• The Jays signed 16-year-old Venezuelan right-hander Jesus Tinoco this morning, according to Baseball America’s Ben Badler. Badler goes on to mention that the 6’3″, 198-pound Tinoco possesses a heavy fastball that already touches 91 mph and, in addition to being projected to be a power pitcher, he has an advanced feel on his mid-to-high 70s curveball. Tinoco is the third international youngster the Jays have signed who has trained with Ciro Barrios. (more…)

If Ricky Romero was looking to get the bottom of the order fired up in order to get more run support, he got his wish as the bottom of the order was on fire last night.  From Edwin Encarnacion in the 6th spot all of the way to Rajai Davis in the 9th spot, the Jays bottom dwellers were a total of 11 for 19 (.579) with 2 doubles, a HR, and 2 stolen bases. Talk about great support! This is the kind of run production many of us were expecting when looking at the names in the lineup at the beginning of the season. Hopefully it translates to many more wins post All-Star break.

Travis Snider Tees Off (more…)

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Also, now that we will have covered the latest and greats of the minors transactions over the last 9 months, we will also be updating all Jays minors transactions in our new “Jays Minors Transactions” page, so check back there from time to time if you’re curious about what’s happening in the Jays affiliates and depth chart.

End of July 2010

RHP Bubbie Buzachero – Traded – 5’10″ 180 lbs, 29 years old (more…)

First, here’s an updated list of MLB, Minors, and Just Drafted Canadian Talent in Baseball. I’ll also touch on the best future talent available in the 2011 draft. 

Canadians in MLB or on the brink of being in MLB (more…)

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#32: Michael R. Crouse

Outfielder / 20 years old / 6′4″ 215 lbs

Born: November 22nd, 1990 in New Westminster, BC, Canada

Bats: Right    Throws: Right

High School Team: Centennial Centaurs

College Team: N/A

Drafted By: The Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round (489th overall) of the 2008 First-Year-Player Draft and signed by Kevin Briand for $150,000

Jersey Number: #13 for the Lansing Lugnuts

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I recently posted an article about Prince Fielder possibly being a big target for the Jays this off season. Since Adam Dunn is now signed, he can be scratched off the list of possible additions for the Jays this off season, although we already knew he was a long shot when Alex Anthopolous announced additions would likely be made through trade, not the FA market. Speaking of trades, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Blue Jays were one of 3 teams inquiring on Mark Reynolds. I pointed him out as a possibility earlier this off season for the Jays, although I do believe that this was entirely preliminary evaluations for the Jays.

There are better options on the trade market, including Prince Fielder, that may intrigue the Jays much more but that will also come at a much greater cost. Knowing the price of the alternative – Mark Reynolds – before making an attempt to deal for the likes of Fielder makes perfect sense since it lets you know at what point you need to step back and look at these other alternatives. Both fit the Jays power mold, but Fielder is obviously the better hitter and better long-term fit if the Jays can sign him to a lengthy deal.

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There were a total of 4 Jays prospects on the Peoria Javelinas who played against the Scottsdale Scorpions, who were managed by former Blue Jay Randy Knorr. Here’s a look at what they did:

RHP Alan Farina: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K

Farina pitched a scoreless 6th inning for the Javelinas and, on paper, it looked like he cruised through the inning, where highly touted Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper led off. Farina threw all 5 of his pitches in the at bat for strikes, because Harper swung at every one of them. Harper only managed to foul off 2 pitches though, which allowed Farina to notch his first strikeout of the inning. (more…)