#Angels catcher Jeff MATHIS traded to Toronto for LHP Brad Mills. Tweeted also by...

#Angels catcher Jeff MATHIS traded to Toronto for LHP Brad Mills. Tweeted also by Victor Rojas.

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"I too played shortstop for many years until I was struck down by Acne and Baby Fat" HST

by No Bologna Polonia on Dec 3, 2011 8:56 AM PST reply actions

#Angels to send C Jeff Mathis to #BlueJays for LHP Brad Mills

by pattimelt on Dec 3, 2011 8:57 AM PST reply actions

Mathis is being traded according to Roja's twitter feed. WOWOWOWOWOWW!

I can’t believe we’re getting something back from a Mathis trade.

by river-z on Dec 3, 2011 8:57 AM PST reply actions

27-year-old lefty 6-footer who was a meh starter in AAA & bad reliever in the bigs

by mattwelch on Dec 3, 2011 8:57 AM PST reply actions

does it really matter?

I would’ve taken their batboy for Mathis

"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some tool named Designatedforassignment from Athletics Nation

by 2pintsofbooze on Dec 3, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions

Holy shit

Let the celebration begin…

by LAA101010 on Dec 3, 2011 8:57 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

YES!!!

Goodbye Mathis!

by TheAntiSox on Dec 3, 2011 8:59 AM PST reply actions

Worst statistical trade ever?

Players have a combined career WAR of -3.9 on baseball-reference (Mathis -2.5, Mills -1.4)

Still, I’m happy with any 1-for-1 move where the Angels give up Mathis.

by gilbert on Dec 3, 2011 9:02 AM PST reply actions

Yes, but that is a 1.1 improvement in WAR

by mustang6944 on Dec 3, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Mills has done kinda OK as a starter in the PCL.

Possibly gives the Angels flexibility in the competition for 5th starter…….left handed

by wumbug on Dec 3, 2011 9:03 AM PST reply actions

This could possibly be more than just fluff.

Forget all the hatred for JMathis. DiPoto may have found us a left handed pitcher.

by wumbug on Dec 3, 2011 9:10 AM PST up reply actions

The great thing about Brad Mills

is that he won’t be our catcher

by Seraphan on Dec 3, 2011 9:03 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Anyone check on Scioscia?

by Epic Dean on Dec 3, 2011 9:20 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

He was last seen being talked down from jumping off the Matterhorn in Disneyland

by mustang6944 on Dec 3, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

Not sure which post to throw this on but this one was technically first.

Prospect post on Bluebird Banter:

26. Brad Mills: Brad had a good season in Vegas (by PCL standards) going 11-9 with a 4.00 ERA in 24 starts. He walked 39 and struck out 136 in 157.1 innings. He pitched a handful of innings in Toronto. I think that’s going to be his lot of life, a Triple-A pitcher, who gets a few innings in the majors, here and there. I still think he could have been a decent starter if he had been given enough of a chance, but he turns 27 in March. Enough pitchers have passed him by, in our system, that you can pretty safely say his future isn’t as part of our starting rotation.

Who cares if he ever plays…

wondering what Ortiz did with that game ball...

by vongveng on Dec 3, 2011 9:27 AM PST reply actions

I prefer the glass half full interpretation.

26. Brad Mills: Brad had a good season in Vegas (by PCL standards) going 11-9 with a 4.00 ERA in 24 starts. He walked 39 and struck out 136 in 157.1 innings. He pitched a handful of innings in Toronto.

by wumbug on Dec 3, 2011 9:31 AM PST up reply actions

This description is somewhat more promising.

Fan Graphs Scouting: Bird-Dogging Brad Mills

Looks like he has been burned by a high FB% and Major League hitters just not touching his stuff but even in the majors he had a respectable K/9.

wondering what Ortiz did with that game ball...

by vongveng on Dec 3, 2011 9:39 AM PST up reply actions

Wow!

I can’t believe a team traded ANYTHING for Mathis. Why isn’t this on the front page?

by Brody on Dec 3, 2011 9:30 AM PST via mobile reply actions

I think if a team offered a player with full blown parkinsons, dipoto would have accepted the deal.

by aybars chew on Dec 3, 2011 9:37 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs

Mills is still with the living....right?

I’m just stunned that we got a warm body for him.

From Jeff Mathis' TOPPS card: "Jeff is a defensive catcher, but he can rake it when it counts." Jeff has a lifetime .199 MLB batting average

by mustard_man on Dec 3, 2011 9:32 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

That may say something.

by wumbug on Dec 3, 2011 9:38 AM PST up reply actions

Tears of joy are forming in my eyes

This doesn’t feel real

Jerry Dipoto, Vampire Killer

by ryanfea on Dec 3, 2011 9:41 AM PST via mobile reply actions

My guess this trade just for salary relief

by will_i_am_kun on Dec 3, 2011 9:41 AM PST reply actions

Whatever. That works.

It’s apparent that neither had a future in their respective organizations.

DiPoto looks good…Doesn’t embarrass himself, the Angels, Scioscia, or Jeff Mathis. Maybe the Angels get a LHP who can contribute, and Toronto gets an experienced MLB receiver.

For the time being, everybody wins.

by wumbug on Dec 3, 2011 9:54 AM PST up reply actions

Seriously, what is up with the Blue Jays' boner for our former catchers?

Just in the past half-dozen seasons:

° Bengie Molina
° Jose Molina
° Mike Napoli (technically)
° Jeff Mathis

"The contract is brought up a lot. What it's going to take to get past it is winning. This organization took on the contract. I'm here to make them look good."~Vernon Wells

by George Kaplan on Dec 3, 2011 10:22 AM PST reply actions