"Thank god": Fans react to Blue Jays cutting ties with Vogelbach

The Toronto Blue Jays have finally put an end to what felt like an odd experiment from day one of the season.

The Blue Jays took to X yesterday to announce that they had designated Daniel Vogelbach for assignment. The 31-year-old was signed to a minor-league contract by the Jays in February and was able to make the Opening Day roster.

In a corresponding move, they called up Addison Barger. The 24-year-old prospect appeared in five games with the Blue Jays earlier this season, hitting .056 in 18 at-bats.

ROSTER MOVES:

🔹 UTIL Addison Barger recalled from Triple-A and will be active for tonight’s game

🔹 DH Daniel Vogelbach designated for assignment pic.twitter.com/zzU4e8yNxt

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 14, 2024

Vogelbach struggled in limited playing time with the Blue Jays, hitting just .186 with one home run and eight RBIs. Combine that with his one of the worst sprint times in the MLB, and you can fully understand the Jays’ decision to part ways with him. The only question is why it took so long.

Many fans had been hoping for this decision for a long time and were flabbergasted last week when the Jays chose to cut ways with Cavan Biggio over Vogelbach. Though it took longer than some had expected, many were still more than okay with yesterday’s news.

Thank god

— Coco (@colinharris_5) June 14, 2024

Good move 👏

— النصرى أمين (@ElnasriAmin) June 14, 2024

Vogelbach should have been DFA’d way before Biggio. That was an huge mistake. Not good enough for us but good enough for a stacked Dodgers team. Very telling of the state of the Jays management. #FireAtkins

— Alain Bard (@AlainBard) June 14, 2024

Finally Vogelbach is gone!! He lasted two and a half months longer than he should have this season!!

— Ryan Rushton (@rushtonrj) June 14, 2024

Now that’s what I call Addison by subtraction!

— Not Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈, but Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 (@The_Terroirist) June 14, 2024

How Vogelbach lasted this long is a mystery to me. Offered nothing all season long.

— Chris Pudsey (@chrispudsey) June 14, 2024

Thank you

— Vlad the Builder (Night Mode) (@VladtheBuilderr) June 14, 2024

About time they dfa’d vogelbach I want to see orelvis get a chance up in the bigs

— Jallo2218 (@joshgallo28) June 14, 2024

waste of time bringing Vogelbach … he was terrible

— Michael 🌹⭕️ (@mcur19) June 14, 2024

Never understood signing Vogelbach! I guess it’s never too late to fix a mistake. Now, on to the rest of the offence. Let’s see how they fix it….

— Obie Jean (@obie2327) June 14, 2024

Though fans seem happy with this move, they are far from pleased with how the 2024 season is going. The Blue Jays have been highly frustrating through the first 69 games of the season, sitting fifth in the AL East with a 33-36 record.

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