Jays Journal » Ryan Braun http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Argument for the Jays to Call Him Up: Brett Lawrie vs Ryan Braun http://jaysjournal.com/2011/05/29/the-argument-for-the-jays-to-call-him-up-brett-lawrie-vs-ryan-braun/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/05/29/the-argument-for-the-jays-to-call-him-up-brett-lawrie-vs-ryan-braun/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 11:52:41 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=7866 Let me start this post by asking you this: if Brett Lawrie was currently playing in the Detroit Tigers organization, where Jim Leyland resides and calls up the most talented player every time, do you believe he would still be in AAA today? What about if he were playing for the Braves organization? In my [...]

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]]> Let me start this post by asking you this: if Brett Lawrie was currently playing in the Detroit Tigers organization, where Jim Leyland resides and calls up the most talented player every time, do you believe he would still be in AAA today? What about if he were playing for the Braves organization? In my opinion, no, he wouldn’t, and do you know why? Because those organizations put an emphasis on talent over experience and like to get their young players acclimated to the pressure of MLB as soon as they feel they can handle it. Why? Because they know that once they get acclimated tot he majors, the talent takes over and the player and organization end up much better off for it. (more…)

]]> http://jaysjournal.com/2011/05/29/the-argument-for-the-jays-to-call-him-up-brett-lawrie-vs-ryan-braun/feed/ 12 Assessing the Juan Rivera Market http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/09/assessing-the-juan-rivera-market/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/02/09/assessing-the-juan-rivera-market/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:19:06 +0000 Mat Germain http://jaysjournal.com/?p=5360 As most of us could have guessed from the moment he was acquired by the Blue Jays in the Vernon Wells deal, Juan Rivera does not fit into the long-term plans of the club and the Jays are apparently, according to Ken Rosenthal, trying to deal him elsewhere as a result. With $5.25 million remaining on his [...]

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As most of us could have guessed from the moment he was acquired by the Blue Jays in the Vernon Wells deal, Juan Rivera does not fit into the long-term plans of the club and the Jays are apparently, according to Ken Rosenthal, trying to deal him elsewhere as a result. With $5.25 million remaining on his contract for the 2011 season, and being a free agent thereafter, it is possible that the Jays may have to take on some of his contract in order to move him. Rosenthal names Scott Podsednik as a better alternative as a 4th outfielder or platoon player to go along with Rajai Davis, something that I, and others, pointed out about a month ago.

The interesting part of this rumor is that Alex Anthopoulos has always played his cards close to his chest and we usually don’t know about pending Jays moves until they are finalized. If the Jays are in fact actively shopping Rivera, and he allows the information to get out, it has to be a deliberate act. So, if Rosenthal is right, what is Anthopoulos trying to accomplish by putting his name out there? (more…)

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