Blue Jays Morning Brew: Donaldson, Biagini, Atkins and more

Your Toronto Blue Jays news and notes for Tuesday, Feb. 14th, 2017

Start Your Engines:

Pitchers and catchers officially report to Dunedin on Wednesday however it appears some players are already in camp getting their reps in.Blue Jays who have checked in so far include Marcus Stroman, Kevin Pillar and Devon Travis. The first full-squad workout is slated for this upcoming Saturday. Grapefruit League action begins the following Saturday versus the Atlanta Braves on the 25th of February.

Blue Jays Still Mulling Over Stretching Biagini Out:

General Manager Ross Atkins chimed in on the Biagini dilemma and the discussions to stretch him out. ““There’s definitely that possibility, but I wouldn’t say we’re leaning that way by any means because he was so important to our bullpen a year ago,” general manager Ross Atkins said Monday. “We’ve talked about it. He really would like to be considered a starting alternative and he recognizes what that means. He recognizes that means he could potentially have to spend some time in triple-A.”

Biagini quipped on the topic as well “If somebody’s saying, ‘Hey, who wants an opportunity to start,’ I would raise my hand,” he added later. “But I’m not campaigning for it.”

See the full article from Shi Davidi by clicking HERE.

Josh Donaldson Pro Amed It Up:

Donaldson was bringing the rain but this time with a golf club. Is there anything this guy can’t do?

Ryan Goins Turns 29:

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Defensive specialist Ryan Goins turned 29 years of age yesterday and of course teammate, Marcus Stroman tweeted about it.

Sticking with Stroman, the “Stro-Show” recently yucked it up with Cabbie in an another entertaining segment of “Cabbie Presents”.

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Russell Martin Still Upset About Not Participating In WBC:

Russell Martin is still dealing with being left off the Team Canada roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic roster due to insurance issues. The veteran backstop could not secure the proper coverage due to a minor offseason knee surgery. Martin looks pretty healthy to me.

That’s a wrap, sit back and rejoice. Baseball is back.