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Jays Sign Reliever Bobby Korecky

Mat Germain — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:07:08 +0000

The Blue Jays have added to an already deep bullpen today by signing RHP Bobby Korecky. He is listed at 5’11″ 185 lbs, 31 years old, has 8 minor league seasons under his belt, and most notably has 144 saves to his credit during that time.

Baseball America’s Matt Eddy reported the signing on Twitter, stating:

“#BlueJays sign RHRP Bobby Korecky, who spent part of last season in indy Northern Lge. Decent peripherals in AAA: 7.3 K and 2.8 BB per 9.”

Here’s a list of the multitude of transactions that have led Bobby to Toronto: (more…)

Blue Jays Sign 6 to Minor League Deals

Jared Macdonald — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:16:32 +0000

As per an official team press release, the Blue Jays have signed outfielder Corey Patterson, catcher Ryan Budde, and pitchers Winston Abreu, Sean Henn, Mike Hinckley, and Brian Stokes all to Minor League contracts with invites to Spring Training.

Patterson is the only new name to be announced on this list, as the other five on this list had all been announced in some way before today.

Mat announced the signing of catcher Ryan Budde yesterday, and Winston Abreu on December 7th. I touched on Abreu’s Winter League progress back on December 8th, and took a look at the Mike Hinckley signing way back on November 20th.

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Winter League Update December 2010: Pitchers

Jared Macdonald — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:19:40 +0000

I last took a look at Jays pitching prospects in the winter leagues on November 14th, and the majority of them have either continued their success or improved on it.

Here’s a rundown of what the Jays’ pitching prospects have been doing recently down south:

RP Winston Abreu:

Another great under the radar pick up by Alex Anthopoulos that Mat Germain touched on yesterday, here’s a look at his efforts in the Dominican Winter League through 11 games:

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Jays Minors Transaction: Sign RP Winston Abreu

Mat Germain — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:12:32 +0000

This transaction took place a little while ago, but I wanted to read up on 6’2″ 155 lbs RHP Winston Abreu before posting anything. The Jays signed the Dominican Republic native on the 29th of November after spending time with numerous organizations over 17 year period. His stops include the Braves who signed him in 1993 as an amateur FA, Padres, Cubs, Royals, Yankees, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Nationals, Rays, Indians, and finally the Rays again. To say that he’s “well-traveled” would be a serious understatement. (more…)