Scott Posednik

The Blue Jays signed Scott Posednik to a minor-league contract today.  It was interesting that the Toronto Star article by the misinformed Mark Zwolinski mentioned Posednik yesterday as being a free agent but a possible lead-off hitter for the Jays.

I don’t see Posednik as being a starter for the Blue Jays. I see him as, at best, a fourth outfielder and speed off the bench.  Similar to the Joey Gathright signing last year, I see this as Anthopolous seeing of Posednik can fit into the mix and see if he’s a better fit than say a Corey Patterson to make the squad. He provides another option if say Travis Snider or Rajai Davis struggles.  At the end of the day, the Jays could just be giving Posednik an invite to Spring Training so that he can market his skills to other teams in hopes of catching on somewhere else.  Either way, no harm in giving Posednik deal.

Authors Note:

Since posting this yesterday, I’ve been able to do some reading and more thinking around this signing. One glaring oversight on my part was to not note that Posednik bats from the left side. Also with four bench spots the Jays could conceivably keep Posednik and Patterson but would need to open up two spots on their 40-man roster.  Ideally, the Blue Jays will be able to find a taker for Juan Rivera, and work with Snider, Patterson, Davis and Posednik in the outfield.