Jays Journal » Jeff Francis http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 18 May 2013 17:07:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Starting Pitching “Flyers” the Jays Should Consider http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/15/starting-pitching-flyers-the-jays-should-consider/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/15/starting-pitching-flyers-the-jays-should-consider/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:16:05 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9350 In 2011, we saw the Yankees take flyers on two back end of the rotation, veteran starting pitchers, and those moves were instrumental in New York’s American League East title. For a total of 2.4 million dollars, the Yankees received 51 starts, 311 innings and 20 wins from Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia. Both Colon [...]

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]]> In 2011, we saw the Yankees take flyers on two back end of the rotation, veteran starting pitchers, and those moves were instrumental in New York’s American League East title.

For a total of 2.4 million dollars, the Yankees received 51 starts, 311 innings and 20 wins from Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia. Both Colon and Garcia were signed to minor league contracts, as each were coming off of years of injuries and poor performance.

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]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/10/15/starting-pitching-flyers-the-jays-should-consider/feed/ 42 Top 50 Jays Prospects, Jays Journal Edition: #32 Michael Crouse http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/04/top-50-jays-prospects-jays-journal-edition-32-michael-crouse/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/04/top-50-jays-prospects-jays-journal-edition-32-michael-crouse/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:47:31 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=3797 After Ryan Schimpf at #33 comes a Canadian outfielder at #32… #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 [...]

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]]> After Ryan Schimpf at #33 comes a Canadian outfielder at #32…

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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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