Jays Journal » State of the Franchise http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Jays Jots: Jose Bautista, Alex Anthopoulos, Beeston + Links, Audio http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/30/jays-jots-jose-bautista-alex-anthopoulos-beeston-audio-links/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/01/30/jays-jots-jose-bautista-alex-anthopoulos-beeston-audio-links/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:44:47 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=4740 The Jays agreed to terms with newly-acquired Frank Francisco yesterday, settling on a 1-year/$4 million contract. I was a little surprised that Francisco, the front runner to be the Jays’ closer in 2011, did not receive at least a club option on this deal, considering how long GM Alex Anthopoulos has said he has sought [...]

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]]> The Jays agreed to terms with newly-acquired Frank Francisco yesterday, settling on a 1-year/$4 million contract. I was a little surprised that Francisco, the front runner to be the Jays’ closer in 2011, did not receive at least a club option on this deal, considering how long GM Alex Anthopoulos has said he has sought Francisco’s services.

Former Blue Jay and Canadian Shawn Hill recently signed a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training yesterday with the Florida Marlins. Hill was released to make room for Rajai Davis in November, but it’s odd the Jays could not have signed Hill to a deal like the one he got from the Marlins for 2011, considering he went 1-2 with a 2.61 ERA (3.08 FIP) in 4 starts (20.2 innings) for the Jays in a small sample size this past season.

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