The Blue Jays have designated 30-year old lefty swinging 3B/OF Mark Teahan for assignment. Teahan played in 27 games for the Blue Jays last year and he was 8 for 42 (.190 avg, .547 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. He has now played in 831 games in his first seven years in the majors and he is 759 of 2,873 (.264 avg, .736 OPS) with 386 runs scored, 67 homers, 332 RBIs and 45 stolen bases. The Blue Jays will try to deal Teahan because he will never accept a minor league assignment if he clears waivers.

UPDATE: (1/24/2012) - The Blue Jays have released Mark Teahan.