25-year old lefty swinging CF Colby Rasmus has had a very hard time so far for the Blue Jays. He has played in 32 games for the Jays since coming over from the Cardinals in a deal and he is 23 for 123 (.187 avg, .559 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 3 homers and 13 RBIs. He has now played in 126 games overall for the Cardinals & Blue Jays so far this year and he is 106 for 461 (.230 avg, .703 OPS) with 75 runs scored, 14 homers, 53 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. Rasmus has now played in 417 games in his first three years in the majors and he is 353 for 1,399 (.252 avg, .759 OPS) with 232 runs scored, 53 homers, 171 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. The Blue Jays hope that Rasmus will get his act together next spring as they have big plans for him going forward.

The Blue Jays dealt Aaron Hill and John McDonald to the Diamondbacks for 29-year old lefty swinging 2B Kelly Johnson. But so far, Johnson has not played well for the Jays. Johnson has played in 24 games for the Blue Jays so far this year and he is 20 for 82 (.244 avg, .718 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers, 5 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Johnson has already whiffed 26 times for the Jays as he looks at times like he has a hole in his bat. Johnson has now played in 138 games for the Jays and D-Backs so far this year and he is 110 for 512 (.215 avg, .702 OPS) with 72 runs scored, 20 homers, 54 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. I don’t think the Jays are going to re-sign Johnson.

27-year old lefty swinging 1B Adam Lind got off to a very fast start in 2011, but he has really struggled in July and August. In July and August, Lind is 39 for 199 (.196 avg) with 16 runs scored, 6 homers and 24 RBIs. He has now played in 105 games overall this year for the Blue Jays and he is 107 for 417 (.257 avg, .744 OPS) with 49 runs scored, 22 homers, 73 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Blue Jays hope that Lind can shake his slump and finish the season strongly.

24-year old lefty swinging CF Colby Rasmus is off to a slow start for the Blue Jays. In his first four games with the Jays, Rasmus is 2 for 16 (.125 avg, .364 OPS) with 1 run scored and 2 RBIs. He has whiffed 6 times so far while only walking 1 time as he has been hacking at the plate. I think that he will settle down soon and show the fans why Blue Jays’ management was so hot to make the deal they did with the Cardinals. Rasmus has a ton of talent and he won’t likely have many of the issues he had with Tony LaRussa with John Farrell. The trade that brought Rasmus to Toronto could look like a steal for them in the near future.

Righty swinging starting CF Rajai Davis better have taken note yesterday of Juan Rivera getting DFA’d. The Blue Jays just aren’t going to keep running players out to the field who aren’t playing to their capabilities. Davis has played in 65 games for the Blue Jays so far this year and he is 52 for 232 (.224 avg, .584 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 1 homer, 17 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Davis might be the fastest baserunner in all of baseball, but you can’t steal 1B. With Travis Snider coming back to the Jays today, Davis needs to pick up the pace if he wants to continue starting. Don’t forget, Corey Patterson can also handle playing CF.