Matt Bush released by toronto

[darkman]

According to transaction page on Mlb.com Matt Bush released by Toronto Blue Jays.. That was quick :?

By the way, Hayden Penn was traded to Florida for you 2005 Chrome guys.

 

[Seiya]

ouch, dumb kid.

 

[jbone17]

I remember when he was the hottest thing since sliced bread. This guy is just as useful as a poopey flavored lolli-pop. :lol:

 

[ThoseBackPages]

watch out ladies!!!!

 

[jbone17]

Yeah right! He is going to be hooking up with those old ladies at Shoprite on weekday mornings! :| That scares me. :lol:

 

[beefycheddar]

"I'M MATT F'N BUSH!!!"

 

[pujolsjunkie]

Boxes of 04 Draft just keep looking worse and worse.

 

[braden]

When they acquired him, the Jays told Bush he was on a zero-tolerance watch. Then he went and skipped practice yesterday. Good on management for sticking to their guns.

 

[mredsox89]

Boxes of 04 Draft just keep looking worse and worse.

That product has really fallen off

 

[tooly22]

The Blue Jays also released Ryan Patterson and Eric Neilsen today. Dont quite understand the Patterson release. He was a 4th rounder, plays all 3 outfield positions and has consistently been a .280 18-20 HR guy and is still fairly young.

 

[jbone17]

I met Patterson in Trenton last year. Very quiet kid. Not what I was expecting for sure.

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

Matt Bush's career=

 

[tooly22]

Patterson is a great guy. I am a season ticket holder here in NH and have gotten to know him pretty well over the past 3 seasons. He texted a friend of mine this morning with the news. Caught him completely by surprise. Personal opinions of the person aside, I just dont see where they have a better outfield prospect in the system that would necessitate releasing him. Guaranteed he will be signed within a day or two. My bet is Houston or Philadelphia.

 

[jbone17]

Hopefully in Philly so I can meet him in Reading again. He was a very cool dude and was very kind to everyone.

 

[Seiya]

Someone else will take a chance on him.

 

[braden]

Patterson is a great guy. I am a season ticket holder here in NH and have gotten to know him pretty well over the past 3 seasons. He texted a friend of mine this morning with the news. Caught him completely by surprise. Personal opinions of the person aside, I just dont see where they have a better outfield prospect in the system that would necessitate releasing him. Guaranteed he will be signed within a day or two. My bet is Houston or Philadelphia.

While I've always liked Patterson, he was beyond horrible last year and will be turning 26 in a month.

Now, the Jays may have the worst outfield prospects (at least in AAA/AA/A+) in all of the Minors, but with a Major League outfield of Snider/Wells/Rios/Lind, they're set for quite some time. I expect they felt that Patterson would never get a chance with Toronto so they'd give him a chance to latch on somewhere else.

 

[aarne13]

Oh well. I had hoped that he would get some regular season games in before falling off the tracks. I'm sure he will get a shot somewhere else.

Kinda surprised at Patterson and Nielsen being released. The Jays outfield appears to be set but one or two major injuries can change things pretty fast.

 

[aarne13]

Any links to the Patterson/Nielsen cuts?

 

[Austin]

A day that will forever live in Padres infamy:

 

[ballerskrip]

A day that will forever live in Padres infamy:

I never understood it. I went and scouted the kid about 3-4 weeks before the draft, and he was okay. You saw some of the tools, some of the talent. But I felt it was fairly obvious he wouldn't hit.

One of the Angels scouts said this, and it really rang true... "you can go get a guy like this from the Dominican that can field and throw for $10,000."
Boy was he right.

I was certain that the Padres were going to take Stephen Drew. It made all the sense in the world... Or at least Weaver.

skrip