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Assessing Potential Jays Trade Targets: Chris Nelson

Mat Germain — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:39:36 +0000

The next potential Jays trade target on my list is one that could be a nice grab to fill a bench role on the Jays roster in…

Christopher L. Nelson

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5’11″ 185 lbs / Bats Right, Throws Right / 25 years old *Out of Options

Drafted: By the Rockies in 1st rd (9th overall) of the 2004 draft

Quick Facts:

Had Tommy John surgery during Senior year of HS.
Made it as high as #26th on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list (pre-2005).
SAL league mid-season all-star in 2006.
CAL League post-season all-star in 2007.
Made the AFL Rising Stars list in 2008.
Played 482 games at SS in the minors, 24 at 2B, 11 at 3B, and 1 in LF.
Oddly enough, he has had the most success defensively at 2B with a .981 fielding percentage at the position. Meanwhile, his SS play leaves something to be desired as he has hovered within the .918-.947 fielding percentage range at the position throughout his time in the minors.

Stats: (more…)

Jays Minors Transactions Review: July ’10 to Feb ’11

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:08:16 +0000

With Spring Training kicking off this week, I thought it would be important and interesting to take a look at the last minor league transactions completed by the Jays. In order to get the best feel for what came and went in the minors, I’ll simply include the additions and subtractions from the Jays affiliates. The time period covered below is end of July 2010 to the last week, which I believe gives us a pretty decent review of changes made to the depth charts, some of which may have been missed by Jays fans.

Also, now that we will have covered the latest and greats of the minors transactions over the last 9 months, we will also be updating all Jays minors transactions in our new “Jays Minors Transactions” page, so check back there from time to time if you’re curious about what’s happening in the Jays affiliates and depth chart.

End of July 2010

RHP Bubbie Buzachero – Traded – 5’10″ 180 lbs, 29 years old (more…)

Should the Blue Jays Go After Lars Anderson of the Boston Red Sox?

Jared Macdonald — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:04:52 +0000

Last week I touched on the departure of Mike Jacobs from the Blue Jays organization and the hole it opened at 1B on the Las Vegas 51s/Toronto Blue Jays depth chart.

Apart from internal candidate David Cooper, who played with Double-A New Hampshire for the second straight season in 2010, the list of available Triple-A first basemen in the Blue Jays’ system is slim.

Looking to the trade market, one name that jumps out is Lars Anderson, who is now the top-ranked first base prospect in the Boston Red Sox Minor League system. He’s positionally blocked after a trade sent Anthony Rizzo (plus three more prospects) to the San Diego Padres, which netted the Red Sox their shiny new toy: Three-time All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. (more…)

With Mike Jacobs Gone, Who Will Play 1B for the Las Vegas 51s in 2011?

Jared Macdonald — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:10:52 +0000

Some earth shattering Jays news was revealed today by Troy Renck of the Denver Post on Twitter where, according to a source, Minor League first baseman Mike Jacobs has signed a Minor League deal with the Colorado Rockies. For those who might not recognize Jacobs’ name, he was acquired by the Blue Jays on July [...]

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