Yardbarker: Rod Barajas

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...

Saturday Banterings

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:07:51 -0500

There isn't all that much for Blue Jay news this morning, but before I get to what there is: I forgot to check out our World Series predictions right after it ended, likely due to sadness that the Yankees won. Looking back I see that Masterkembo was the only one to guess Yankees in 6. Good job sir. Two more Jays have filed for free agency. Marco Scutaro and John McDonald. I'm sure Barajas will soon to so soon too. The Jays have exclusive rights to negotiate with them until ...

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. "...

Can The Blue Jays Re-Sign Scutaro & Barajas?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:35 -0500

The Blue Jays would like to re-sign Marco Scutaro, Rod Barajas and John McDonald, but retaining the free agents may not be realistic. GM Alex Anthopoulos told Shi Davidi of the Canadian Press that he's not necessarily bringing them back."As much as I like John McDonald, Rod Barajas and Marco Scutaro, there might be alternatives that make this organization better and are the right alternatives for this team," Anthopoulos said.Scutaro is one of the offseason's most appealing f...

Mets have targeted three catchers...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:52:00 -0500

This is a few days old but the wording was significant enough that I felt it should be passed along. Marty Noble has been answering questions feverishly since the end of the season and while the first time he addressed the catchers position was discussed by this blog and many others, the second time went un-noticed. It could be that Noble, just took some literary license with his wording or he received further information that made him strength his comments.On Oct. 27th Noble made the followi...

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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Dodgers’ Owner Fires Wife From Chief Executive Gig

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:00:03 -0500

Just when you thought the baseball offseason was going to be all about Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey, and Rod Barajas … husband fires wife, all hell breaks out. “While Frank McCourt is pressing ahead with the business of the team, including Tuesday’s announcement of a long-term contract extension for General Manager Ned Colletti, [...]

Blue Jays Catcher Gives Fan A Night To Remember

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:46:38 -0500

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas made an incredible catch that led to quite the Kodak moment: h/t totalprosports

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&...

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

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