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Twins Claim Darin Mastroianni From Blue Jays

Jared Macdonald — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:11:45 +0000

According to CBSSports’ Dan Knobler on Twitter via MLB Trade Rumors, the Minnesota Twins claimed outfielder Darin Mastroianni from the Jays earlier today. After the signing of Francisco Cordero was made official on February 1, Mastroianni was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the Jays’ 40-man roster. A 16th-round pick by the Blue [...]

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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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Complete Prospect Report: July 25-26

Jared Macdonald — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:16:18 +0000

This one’s a bit late, but here’s a recap of what went down in the 13 games Jays affiliates played on Monday and Tuesday, where they went 6-7 overall.

Highlights include Darin Mastroianni returning to form in Las Vegas, Henderson Alvarez impressing everybody once again in New Hampshire, Dustin McGowan‘s longest start of the season in Dunedin, a solid rebound outing from Aaron Sanchez in Bluefield, and starts by Adonys Cardona and 2011 46th overall draft pick Joe Musgrove in the Gulf Coast League.

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Complete Minor League Recap: April 19

Jared Macdonald — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:59:29 +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 last night April 19, the Las Vegas 51s and the Dunedin Blue Jays: Las Vegas 51s 4, Salt Lake Bees 0 Hitting: Every player in the game managed at least one base [...]

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Jays Notes, 11-Apr-11: Davis Hurting, Patterson Activated

Mat Germain — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:44:57 +0000

Well, Scott Richmond‘s stay with the Blue Jays was as short-lived as possible as he was optioned back to AAA Las Vegas after throwing to only 1 batter. He got the job done, and now gets to go to work to put himself back in play for a longer term role with the Jays should that opportunity arise in the future. He was sent down in favor of Corey Patterson, and for very good reason. (more…)

2011 Las Vegas 51s Projected Opening Day Roster

Mat Germain — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:52:27 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2011 projected opening day roster for the Las Vegas 51s is listed below! This projected roster was obtained from the LV website, available here, and some minor adjustments (such as adding Lawrie to the roster). Manager - Marty Brown / Batting Coach - Chad Mottola / Pitching Coach - Tom Signore C - Brian Jeroloman, Ryan Budde [...]

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Jays Affiliate Assigments Begin

Mat Germain — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:40:11 +0000

The following players have been asigned to some of the Jays affiliates over the last few days. It does not guarantee that these players will begin the 2011 season with these teams, but it’s an indication that it is the plan, for now. Since all of the recent assignments deal with AAA and AA rosters, those are the ones I will present below. Here are the additions that the Jays have made to those affiliates:

AAA Las Vegas

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Jays Journal: Leonys Martin, Richard Thon, Spring Notes, and Links

Mat Germain — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:53:59 +0000

I recently broke down the argument for the Jays to sign Leonys Martin out of Cuba (actually, he is currently in Mexico), and heard a lot of feedback from fans who were apprehensive about spending so much money on a light-hitting, good speed and good defensive ability center-fielder. So, I asked John Manuel of Baseball America, a professional who actually has the scouting breakdown on Martin, the following question on Twitter in order to get a sense for how Martin would fare amongst Jays prospects:

“@johnmanuelba Would Leonys Martin be within the top 15 Jays prospects if signed?“

And he answered as follows: (more…)

Jays Journal Notes: J.P. Arencibia, Zach Stewart, and Others

Mat Germain — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:05:07 +0000

The Twitter chatter is already buzzing with lots of Jays intra-squad games news, so you know there’s a deep thirst for any baseball news as we near spring training game action. Here are some fo the highlights from the intra-squad game and some of what I’ve read and heard most recently:

J. P. Arencibia apparently added 9 lbs of muscle this off season (power anyone?) and has been the beacon of the team in terms of earning respect through the highest of work ethics. He’s one of the first ones to show up, and one of the last to leave each and every day. To say that he’s taking nothing for granted would be accurate as can be at this point, and he’s showing exactly the kind of focus that a lot of scouts said he was missing at some points in his minors career. If results can present themselves on the field and at the plate, we should expect a great year from our catching duo in 2011. Gregor Chisholm provides us with some very nice insight into why we should all believe in Arencibia’s abilities and in how hard he’s working so far in spring training. Great read. (more…)

Jays Notes: Moises Sierra, Darin Mastroianni, Carlos Degado, and More

Mat Germain — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:41:10 +0000

The calm before the storm that is spring training allows us to touch on some minor issues that some fans may want to be aware of as we head into 2011. Here are some of the most recent notes:

A recent article published on Baseball America by Larry Millson tells us a little about Moises Sierra‘s issues in 2010. It seems that there were 2 injuries that limited his chances to progress that season: the first was a microfracture in his shin, and the second was a broken hamate bone in his wrist. It seems that the Jays still have faith in his skills, still believe he is young enough to progress, and will therefore give him a shot to earn a spot in AA New Hampshire. (more…)