Hentgen returns to Blue Jays [merged threads]

Craig S. · 11-18-2003, 10:33 AM

According to several sources, Pat Hentgen will return to the Blue Jays after signing a one-year, $2.2 million deal:

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Toront...18/260926.html

I know he's not the Cy Young winner he once was, but he's a step up from what the Jays have had on the back end of their rotation for the past few years.

Wolf Hopper · 11-18-2003, 10:45 AM

He was probably just as good as Sidney Ponson last year. Two mill could be a bargain.

KCBOOMER · 11-18-2003, 02:06 PM

Not a terrible risk. There is not much upside though.

clemente21 · 11-18-2003, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCBOOMER

Not a terrible risk. There is not much upside though.

Hey, if he can just not set stadiums ablaze as a #4/#5 starter (see Estes, Shawn) then it's a solid signing.

Craig S. · 11-18-2003, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clemente21

Hey, if he can just not set stadiums ablaze as a #4/#5 starter (see Estes, Shawn) then it's a solid signing.

That's why I was happy with the signing. If you take a look at the back end of the Jays' rotation last season - for that matter, anyone other than Halladay - it wasn't the most solid group. Hentgen may not be an ace, but I still believe he's a step up, and one that didn't cost a lot.

SmedIndy · 11-19-2003, 08:25 AM

If he can give them 180 or so innings, he's worth it.

Left Field · 11-26-2003, 03:47 PM

Yep!

The first pitcher to win a Cy Young in a Jays uniform is coming back to Toronto.

I know he didn't do much last year for the O's but I, for one am glad to see him return.

I see great things next season with Pat & Roy in the starting line-up.

gyb13 · 12-03-2003, 01:14 AM

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TORONTO BLUEJAYS 2003

RSAA                           RSAA      GS     
1    Roy Halladay                 45       36   
2    Kelvim Escobar                9       26   
3    Josh Towers                   2        8   
T4   Pete Walker                  -1        7   
T4   Doug Davis                   -1       11   
6    Corey Thurman                -3        3   
7    John Wasdin                 -10        2   
8    Tanyon Sturtze              -12        8   
9    Mark Hendrickson            -13       30   
10   Cory Lidle                  -21       31   

     Pat Hentgen                   4       22

11-18-2003, 10:33 AM	#1
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	Hentgen returns to Blue Jays According to several sources, Pat Hentgen will return to the Blue Jays after signing a one-year, $2.2 million deal: http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Toront...18/260926.html I know he's not the Cy Young winner he once was, but he's a step up from what the Jays have had on the back end of their rotation for the past few years.

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KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Not a terrible risk. There is not much upside though. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

11-26-2003, 03:47 PM	#7
Left Field NetShrine Rookie Of The Year Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada. Posts: 48	Hentgen's Back! Yep! The first pitcher to win a Cy Young in a Jays uniform is coming back to Toronto. I know he didn't do much last year for the O's but I, for one am glad to see him return. I see great things next season with Pat & Roy in the starting line-up. __________________ "Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable."

12-03-2003, 01:14 AM	#8
gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	Code: TORONTO BLUEJAYS 2003 RSAA RSAA GS 1 Roy Halladay 45 36 2 Kelvim Escobar 9 26 3 Josh Towers 2 8 T4 Pete Walker -1 7 T4 Doug Davis -1 11 6 Corey Thurman -3 3 7 John Wasdin -10 2 8 Tanyon Sturtze -12 8 9 Mark Hendrickson -13 30 10 Cory Lidle -21 31 Pat Hentgen 4 22 __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

11-19-2003, 08:25 AM	#6
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	If he can give them 180 or so innings, he's worth it.

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