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Complete Minor League Recap: April 16

Jared Macdonald — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:46:40 +0000

With the Fisher Cats and Lugnuts both having their games postponed, here’s a recap of the two Jays affiliates that were in action on April 16, the 51s and the Dunedin Blue Jays: Las Vegas 51s 7, Fresno Grizzlies 0 Hitting: David Cooper led the way with a 2-for-4 day including a double and 2 [...]

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Out of the Top 50 Jays Prospects (for now): Frank Gailey and Brad McElroy

Jared Macdonald — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:22:38 +0000

Up next on the list of 25 players who just missed out on our top 50 prospects list are two clients of the Canadian-based agency Oak Sports Management…

Frank Gailey

Pitcher / 25 years old / 5’9″ 190 lbs

Image courtesy of Bryan Green via Flickr

Born: November 18, 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bats: Left Throws: Left

High School: Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, PA)

College: West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Drafted By: The Jays in the 23rd round (715th overall) of the 2007 draft

Quick Facts:

Two-time PSAC East Division Pitcher of the Year
West Chester University’s all-time strikeout leader with 242
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Jays Minors Review: 23-Apr-10

Mat Germain — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:13:26 +0000

Here is a review of the major events in the minors for the Jays on Friday, 23rd of April:

AAA Las Vegas –Lost 6-4 to Salt Lake (LAA)

LV ran into a hot pitcher Friday, as top prospect Trevor Reckling limited them to 1 run over his 5.1 innings of work.
Robert Ray took the loss after allowing 6 ER over 4.1 IP. He allowed 9 hits and 4 walks in the game.
Brett Wallace hit his 7th HR of the season in this one, with JP Arencibia joining in with his 2nd HR.
Steven Register had a great relief appearance for LV, going 2.1 innings while allowing no hits and 1 walk, striking out 3 in the process.

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Jays Minors Transactions

Mat Germain — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:17:53 +0000

Here are some minor league transactions the Jays have completed recently:

RHP Matt Fields, LoA Lansing, placed on the 7-day DL;
LHP Matt Wright, LoA Lansing, activated from the DL;
RHP Vince Bongiovanni, AA New Hampshire, activated from the DL;
RHP Marty McLeary promoted from AA NH to AAA Las Vegas;
C/1B Jon Talley, promoted from LoA Lansing to HiA Dunedin;
OF Chris Hopkins, LoA Lansing, placed on the 7-day DL; and
OF Brad McElroy, received by LoA Lansing from Extended Spring Training.