No, it's not a contractual clause, it's the latest Jays roster move. Scott Service has been released, and Kevin Cash has been called up to take his place. Carlos Tosca:
I expect to catch him at least two or three times a week, let him get his feet wet. There are some guys here that he's caught -- Hendrickson, Thurman, Towers. We're getting ready to play a ballclub that has a great deal of speed. Kevin's going to be part of our future, and basically we want to take a look at him.
The future is beginning to begin now.
After a brutal start to the year, Kevin Cash caught fire at Syracuse and leaves with this line:
326 AB, 37 R, .270/.331/.442, 28 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 29 BB, 81 K
No one here needs to be told that that's a really unfortunate BB/K rate, but at least he's walking once every 10 at-bats and he's posted better walk numbers in the low minors. Cash's power was really coming on there at the end: he has the ability, I think, to crank out 15-20 dingers a year in 400 ABs. But I can't see his big-league average cracking .250: expect to see a lot of swings and misses. When I first began looking at Jays prospects last year, I called Cash the second coming of Buck Martinez, and that's still what I think: great defensively, decent power, respectable batting eye, don't expect much BA. All that remains to be seen is how he handles pitchers, frames strikes and blocks the plate.
If you haven't seen Cash in the field, though, you're in for a treat. Enjoy the first several baserunners he guns down; attempts will decrease as word about him gets around the league. Cash will either be an important part of the team's future or will be dealt to acquire one: either way, his performance in the next year is critical.
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