24 Dec
In a recent article by Jordan Bastien, he explains exactly how Alex Anthopolous has been able to make amends with Jeremy Accardo over his role with the Blue Jays in 2010. It’s a very telling piece in terms of the personal approach Alex is taking with each player. He’s wiling to go the extra mile [...]
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24 Dec
I’m about to rank the best OF prospect in the Jays organization, but I can’t get Vernon Wells out of my mind. The perfect way I can describe his being in Toronto is like that scene in the Godfather III, when Joey Zasa says to Michael “I got a stone in my shoe, Mr. Corleone. [...]
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23 Dec
I wanted to touch on what the loss of league means for the Blue Jays pen, but first have to review what Brandon League’s potential benefit to the Mariners is. He was drafted in the second round of the 2001 draft, and began his career as a starter, making it all the way to AAA [...]
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22 Dec
MLBastien is reporting that OF Yohermyn Chavez, arguably the best OF prospect the Jays had, is on his way to Seattle in the Morrow for League deal. I still like the deal because it’s much harder to find a good starting pitcher than a good outfielder, but this makes the trade a little less palatable [...]
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22 Dec
It seems that there were other things being talked about when the 3-way Doc Halladay trade went down recently, because the Jays have now swapped RP Brandon League (26) and what is termed to be a “solid prospect to balance out the deal” in return for SP/RPĀ Brandon Morrow (25). Alex strikes gold once again. While [...]
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