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Jays offer scouting position to Omar Minaya

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:47:15 +0000

According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, the Blue Jays have offered a scouting position to former Mets and Expos general manager Omar Minaya.

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Jays Journal Series Preview: April 19-20 vs. New York Yankees

Jared Macdonald — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:09:18 +0000

After a brutal four game series against the Red Sox that saw them win the first game but score just one run in each of the next three games — and make Daisuke Matsuzaka look like a Cy Young candidate on Monday — the Blue Jays finally head home after a 3-7 road trip to face the New York Yankees for two games.

Joining me for the series preview is Andrew Corselli, Lead Writer on FanSided’s great Yankees site Yanks Go Yard, and he’ll be adding everything on the Yankees after the jump. Here’s everything you need to know:

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Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some

Mat Germain — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:44:39 +0000

There are 3 things that have occurred, or are about to occur, recently that affect the 2011 season of the Toronto Blue Jays. Some of them are good for the Jays organization as a whole, some of them are bad, and others depend on the price and the landing spot. The topics in question are the Eric Chavez signing with the Yankees, the Vladimir Guerrero signing with the Orioles, and the possible dealing of Michael Young from the Rangers to another club.

Win Some

Some fans will disagree with me, but I’m ecstatic that the Jays did not add Eric Chavez to their bench for the 2011 season. If he had been added, he would have either taken a bench spot away from a younger – better – healthier option, or would have taken Brett Lawrie‘s spot in AAA at the hot corner, which would have either pushed him down to AA or to another position. Either one is a bad option at this point and the Jays are better off with him in New York. (more…)