Jays Journal » Johnny Damon http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 26 May 2013 03:20:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Win Some, Lose Some, and Then Some http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:44:39 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=5127 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 [...]

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]]> 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…)

]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/06/win-some-lose-some-and-then-some/feed/ 5 Jays Notes: Leading Off, Rajai Davis, Jose Bautista http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/19/jays-notes-leading-off-rajai-davis-jose-bautista/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/19/jays-notes-leading-off-rajai-davis-jose-bautista/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:54:54 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4392 There are some interesting things to follow these days and you can tell that teams are starting to ramp up operations as Spring Training nears. Alex Anthopoulos was heard making some interesting comments, so I thought we should keep tabs on where his head – and the direction of the Jays as a result – [...]

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]]> There are some interesting things to follow these days and you can tell that teams are starting to ramp up operations as Spring Training nears. Alex Anthopoulos was heard making some interesting comments, so I thought we should keep tabs on where his head – and the direction of the Jays as a result – is at:

  • As I expected, the Jays are apparently looking to add another outfielder to the mix despite Jose Bautista‘s wishes to remain in RF. Another OF addition would pretty well solidify the fact that Jose will play at 3B in 2011. The rumor comes after Ken Rosenthal indicated that his sources say Johnny Damon and Scott Podsednik are of interest to the Jays. Jays fans are very familiar with what Damon can do as he has been a big part of the (more…)
]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/19/jays-notes-leading-off-rajai-davis-jose-bautista/feed/ 2 How the Matt Garza Trade Affects the Blue Jays http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/10/how-the-matt-garza-trade-affects-the-blue-jays/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/10/how-the-matt-garza-trade-affects-the-blue-jays/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:27:27 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4078 Officially announced on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays shipped out Matt Garza and his squirrel tail goatee, along with Fernando Perez and Zach Rosscup to the Chicago Cubs for Sam Fuld and minor-leaguers Christopher Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, and Hak-Ju-Lee. The Blue Jays weren’t involved, and sure, eight player trades are more of a [...]

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]]> Officially announced on Saturday, the Tampa Bay Rays shipped out Matt Garza and his squirrel tail goatee, along with Fernando Perez and Zach Rosscup to the Chicago Cubs for Sam Fuld and minor-leaguers Christopher Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, and Hak-Ju-Lee.

The Blue Jays weren’t involved, and sure, eight player trades are more of a rarity nowadays, but why should Jays fans care about this deal?

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Reason #1

The first reason is the most obvious one: Matt Garza is no longer in the American League. Jays fans should be rejoicing and partying in the streets over this one, because Garza was one of the Jays’ biggest headaches on the Rays’ roster.

Outside of James Shields, no starting pitcher on the Rays’ staff had faced the Jays more. In Garza’s 13 starts against Toronto, the Jays mustered just a .294 on base percentage and .320 slugging percentage against him, good for a .615 OPS. The Jays posted their lowest OPS against Garza in his career over any of Garza’s teammates that included James Shields (.783 OPS), David Price (.663 OPS),  Wade Davis (.667 OPS), and Jeff Niemann (.688 OPS). Garza had faced the Jays more than any other team aside from the Boston Red Sox, and to make matters worse, excluding his one appearance against the Phillies and Padres, the Jays had the lowest OPS against Garza out of all the teams he had faced in his career. (more…)

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