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Winter Ball Update: Pitchers

Jared Macdonald — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:54:05 +0000

It’s been over two months since we looked at which Blue Jays prospects are playing winter ball in the Caribbean leagues, so here’s an update on the six pitchers still in action down south. Players come and go in the Caribbean Leagues, and there shouldn’t be too much stock put into the numbers that are recorded.

There are three prospects pitching in the Venezuelan Winter League (VWL), two in the Dominican Winter League (DWL), and one in the Liga Mexicano del Pacifico (LMP). Three players who were previously mentioned on this list have been removed, as Double-A New Hampshire arms Yohan Pino and Reidier Gonzalez are no longer playing and although Vancouver Canadians reliever Aleson Escalante is listed on the winter leagues website, he hasn’t pitched since October 15.

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Winter Ball Update

Jared Macdonald — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:28:40 +0000

On Tuesday, we took a look at how eight Jays prospects were doing in the Arizona Fall League, but there are also other winter leagues outside of North America where prospects will flock to and play.

The Jays currently have 11 players (six position players and five pitchers) sprinkled amongst three of the four Caribbean Leagues. The Venezuelan Winter League (VWL) and Dominican Summer League (DWL) each have five Jays prospects playing there right now, with one playing in the Liga Mexicano (LMP). Unlike the Arizona Fall League where players are selected ahead of time, players come and go in these Caribbean Leagues, so I’ll update these every few weeks or once a month.

The Caribbean Leagues give some prospects the chance to return home to their country while also working on their game for next season. The sample sizes are small yet again, but here’s a look at which prospects are playing winter ball and how they’re doing.

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Jays Sign Reliever Bobby Korecky

Mat Germain — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:07:08 +0000

The Blue Jays have added to an already deep bullpen today by signing RHP Bobby Korecky. He is listed at 5’11″ 185 lbs, 31 years old, has 8 minor league seasons under his belt, and most notably has 144 saves to his credit during that time.

Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reported the signing on Twitter, stating:

“#BlueJays sign RHRP Bobby Korecky, who spent part of last season in indy Northern Lge. Decent peripherals in AAA: 7.3 K and 2.8 BB per 9.”

Here’s a list of the multitude of transactions that have led Bobby to Toronto: (more…)