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by **AussieDodger** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:52 pm

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/07/blue-jays-release-bj-ryan.html

The Blue Jays have released B.J. Ryan, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.

Wow.

So they're just going to eat the $10mil he's owed in '10? 8-o

B.J. Ryan lhp
5 years/$47M (2006-10)

* 5 year/$47M (2006-10)
o signed as a free agent 11/05 (at signing, largest-ever contract for reliever)
o $10M signing bonus ($6M paid in 2006, $4M paid in 2007)
o 06:$2M, 07:$5M, 08:$10M, 09:$10M, 10:$10M

by **Yoda** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:55 pm

They must think that he is done.

by **AussieDodger** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:02 pm

You'd think if they're paying that money anyway, and they're toast this year that they'd try their hardest to fix him.
Obviously not interested in that 8-o

by **kimchi_chigae** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:15 pm

AussieDodger wrote:You'd think if they're paying that money anyway, and they're toast this year that they'd try their hardest to fix him.
Obviously not interested in that

I think they have tried to "fix" him. He has sucked for the most part after coming back from the DL and now he has started to complain about not getting enough innings. Someone will sign him and the Jays will save a few dollars with that.

by **jlm53089** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:19 pm

So since he is gonna get paid all that money from Toronto shouldn't he play on the cheap somewhere else?
Tampa needs reliever help, but so do a lot of clubs.
Left Handed Reliever are always at a premium so I dont see him being available for long.

by **kimchi_chigae** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:22 pm

jlm53089 wrote:So since he is gonna get paid all that money from Toronto shouldn't he play on the cheap somewhere else?
Tampa needs reliever help, but so do a lot of clubs.
Left Handed Reliever are always at a premium so I dont see him being available for long.

Yeah. It's similar to what happened to Frank Thomas last season. The Jays released him and the A's signed him for the minimum.

by **bdrotoronto** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:27 pm

kimchi_chigae wrote:Yeah. It's similar to what happened to Frank Thomas last season. The Jays released him and the A's signed him for the minimum.

What on earth is it going to take to fire JP already?!?

by **LloydChristmas** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:40 pm

bdrotoronto wrote:
kimchi_chigae wrote:Yeah. It's similar to what happened to Frank Thomas last season. The Jays released him and the A's signed him for the minimum.

What on earth is it going to take to fire JP already?!?

Well, he's running the Blue Jays with a payroll that ranks 16th out of 30 in baseball. They're definitely outperforming their payroll this year at least and you have to give the GM some credit for that, right? He's finding gems at a bargain up and down the roster (Lind, Hill, Romero, Downs).