Which player is least likely to be a Blue Jay after July 31.

[Mookie4ever]

I'd like to see them trade Hinske! but as mookie said it will be hard to see another team take him without the Jays eating some salary!

his salary?...i think it's hard for another team to take hinske alone.

and i agree on the o-dawg. his D has saved the jays a lot of runs...but his bat has been a disappointment so far...maybe he should quit batting right handed. still...i wouldn't like to see him go.

Here's the thing, they asked him to stop batting right handed (or at least try being exclusively a lefty for a while) and he hasn't been cooperative. He wants to keep being a switch hitter. That's one reason that he might go.


Let's sweep those Sox!

[ensanimal]

that is one thing i never understood about some switch hitters. they bat .300 from the left side, and only .150 from the right, and yet they refuse to try from the left only? it just doesn't make sense to me.

i would hate to see the o-dawg go, as his defense is really needded in the infield, but, he may get the jays the most in return. a team in the hunt for a playoff spot, if the jays are not one of them, might give up some talent to solidify infield defense. that's what the red sox did last year, and it seemed to work.

[sportsguy80]

i heard sum rumours that Barry Zito might be going to Toronto..i don know if thats true anymore because they A's are playin some good ball right now but if the jays to acquire Zito would that e good..cuz alot of ppl are starting to say Zito is washed up

[Lime]

i heard sum rumours that Barry Zito might be going to Toronto..i don know if thats true anymore because they A's are playin some good ball right now but if the jays to acquire Zito would that e good..cuz alot of ppl are starting to say Zito is washed up

No one can say he's washed up. He's not the same guy he was in 2002, and probably never will be again, but he is still an effective pitcher who will give his team a chance to win almost every time out.

With that said I believe Oakland will hang onto him unless someone seriously overpays, and I doubt J.P. would do that.

To think if Gord Ash were still here he'd probably give up League and Rios, at least, for Zito.