Archive for March, 2010

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Rzepczynski Heading to DL

There were 2 big news items for the Jays today, as they faced Doc in a spring game and Marc Rzepczynski was diagnosed with a broken middle finger. How quickly things change. I can remember sitting here…Read More

Dennis Tepera: Jays Prospect to Watch in ’10 (9 of 10)

Dennis Ryan Tepera – 22 years old, 6’1″ 180 lbs, from Lake Jackson, Texas One of my biggest critiques about the Toronto Blue Jays and their draft history is that they seem to have…Read More

Defining Roster Moves Made by Jays

Rotoworld is reporting that the Jays have sent Jesse Carlson down to AAA, along with SP David Purcey. OF Jeremy Reed, meanwhile, is heading to the minor league camp despite having one of the best springs…Read More

Quick Jays Quirps: 30 March ’10

Here are some quick Jays notes and information: MLB.com writer Lisa Winston provides us with her take on the top 10 Jays prospects to watch in 2010. They look very close to my top ten, so kudos to her!…Read More

Call to The Pen: On The Level

I’ve had the pleasure to be asked to become part of the new site run by Fansided named “Call to the Pen“, which will feature 8 writers (1 has yet to establish coverage) who will cover…Read More

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Could the Jays Outbid Yanks for Jayson Werth?

First of all, it isn’t even a sure thing that Jayson Werth will become a FA in 2011. The Phillies…Read More

Quick Jays Quirps: 28 March ’10

Here are today’s big events for the Jays: Joey Gathright was released and will have to find a…Read More

Trade Market Heats Up!

The trade markets are heating up and teams are beginning to notice who they’ll be forced to trade,…Read More

Welinton Ramirez: Jays Prospect to Watch in ’10 (10 of 10)

Welinton Ramirez – 22 yrs old, 6’0″ 205 lbs, from the Dominican Republic Believe…Read More

The 10 Best Jays Spring Events

The majority of the spring has concluded and I thought it was important to state some of the good things…Read More

Encarnacion Looks Healthy and 1B Jays Issues

The Jays bench looks like it’s taking shape now, with the 4 spots all but assured to the favorites (John McDonald, Mike McCoy, Randy Ruiz, Jose Molina). Edwin Encarnacion played in yesterday’s…Read More

Top 5 Jays SP Prospects

While most scouts would have agreed was a pretty mediocre group of SP prospects for the Jays in 2009, that group has now been transformed through the draft and the addition of SP Kyle Drabek through trade.…Read More

Quick Jays Quirps: 24-March-2010

The Following are Jays news, happenings, and opinions around the MLB world: Jordan Bastien was asked some questions by fans here. One interesting question has him establishing the 2012 lineup based solely…Read More

The Jays and Injuries

As we approach the season, there is always optimism coming out of all team camps and from fans in all circles of MLB. This year is no different, but if there’s anything that the 2009 Mets and even…Read More

The Fantasy Side of the 2010 Jays Hitters

Before the season gets under way, I thought it would be interesting to see what fantasy baseball values exist on the Jays and to analyze whether that has any implications for the real 2010 story. The Jays…Read More

McDade Plays Hero in First Game

It’s never too early to start getting clutch hits. It seemed to me, and to everyone else watching, that Merkin Valdez had lost the game for the Jays when he gave up a run in the 10th inning to give…Read More

Sean Ochinko Gets a Look at 3B

The news of the day for the Jays is that they assigned Sean Ochinko, their 11th round selection in the 2009 draft and the player I ranked as their 4th best catching prospect, to the big club and had him…Read More

John Buck is Impressed with Jays Pitching

Jays Columnist Richard Griffin added a nice article about newly acquired Jays catcher John Buck today and I couldn’t help but feel that Buck struck the nail right on the head when he stated the following: “Even…Read More

Is Travis Snider the ’10 Version of ’09 Adam Lind?

I picked up Adam Lind in my fantasy league off waivers in the first week of the 2009 Fantasy Season. Why? Because I felt expectations were low and had too much speed, and not enough power. The point here…Read More

Jays Do Some Spring Cleaning

We’re inching closer to opening day, so the Jays decided it was time to get some things settled in the personnel department. They made the following moves: Released RP Casey Fien; Optioned 1B Brian…Read More

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