Greg

Myers

Myers has the option of looking elsewhere for a job or he could retire. If he does choose to stay with Toronto, the Jays see him competing with Guillermo Quiroz and Kevin Cash for backup duties behind Gregg Zaun, another free agent the team hopes to re-sign.

The Jays hope to re-sign Gregg Zaun and then maybe let Myers back him up. If Zaun heads elsewhere, Myers could split time with Kevin Cash until Guillermo Quiroz is ready.

He severely sprained his left ankle on April 26th, and has only been able to ride a stationary bike to date. Myers will likely not be back with the Blue Jays before the end of June.

Myers will receive a $700,000 salary if he makes the Blue Jays, and he could earn an additional $50,000 in bonuses. There’s a real chance that the team will carry him as a backup catcher and send both Kevin Cash and Guillermo Quiroz to Triple-A. Of course, they’ll still need a starter.

Myers is hitting .340, which looks like one of the biggest flukes of the first two months of the season. The power is real, but Myers has hit in the .220s each of the last three years. Don’t expect him and Tom Wilson to remain Toronto’s No. 5 hitters all season.

Myers is currently hitting a surprising .327, but it is highly unlikely he’ll maintain this pace. In the league since 1987, Myers has a career average of .252.

His fourth and fifth hits in 26 spring at-bats. Myers has to show something this week to beat out Ken Huckaby for a job.

Myers has 10 strikeouts in 21 at-bats and is not a lock to make the team. He missed the majority of last season with an ankle injury.

For at least the first few months, Myers should get enough starts against righties to be a decent second catcher in AL-only leagues. He may eventually be forced into retirement by Guillermo Quiroz.

Myers remains day-to-day.