I fail to see what pitchers have to do with anything? Don't we have like 20 of them? We'll taxi them up and down as needed until the end of the year. Some may come back from injury. Not much to do with Vogelbach.
We got Villar- Drury lost his roster spot. Nice upgrade. Again not Vogelbach's roster spot as far as I can tell.
It's not weird to you I get it. It seems odd to me though.
It’s not odd, happens every day. Players get claimed/traded and let go, sometimes in the same day. I think you are reading too much into it.
Sure Vogelbach doesn’t look like he was losing his spot directly to Villar but he kind of is as Drury was no longer on the active roster. Jays optioned Drury off the active roster on August 28th to make room for Vogelbach on August 28th, the same day.
Ray and Stripling replace the 2 pitchers in Waguespack and Gaviglio and Villar replaces Vogelbach, a position player for a position player. As I said, it looks like Vogelbach was insurance.
Drury optioned for Vogelbach. Vogelbach DFA for Villar.
Shaw and Drury were horrible at 3B. Vladdy lost 15 pounds since opening day and his bat was coming around, the moment Vogelbach was traded for on August 24th, Vladdy was seen at 3B taking ground balls the day the trade was announced or the day before.
Making Vladdy take grounders a 3B was to provide the team with “flexibility”. You know, in case they couldn’t get help at the deadline.
Perhaps if the Jays didn’t get Villar or Bichette has a set back then the Jays could have put Vladdy back at 3B. Then rotate Shaw, Vogelbach and Tellez at 1B and DH. So a backup plan.
Jays were able to acquire a versatile player that likely helps their 3B conundrum as it looks like Biggio, Bichette and Villar will play so variation of 2B, SS and 3B.
Once the trade for Villar happened, no need for Vogelbach on the active roster and Vladdy is no longer taking ground balls a 3B. Vogelbach could accept the assignment at stay with the Jays at the alternate camp.
