I think there's a case for RA Dickey, I mean he was far from the worst Blue Jay pitcher and was even quite good at times, but he forced Thole to be on the roster too, and he was definitely a candidate. Plus giving up D'Arnaud and Syndergaard really stung.
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Oooh Arencibia was pretty terrible. For someone who was touted as an offensive catcher he really couldn't hit the ball. Or take a walk. I guess when he did close his eyes and make good contact the ball would go really far though.
Guys like Bradley Zimmer and Socrates Brito were just terrible but the expectations were low for them. Roark and Dickey, on the other hand, were expected to make a big contribution. Dickey ate up a lot of innings even if he wasn’t very good and cost us a fortune prospect wise which set us back significantly. Shun Yamaguchi was a total dud too.
I think Roark is probably my least favourite of any of them.
When you're an OF who can't catch fly balls, I'd say you're pretty terrible.
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Not only that. That poor sap was the worst of both worlds. Couldn't catch AND couldn't hit worth a lick either. What a complete dud that guy was.
It was a sick joke that we got him. Gave up Sanchez (before he went real bad), Biagini and a pick to get him. Was a first round pick too. What a total fraud.
