that. Beyond the Boxscore put out their weekly ...

"Who The Hell is Rod Barajas and Why Does He Hate Us So Much?" or "How I Died A Hundred Times Between 7:00 and 11:00pm, Eastern Time"

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:10:00 -0500

Look, 2009 Red Sox, I'm a guy who doesn't need a lot of extra excitement in his life. I make my own excitement, goddam it. When things get boring, I give myself a few good whacks with a car antenna. When they get really boring, I just lower the ol' onions into a deep fryer. Sure it's painful and, let's face it, not quite fair to the other people who've been unwittingly frying things in the same oil. But it's exhilarating in ways I can't describe.What I don'...

Barajas on DL. Offensivley who cares? Team ERA is the issue

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:46:50 -0500

Barajas on DL. Offensivley who cares? Team ERA is the issue Rod Barajas landed on the DL after injuring his hammy friday night. (Note, Barajas actually isn’t on the DL yet. Many stories went out to that effect but the Jays are taking it day by day for now. Effectively he isn’t available for the time [...]

Barajas Pulled

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:44:57 -0500

Rod Barajas left the game against the Phillies after he singled in the bottom of the second. It looked like a hamstring injury. There’s no score going to the top of the third.

Barajas

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:49:19 -0500

This morning in ATH, I asked why Philly fans hate Rod Barajas. It was explained to me in the comments that it was because Barajas wussed out when he should have been blocking the plate against the Marlins a couple of years ago, allowing a run to score. The great Bob Timmermann -- a librarian, and you don't friggin' mess with librarians -- sends along a news account from that game, revealing that it was actually worse than even the Philly fans in the comments described. From the Knight Ridder report, May 24, 2007: Aaron Boone singled to shallow leftfield. Jayson Werth fielded it cleanly and fired home, where Ramirez was out by at least 20 feet. Except Barajas chose to rise instead of block the plate. Ramirez slid under the tag. Home plate umpire Tim Timmons called Ramirez safe; tie game. Barajas went ballistic. He got ejected. Manuel soon followed. Replays convinced Manuel of Timmons' correctness, though. "Ninety-nine times out of a hundred they're going to call that guy out," Manuel said. Barajas believes he should have gotten the call. "I didn't see anything conclusive," Barajas said. He didn't see the big deal, either, concerning his tagging technique. "I wasn't sure what [Ramirez] was going to do," Barajas said. "I didn't want to be down low and give him a good shot at me, maybe knock the ball loose." Manuel seethed over the mental miscues. "Those are mistakes that you don't make," he said. Barajas' take: "Since we won the game, we can look back and laugh at some of those plays." Except you couldn't laugh, at least not if you're a Phillies fan. The inning was supposed to be over, but it went on due to Barajas' mistake. Two pitches later, Brett Myers injured himself on a pitch and would not rejoin the club for over two months. Pitches, the article notes, he never had to throw. I suppose it's an open question as to whether it's right or even healthy to hold a grudge like that for two years, but at least now I understand why they hold the grudge. (And thanks Bob!)Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.

Rod Effing Barajas

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:56:45 -0500

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: right; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: .92em; margin-top: 0px; } Barajas at the plate, originally uploaded by Chris Creamer A stat from commenter BadMotherFutley:Rod Barajas, entire season as a Phillie:4 HR, 10 RBIRod Barajas, 5 games against the Phillies:4 HR, 10 RBI

Out at the Plate! Out at the Plate! Out at the Are You Kidding Me?!?

Sat, 26 May 2007 15:55:51 -0500

I hate to harp on this play at the plate from Wednesday's Marlins/Phillies game but you have to listen to the Phillies' announcers. Classic!!