Today's grabber: Jason Frasor.  Also, Marlon Byrd is in the house

I guess at this point in this off-season, Marlon Byrd is the best option we had for improving our center field position.  Personally, a Mike Cameron felt like the best fit for us; we could have used his experience and leadership.  But when you consider that the other 'choices' in this dilemma were Rick Ankiel and (gulp) Scotty Pods, ok, Marlon Byrd, you say?  For a mere $5 million X 3? 

On Facebook yesterday I explained to my non-Cub Fan friends that having only Sam Fuld on the roster was like going to the fridge to get something to eat, and only finding a jar of pickles.  Sure, it's edible, and it satisfies for a minute, but it isn't even what I'd consider a snack, let alone a meal.  I guess that makes Marlon Byrd a half-eaten container of my mother-in-law's potato salad.  It's filling enough, and good, in the right situation, I guess.  Mike Cameron would have been two slices of a Giordano's deep dish. (In the same vein, Milton Bradley is a strand of licorice - it tastes like sugar and hate)

Therefore, at this point the only hole Hendry has to plug is in the bullpen, and MLBTR brought the name Jason Frasor into the mix.  Now, I admit I had never heard his name before this afternoon.  Did you know he has been a set-up guy in Toronto the past six years?  (Kurt, sit down)  He also grew up in Oak Forest - probably was a Sox fan, but so did Gorzelanny and Samardzija.  In that six year stretch, he has compliled an ERA under 3.30?  He appears to be the anti-Marmol.  Short at only 5'10", doesn't strike out a lot of people, and honestly, as a relief pitcher, if I haven't heard of him, that isn't a negative.

If there aren't a whole lot of clips of Jason Frasor giving up clutch bombs to the ARods and the Big Papis of the world, perhaps that is an indication that he does not have arsonist tendencies?

It would appear that the price for Frasor would be prospects; either one decent one (a Justin Berg) or a few middling ones.  Certainly not the Great Starlin Castro or someone else of his superior ilk.  Ah, but I jest.  Personally, I still like the Kiko Calero idea, only because I came up with it, but I would not hate it if this Frasor guy came to town. 

Am I missing something vital about him?  Why would the Jays want to part ways with what seemingly is a decent reliever?  Let us refer to the third paragraph, the one where I introduced Mr. Frasor, and note that he has SIX years in with the Jays?  Six is a magic number as we all know; Frasor has 5+ years of big league service time, and next year he is a free agent.  Relievers with 3.25 ERAs, regardless that very few of his pitches have been thrown 'tight and late', tend to be handsomely rewarded.  And the Jays can't afford to reward anyone else handsomely, since they are already rewarding the Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbays of the world.

So, yeah, Frasor grabs me.  How bout you?