While it’s easy for some Blue Jays fans to say “good riddance” to players like Ryan Goins, Darwin Barney, and most recently Ezequiel Carrera, there’s no denying that the Jays have needed them in recent years. Goins played in 143 games in 2017, Barney saw action in 129, and Carrera appeared in 131 games. That wasn’t the plan, but the Blue Jays faced an awful lot of injuries last season.
In Carrera’s case in particular, he’s never been slated as a starter for the Blue Jays, and yet he’s played in an awful lot of games over the last three years.