Fraley: Releasing Frank Thomas makes the Blue Jays better

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TSN: Fraley: Releasing Frank Thomas makes the Blue Jays better
Published 4/21/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
TSN: Fraley: Releasing Frank Thomas makes the Blue Jays better I’d say releasing Gerry Fraley makes The Sporting News better...but that’s unpossible! Thomas was a deadweight. He was hitting only .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs. Nothing indicated that Thomas, five weeks from his 40th birthday, was going to break out of the slump. In his last 35 at-bats with Toronto, he had only four hits—all singles—and one RBI. Those few times Thomas reached, he clogged the bases. ...Also, replacing Thomas in the clubhouse with Scott Rolen, who’s on track to return mid-May from a spring ...

The Big Dead
Published 4/22/2008 by Junior at FIRE JOE MORGAN
... It's not me saying he's dead, though -- it's Gerry Fraley. I think he'll be the Big .830 OPS or So. Fraley is convinced that the man's arms have run out of what a Super Nintendo game instruction manual might call Ultimate Hit Power. He also sort of hates him as a person. ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, April 22
Published 4/22/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... IT HAD TO BE DONE: The Sporting News' Gerry Fraley says the release of Thomas makes the Blue Jays better. Our pal Tao of Steib ...

The Big Undead
Published 4/24/2008 by Junior at FIRE JOE MORGAN
Gerry Fraley, two days ago: When Thomas clears waivers this week, he will become a free agent available for the pro-rated minimum. If Thomas expects a deluge of calls from teams eager to add him, he will be disappointed again. The Big Hurt is the last to realize that he is finished. Reality, today: OAKLAND -- The Oakland A's today agreed to terms with free agent designated hitter Frank Thomas. Hope you like clogged bases, Oakland. Good luck scoring with this guy constantly on base. ...