Jonathan Paul Arencibia
(twitter : @jparencibia9 )
Position : Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.
Born : January 5 , 1986 in Miami, FL
High School : Westminster Christian (Miami, FL) School : University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2007 amateur draft.Signed June 19, 2007.
(All Transactions ) Debut : August 7, 2010 (Age 24)
vs. TBR 5 AB, 4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB Team : BlueJays 2010-20132013 Contract Status : Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$506k (13) (details ) [*] Service Time (01/2013) : 2.059, Arb Eligible : 2014, Free Agent : 2017 [*] , Agents : CAA Sports [*] About biographical information
News -- May 2013
5/19 My Pinstripes: Phelps Shows He Belongs :
The Toronto Blue Jays haven't exactly been tearing the cover off of the baseball in a season in which many picked them ...
5/18 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 17th : Like us on Facebook here Saturday, May.18, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. ...
5/17 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 16th : Like us on Facebook here Friday May.17/2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We are ...
5/17 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/16/13 Box Score Ephemera : Odds and sods from the games of Thursday, May 16th, 2013. Be sure to see each team's mistakes quantified and tabulated in the ...
5/16 Sports Talk Florida: Rodney Loses Control And Red Sox Rally In 9th, Defeat Rays 4-3 : These are the games that sting. These are the games that a team will look back on at the end of the year and wonder what if. To ...
5/16 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 15th : Like us on Facebook here Thursday May.16/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): DH on our home site pages ...
5/16 Billy-Ball.com: Big bats action yesterday : The scoring countdown 12 runs for the Mariners in their 12-2 rout of the Yankees. Raul Ibanez hit a grand slam and two-run homer ...
5/16 MLBTradeRumors: Prospect Rumor Roundup: Catching Depth : Catching depth throughout baseball is thin. When I rolled out my Top 100 Prospects list at FanGraphs in March, I had only four ...
5/15 Baseballhotcorner.com: Toronto Blue Jays Lay A World Series Beating On San Francisco Giants : Don’t look now but the Toronto Blue Jays have won 4 games in a row, including a dominate 2 game mini-series sweep against ...
5/15 Jays Journal: Game Thread: San Francisco Giants (23-16) @ Toronto Blue Jays (16-24) : Welcome one and all to another edition of the Jays Journal game thread! We’re back with you for round two between the San ...
5/14 Injury Report: ()
5/14 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 13th : Like us on Facebook here Monday May 13th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We ...
5/13 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May.12th : Like us on Facebook here Monday May 13th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We ...
5/13 Baseball Analytics: AL Homer & Strikeout Percentage Leaders : I wanted to spend a few moments looking at ultimate results, all or nothing, homers vs. strikeouts.
There are 20 players in AL ...
5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Peaks and Valleys – Take Risks, See Rewards : Just last week I brought up the topic of taking chances. My team was in need of a fresh take, and I decided to make a couple of ...
5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Catchers : I personally love total run index, but total run index is a difficult tool to use on the fly. It is more useful during the offseason ...
5/13 Jays Journal: Toronto Blue Jays The Week That Was: May 6-12 : Did you see that everyone? That little glimmer off in the distance? Maybe? Well that my friends is a sliver of hope. A 4-3 week, ...
5/12 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May.11th : Like us on Facebook here Sunday May 12th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We ...
5/12 SOX & Dawgs: Mother's Day Red Sox Delight - 5/12 :
After falling late in yesterday's game, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series this afternoon in the rubber game ...
5/11 mlbreports.com : Current Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 10th : Like us on Facebook here Saturday May 11th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. ...
5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 5/11 :
After winning last night 5-0, the Boston Red Sox look to keep it going this afternoon the middle game of a three-game ...
5/11 Baseball News Source: Jon Lester Dominates Blue Jays in One-Hit Shutout : Jon Lester gave up a double in sixth inning to Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Macier Izturis and would go on to finish a one ...
5/11 Baseball News Source: Jon Lester Dominates Blue Jays in One-Hit Shutout : Jon Lester gave up a double in sixth inning to Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Macier Izturis and would go on to finish a one ...
5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/10 :
After losing three-of-four to the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track tonight in the first game ...
5/10 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout feels triumphant as he analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
5/10 mlbreports.com : Top 5 MLB Home Run Leaders in the AL + NL: Home Runs Hit May 9th : Like us on Facebook here Friday May 10th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. We ...
5/9 Baseball News Source: A.J. Pierzynski Put On the DL by Rangers : The Texas Rangers finally placed catcher A.J. Pierzynski on the 15 day disabled list with a strained right abdominal muscle. ...
5/9 mlbreports.com : Daily HR Hitters Update From May 8th, 2013: Top 5 AL + NL HR Leaders In The MLB : Like us on Facebook here Thursday May 9th, 2013 DH on our home site pages – Stands for Daily HR Hitters in the Majors. ...
5/9 Rays Colored Glasses: At A Certain Point, Human Error Ends and Accountability Begins for MLB Umpires : There are a variety of factors to blame for the Rays being just 15-18 on the season. Their bullpen has been horrific and their ...
5/9 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Jays’ J.A. Happ OK After Line Drive : People talk about how it’s so dangerous to be a pitcher. It’s an unnatural motion and you can get injured at any time. ...
5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Blue Jays Come Back From Down Seven To Defeat Rays 8-7 The Rays will have to dig deep to rebound from the biggest lead ever squandered at Tropicana Field....
5/8 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Jim Johnson Has Become The Best Closer In Baseball : Cue The Pretender. Jim Johnson in the best closer in baseball right now. That’s not a question. It’s a statement. ...
5/8 Jays Journal: Toronto Blue Jays: A History of Great (WPA) Performances : After the Toronto Blue Jays ridiculous comeback from a 7 run deficit against the Tampa Bay Rays where J.P. Arencibia managed ...
5/7 Jays Journal: Game Thread: Toronto Blue Jays (12-21) at Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) – They’re Doing It Again : The Toronto Blue Jays have gone and done it again. They’ve sucked me back in, shown me that glimmer of hope, by the end ...
5/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 31: New Definition of Collapse as Rays Blow 7-0 Lead in 8-7 Loss to Blue Jays : For years, no matter what the Rays did with their bullpen, it always worked out perfectly. This year, it seems like the opposite ...
5/7 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Rays Squander Seven Run Lead, Red Sox Rally For Win : The Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a seven run deficit that was capped when J.P. Arencibia hit a two-out, two-run home run in ...
5/5 Jays Journal: Looking For Good Mojo From Toronto Blue Jays Win Over Seattle : The 10-2 win by the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday was big. The score was big, the hit count was big, and ...
5/4 Jays Journal: What Is Going On With The Toronto Blue Jays? : What in the world is going on with the Toronto Blue Jays? Whether it’s text messages I get from my friends or random tweets ...
5/3 Jays Journal: The Little Things Are Piling Up On The Blue Jays : This offseason, the Blue Jays addressed several large glaring areas of need for the club. The starting pitching was s**** up, ...
5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2 :
After winning 10-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in the finale of a three-game set with the Toronto ...
5/2 Baseball Musings: The Trade that Hurt Both Teams : The Blue Jays put Josh Johnson on the disabled list: Of the five players the Blue Jays acquired in the blockbuster Marlins trade ...
5/2 mlbreports.com : MLB Reports Mid – Week Around The Horn Rant : Like us on Facebook here Thursday May.02/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): I am officially throwing ...
5/1 Red Sox Maineiacs: The Hanrahan Hate Has Gone Too Far : Scene: Big Joel Hanrahan lumbers out to the mound to pitch the 8th inning last night in Toronto. The Red Sox are behind ...
5/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox hit 3 homers, still fall to Blue Jays 9-7 : Jon Lester‘s second start against the Blue Jays wouldn’t go anywhere near as well as his first, as he ran into early ...
News -- April 2013
4/30 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout grabs a Tim Horton's and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30 :
After going 7-3 on their last homestand and enjoying a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox hit the road for their next ...
4/30 Jays Journal: Series Preview: Boston Red Sox (18-7) @ Toronto Blue Jays (9-17) : Between the calls for the heads of various members of the Blue Jays (including manager John Gibbons), the almost historically ...
4/29 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Week 5 Waiver Wire: 3 to Cut, 3 to Catch, 3 to Keep : Welcome as always to 3×3. This week, we’re cutting J.P. Arencibia, keeping Carlos Gomez, and catching Nolan Arenado and ...
4/25 We Talk Fantasy Sports: RotoBaller - Early Fantasy Baseball Breakout Players : This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: Fantasy Analysis: Early Post-Post-Hype Sleeper Breakouts. Remember when ...
4/25 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Rockies Rock Craig Kimbrel : Since the Atlanta Braves called up young flame thrower Craig Kimbrel in 2010, he has saved 97 games while blowing just 11. ...
4/25 numberFire: 3 Key Stats Behind the Blue Jays' Mediocre Start : If pitchers like Josh Johnson keep allowing hits and not turning double plays, it could be a long season in Toronto.See More
R.A. ...
4/25 Baseball Jerks: Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for April 25 : After a disappointing showing two Thursdays ago due to rainouts, we bounced back nicely last Thursday with our daily fantasy baseball ...
4/24 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated catcher rankings based on in season performance – fantasy baseball 2013 – C ranks : Trying to keep up with the ever changing catcher rankings in fantasy baseball? Here are the updated rankings based on in season ...
4/24 Baseball Musings: Jumping on Josh : The Toronto Blue Jays greeted Josh Stinson in his Orioles debut by having four of their five hits against him go for home runs. ...
4/24 Jays Journal: LIVE Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-13) @ Orioles (12-8) : I really thought that with the NEW LIVE GAME THREAD we launched yesterday here at Jays Journal, that it would really have an impact ...
4/24 Tribe Daily: Morning Rundown: Jays 'KO Myers to Prevent Tribe Sweep :
As the great Conan O'Brien would say. Whooaaaa....wait. I already used that introduction?
Well, okay, that issue aside, yesterday's ...
4/23 Jays Journal: (FIRST EVER) Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-12) @ Orioles (11-8) : Well this is it. If the Blue Jays can’t pull out the win tonight the season is obviously over, I mean it’s already April ...
4/23 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: GIF: Darren O’Day Strikes Out Jose Bautista On A Wicked Breaking Ball : Lost in Chris Tillman‘s stellar start during the Orioles walkoff win over the Blue Jays on Monday was the work of Baltimore’s ...
4/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: Justin Upton And Six Others Have More Home Runs Than The Miami Marlins : Everyone anti**** that the Miami Marlins were going to be offensively challenged after trading the likes of Jose Reyes and others ...
4/22 Baseball Jerks: Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups: Weliable Wandy : Streaks, hot and cold, only last so long and play a key role on how to work the fantasy baseball waiver wire. As we enter week ...
4/22 mlbreports.com : MLB Weekly Power Rankings – Week 3 : Like us on Facebook here Monday Apr.22/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): The Major League Baseball Season ...
4/22 Billy-Ball.com: Monday’s Nine to Know : This is what you should be talking about in baseball today: So far this season, J.P. Arencibia has 5 doubles, 6 singles, and 7 ...
4/22 Baseball News Source: MLB Scores: Royals Sweep Doubleheader, Angels Sweep Tigers : After an emotional win on Saturday the Boston Red Sox looked to extend their seven-game winning streak in a doubleheader on Sunday ...
4/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE NOVA TRAIN IS BROKEN :
I have always given a positive review of Ivan Nova. I know he's a young kid with alot of potential and we saw that potential ...
4/21 Baseball Musings: Pure Power : J.P. Arencibia continued his unusual hitting career today as he collected two hits in four at bats, a double and a home run as ...
4/20 Jays Journal: Are the Blue Jays Lacking Plate Discipline? : As I watch this latest Toronto Blue Jays – New York Yankees game, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. Yankees pitcher ...
4/20 Jays Journal: Canada Loves Toronto Blue Jays’ Munenori Kawasaki : Munenori Kawasaki has been a huge hit so far for the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s impossible for fans and writers alike not to ...
4/20 Bush League Chronicle: Video: Paper airplane stops play during Yankees-Blue Jays game : Your browser does not support iframes.A paper airplane temporarily stopped play between the Yankees and Blue Jays at the Rogers ...
4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick recap: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 4 :
Some quick notes:
Andy Pettitte: 7.1 IP, 6H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5K and 1 HR
Robinson Cano, Travis Hafner, Francisco Cervelli ...
4/19 Jays Journal: 2013 Jays vs Yankees In Their Prime : All offseason people said one of the reasons the Toronto Blue Jays went all in trying to contend is that there was an opportunity ...
4/18 Southside Showdown: White Sox, Blue Jays’ aces try to get back to being aces – Lineups 4/18 : Believe it or not, the White Sox could be on the verge of a series win, as well as a win streak. Losing their first 5 games on ...
4/18 Jays Journal: Rust A Forgotten Factor : The Toronto Blue Jays hitters are as inconsistent as it gets right now. One of the reasons is that the season is young, so they’re ...
4/18 Jays Journal: Back To Normal For Blue Jays Starters : It’s been rough going early on in the season. After 15 games, the Blue Jays’ record is at 6-9 and are 4.5 games back ...
4/17 Southside Showdown: Sox Try For Second Straight Win – Lineups 4/17 : Jose Quintana comes fresh off of a 1 hit performance in which he struck out 7 with nothing but a no-decision to show for it. The ...
4/17 Jays Journal: Jose Bautista Out of Blue Jays Line-up Again; Should We Be Concerned? : We are now 14 games into the 2013 Toronto Blue Jays season, all of which have been played without the team’s intended starting ...
4/17 mlbreports.com : Can The Blue Jays Weather The Jose Reyes Injury? : Like us on Facebook here Wednesday Apr.17/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Jose Reyes was the best ...
4/16 fantasyteamadvice.com: Updated catcher rankings – In Season Fantasy Baseball 2013 – week 3 : I will update the catcher rankings semi-regularly throughout the 2013 fantasy baseball season, as fantasy owners will be looking ...
4/16 Southside Showdown: Dylan Davis Haines Axelrod, The Third Start – Lineups 4/16 : Now that it’s official that Dylan Axelrod isn’t going to be pumping out 5-plus scoreless innings on a regular basis and is, ...
4/16 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Jays Buehrle Beats White Sox, A’s Pound Astros : J.P. Arencibia and Maicer Izturis hit solo homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 behind Mark ...
4/15 Southside Showdown: White Sox Say Hello To An Old Friend And He Beats Them Anyway : One way or another, the White Sox were going to face a team with Mark Buehrle on the pitching staff this season. With the dismantling ...
4/15 Jays Journal: Kawasaki Could Be Next Unexpected Fan Favorite : Every now and then a mediocre/bad player finds themselves on a big league roster for whatever reason. Sometimes those players ...
4/15 TheFantasyFix.com: Peaks and Valleys – Fool’s Gold : Welcome to the newly revamped ‘Peaks and Valleys!’ For those of you that did not read the previous fantasy hockey columns, ...
4/15 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Blue Jays Week 2 In Review : The 2013 Major League Baseball season has started very sketchy for the Toronto Blue Jays. However, it’s not all bad news ...
4/11 The Baseball Continuum: The MVP of Yesterday (April 10, 2013): Brandon Moss : The MVP of Yesterday is Brandon Moss of the Athletics, who went 3-5 with 2 walks, a triple, a HR and 5 RBIs. The .318 WPA was ...
4/11 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Orioles Knock Hanrahan Sox Off : With a 5-3 lead heading into the 9th inning, the Boston Red Sox felt pretty good about taking the first two games against the ...
4/10 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Beat The Rain But Lose To Blue Jays 8-6 : Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6 (box score) The start of this game was delayed for approximately two and a half hours due to a storm system ...
4/10 Jays Journal: Jays Have Power Stroke Going : Not a lot has gone right for the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season. The one expectation they’ve lived up to so far is that ...
4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: Blue Jays vs. Tigers: Day Ten Observations :
Blue Jays 8, Tigers 6
Edwin Encarnacion: Encarnacion entered the game without a hit since Thursday, but he
had no ...
4/10 Billy-Ball.com: Top 10: 2013 Batting Strikeout Leaders : 2013, as predicted, appears indeed to be the “year of the strikeout.” The whiffing by batters is so prolific that ...
4/10 Billy-Ball.com: Adam LaRoche joins this season’s multi-homer club : Adam LaRoche ended his 0-for-15 start by going deep in consecutive at-bats against the White Sox last night in the Nationals ...
4/10 Baseball Reality Tour: Quick Notes around Baseball : Starling Marte, of the Pirates, has 2 hits in 4 straight games.Colby Rasmus has 4 this year, 3 of which are home runs. He'll ...
4/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What to Make of R.A. Dickey’s Struggles I think it’s safe to say that this was not the start to his Blue Jays’ career that R.A. Dickey More......
4/9 Bush League Chronicle: Video: Don Kelly robs J.P Arencibia of a home run : Your browser does not support iframes.Detroit Tigers utility man Don Kelly got his chance to start in left field on Tuesday. ...
4/9 WasWatching: The 25 Hottest Batters In Baseball So Far This Season : Rk Player OPS+ PA Year Age Tm G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB BA OBP SLG 1 Justin Upton 340 29 2013 25 ATL 7 26 9 11 2 6 8 2 .423 .448 1.192 ...
4/7 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Rays Blank Indians, Jays Stop Red Sox, Pujols Lifts Angels : Alex Cobb pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for ...
4/7 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/7 :
After being shutout yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series in the rubber game of a three-game set with ...
4/7 Jays Journal: Who’s Going To The 7th First : The Toronto Blue Jays have gone through their pitching rotation for the first time this season. All the starters managed to pitch ...
4/6 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Blue Jays 4-6-13 :
Game 5: Red Sox get shutout 5-0
The Red Sox didn't show much life in this one at all, only mustering two hits all game off ...
4/6 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Happ(y) To Oblige With Win : Coming off of a disappointing loss against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, their third in four games to start the season, ...
4/6 BoSox Injection: Lackey Hurt, Offense Stymied In All-Around Bad Loss : Just one day after a great win where the Red Sox edged the Blue Jays 6-4, things took a complete 180 in the game today. It was ...
4/6 BoSox Injection: Breaking News: John Lackey Injury Update, Strained Right Bicep : It has been reported by NESN’s Jenny Dell that John Lackey suffered a right bicep strain when he sustained an injury in ...
4/6 BoSox Injection: Lackey Injures Arm in Fifth Inning Against the Blue Jays : On the 78th pitch of his comeback from Tommy John surgery, John Lackey threw wildly and grabbed his arm in pain. The shoulder ...
4/6 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 4/6 :
After taking game one of a three-game set, the Boston Red Sox look to keep the good times rolling in game two of a three-game ...
4/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/5 :
After taking two-of-three in New York, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border. Tonight, they'll take on the Toronto ...
4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout takes his hoser self to Toronto to analyze the Toronto Blue Jays...
4/5 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts Game #3: Blue Jays 10, Indians 8 : Considering it’s been almost 50 years now since the invention of Astroturf, is it asking too much to expect the fake grass ...
4/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: April 5, 2012 : Compiled by Jason Kaminski The Indians and Blue Jays set a record by playing 16 innings on Opening Day before Toronto wins the ...
4/5 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Four Quick Hits: Part Three :
Blue Jays 10, Indians 8
Blue Jays Bats: It took a
few games, but on Thursday evening, Toronto’s lineup awakened. ...
4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians lose slugfest to Blue Jays 10-8 : One day after the long ball helped the Indians rally to a victory, home runs quickly became the team’s worst enemy Thursday ...
4/4 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Davis Powers O’s, Guthrie K’s 9, Twins Pile On Late : Chris Davis went 7 of 11 with three homers, three doubles and a major league-leading 11 RBIs in helping the Orioles win two of ...
4/4 Call to the Pen: New York Yankees Officially Release David Aardsma : Veteran right-handed reliever David Aardsma has officially received his unconditional release from the New York Yankees, according ...
4/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Five Toronto Bombs and Tribe Miscues Too Much to Overcome; Blue Jays 10, Indians 8 : By Christian Petrila Nothing was quiet on the northern front, as the Indians and Blue Jays played home run derby with Toronto ...
4/4 Jays Journal: What We Learned From Blue Jays Opening Losses : Well, let’s be honest, the first two games of the season did not go as well as Toronto Blue Jays fans would have liked. ...
4/4 fantasyteamadvice.com: Hot and cold fantasy catchers of week 1 – who to pick up and drop – waiver wired : If you are in an ultra-competitive fantasy league, every day of production matters when deciding who to add and drop when dealing ...
4/3 Billy-Ball.com: Yesterday’s action : Highlights from 4/2/2013 AL Orioles 7, Rays 4 – a five-run 7th powered Buck’s boys to victory. It was the sixth time, ...
4/3 BoSox Injection: The Road Ahead: Red Sox April Match Ups Will Provide Early Yard Stick : The Red Sox’ three-game set in the Bronx against the Yankees that kicks off their 2013 campaign is just the first test in ...
4/3 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Two Recap and Observations: Part One :
Indians 4, Blue Jays 1
Asdrubal Cabrera: With one swing of his bat, Cabrera put two runs on the board for the
Indians. ...
4/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Yu Ain't Perfect, But Close Enough : Yu Darvish pitched 8 2/3 perfect innings against the Houston Astros last night, striking out 14 batters. Earlier yesterday ...
4/3 Rontrarian Report: Tuesday’s Observation: Recapping Yu Darvish’s Near Perfect Game . . . → Read More: Tuesday’s Observation: Recapping Yu Darvish’s Near Perfect Game...
4/3 Indians Baseball Insider: Second Thoughts: Game #1 Indians 4, Blue Jays 1 : It’s a Start
Big right-hander Justin Masterson made his second consecutive opening day start for the Indians on Tuesday ...
4/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: New Era for Cleveland Begins With a Win; Indians 4, Blue Jays 1 : by Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians struck early against R.A. Dickey and Justin Masterson settled down after a shaky start, leading ...
4/2 Baseballhotcorner.com: 2013 Toronto Blue Jays Season Kicks Off With Much Anti**** : I woke up today feeling like it was Christmas morning, minus the jolly fat man and annoying family obligations. I have a little ...
4/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: 2013 MLB Standings Predictions : AL EastToronto Blue Jays: 91-71New York Yankees: 85-77Tampa Bay Rays: 84-78Boston Red Sox: 80-82Baltimore Orioles: 76-86The AL ...
4/1 Jays Journal: “MLB 13: The Show” Simulates Blue Jays 2013 Season : Almost a month ago, I bought my copy of “MLB 13: The Show” from my local game shop. The first thing I did when I got ...
4/1 Jays Journal: Opening Day 2013: The Year It Clicks For J.P. Arencibia? : Age 27 is an important year in the life of a professional baseball player. Those on the cusp of stepping up often show what they ...
News -- March 2013
3/29 Pinstripe Pundits: Division Preview: Toronto Blue Jays : Toronto’s wild offseason made everyone quickly forget the club’s 73 win, 4th place finish in 2012. It was a pretty ...
3/29 StanGraphs: 2013 AL East Preview : 1. Toronto Blue Jays We went all-in on an upstart Blue Jays team loaded with talent around the edges last spring, and it really ...
3/27 Jays Journal: Opening Day 2013: Projected Blue Jays Line-up : MLB.com published a post today detailing the projected starting line-ups for every team across baseball. This is a tricky endeavor ...
3/27 Jays Journal: Bloggin’ Blue: Jays Links 3/27/13 : Good Morning Toronto Blue Jays fans and welcome to another edition of Bloggin’ Blue. What an eventful 24 hours for the Blue ...
3/26 Jays Journal: J.P. Arencibia: Too Legit To Quit? : From the time the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Travis D’Arnaud from the Phillies in the Roy Halladay trade to the second before ...
3/26 fantasyteamadvice.com: Ultimate comprehensive sleeper list for 2013 fantasy baseball deep league drafts : This is it! Draft day is here, you haven’t done any research, and now you need to find a quick comprehensive list of fantasy ...
3/21 Jays Journal: Back in Camp, Blue Jays Can Now Focus on 2013 : As exciting as it was to see players from the Toronto Blue Jays play such prominent roles in the World Baseball Classic, it is ...
3/11 Call to the Pen: The Hypothetical Payroll of Team USA : Team USA, even before they defeated their friends to the North and advanced to the second round (that begins on Tuesday in Miami), ...
3/10 Tyler's Think Tank: WBC Roster Roundup :
Braun leads a versatile U.S. team against international competition
Here's a quick look at who's representing the United ...
3/9 El Maquino: THE GAME, GLOBALIZED : Late edition. From three AM, your Friday stories… > Might go deeper into this later, but during the WBC game between ...
3/5 Baseball News Source: Team USA Tabs Dickey as Starter for WBC Opener : R.A. Dickey will be opening more than just one season this year. The NL reigning Cy Young winner is almost certainly going to ...
3/5 Lasorda's Lair: Why the Dodgers are better than your team: Toronto Blue Jays : Alex Anthopoulos made some bold moves this off season. Clearly they are planning on winning through the next 3 years. They made ...
3/4 Jays Journal: Real R.A. Dickey To Be On Display At WBC : Coming into Spring Training, Toronto Blue Jays fans were burdened with heavy expectations when it came to right-hander R.A. Dickey. ...
3/2 Jays Journal: 2013 Top Prospects #11: Santiago Nessy : After Nay at 14, Barreto at 13, and Lopes at 12, we have a fourth straight positional prospect coming in at number 11. He’s ...
3/2 mlbreports.com : 2013 WBC Group D Preview : Like us on Facebook here Saturday, March 2nd, 2013 By Sam Evans (Baseball Writer): Group D of the 2013 World Baseball Classic ...
3/1 Jays Journal: Back-Up CF Options In 2013 : Colby Rasmus will be out of the Blue Jays lineup until Tuesday because of a sore right shoulder. The first reaction is here we ...
3/1 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 7 : Thursday’s match-up against the New York Yankees certainly was not a pretty game to watch, as both offenses struggled to ...
3/1 Jays Journal: Vladdy Looking For Minor League Deal : It’s been reported that Vladimir Guerrero is looking for a minor league contract. Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has ...
News -- February 2013
2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25 :
After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today.
One of the split squads ...
2/27 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 6 : Well, if that was the low point of the season, at least we got it out of the way during Spring Training. The Toronto Blue Jays ...
2/27 The DoubleDay: The Magic and Myth of 27 : We've all heard about this age 27 thing. It's part of fantasy articles, broadcasts and blogs every year. While some ...
2/27 Jays Journal: Stop Hitting Lind 5th : The Toronto Blue Jays have all their regulars in the lineup against the Houston Astros today. I know it’s just Spring Training ...
2/26 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 4 : Monday marked the first appearance of former manager John Farrell in a remotely hostile Toronto ballpark, this time in the sunny ...
2/25 Baseball Jerks: Have Some Respect For Yourself: Buster Posey Edition : Back in college, a friend and I had an expression that we’d always use to make fun of each other: “Have some respect for yourself.” ...
2/25 Baseball News Source: Blue Jays News: R.A.Dickey Surrenders Two Runs in Spring Debut : R.A. Dickey gave up two runs over two innings and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 in spring training action ...
2/25 Jays Journal: Jays Jots: Spring Training Game 3 : Toronto Blue Jays fans got a double treat on Sunday, with the team pulling split squad duty. Game 1 saw Toronto take a 2-0 victory ...
2/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25 :
After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today.
One of the split squads ...
2/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: Baseball’s War Craft: How Much Stock Do You Put In WAR? : A sabermetric statistic which measures each player’s win value is still quite subjected in baseball circles due to ...
2/21 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Gibbons: No Knuckle-Ball For Arencibia : We are just a few days into Spring Training, but it did not take long for the John Gibbons to put aside one of the few controversies ...
2/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Former ace Ricky Romero faces new challenges as fifth starter : Amid all of the hype of the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason moves, Ricky Romero could quietly prove to be an important component ...
2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Volquez, Bourn, Phillies, Blue Jays : Padres starter Edinson Volquez is eligible for free agency after the 2013 season, but his preference is to sign an extension ...
2/20 Jays Journal: Brandon Morrow Gets First Crack At Spring Starts : On Tuesday, the Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Gibbons announced a tentative pitching schedule for Spring Training. And as ...
2/19 Jays Journal: Moises Sierra To Join Dominican Team at WBC : The Toronto Blue Jays have had an on-again, off-again relationship with this year’s World Baseball Classic. At one point, ...
2/16 Jays Journal: Reader Weigh In: Who’s Catching Dickey’s Knuckle-ball? : With camp opening this past week and players funneling into Florida Auto Exchange Stadium to begin the 2013 season, there is an ...
2/14 Jays Journal: What Could Go Wrong : Spring Training is finally upon us. Almost every team and fan of said team can have some optimism because hey it’s easy to be ...
2/5 Jays Journal: Fan Projection February Part 1: Infield : We’re right at the home stretch; one week until Spring Training. With little to do but wait until the Blue Jays lace up ...
2/2 Jays Journal: Melky, Rogers Opt To Skip World Baseball Classic : At one point, the Toronto Blue Jays had seven players committed to various rosters for the 2013 edition of the World Baseball ...
News -- January 2013
1/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: CATCHER :
Much has been made about the Toronto Blue Jays off-season
acquisitions. Many are predicting a rise
to ...
1/18 MLBRandomFandom: Team USA Roster Unveiled for World Baseball Classic : By Nick CesareTeam USA RosterThe preliminary rosters for the World Baseball Classic were announced yesterday. Team ...
1/18 Obstructed View: US Roster for World Baseball Classic : The rosters for the WBC were announced yesterday's and here is the US roster. Player Pos. Team Mark Teixeira 1B Yankees Brandon ...
1/17 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Scatter Seven on WBC Rosters : As a baseball fan, I am a big fan of the World Baseball Classic, as I will support anything that features baseball in international ...
1/17 The Baseball Continuum: WBC Roster Analysis: Team USA : So, Team USA’s roster has been released, here’s how it looks (they’ve released 27 names, the 28th will be named ...
1/15 The Baseball Continuum: Rosters (and possibilities/non-possibilities) of the World Baseball Classic as of 1:17 PM of Jan. 15, 2013 : Today’s WBC news: The third catcher for Team USA will be J.P. Arencibia. Perhaps not coincidentally, he’s one of the ...
1/12 Mets360.com: What if everything broke right? (Rose colored glasses return) : The following is the ultimate “What If” scenario for Met fans. That perfect universe where everything just happened to work ...
1/11 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Sign Blanco; Designate Hottovy : Well, the Tommy Hottovy experiment last less than 24 hours for the Blue Jays as the left-handed reliever was designated for assignment ...
1/5 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Preview – Catchers : We’re going to do a fantasy baseball preview, position by position, each weekend here at Sports Jerks, to help get you ready ...
1/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Toronto Blue Jays Hitting-Pitching Projections : Toronto Blue Jays – Predicted Finish: First Place, AL East As the 2012 season was nearing it’s end, we randomly assigned ...
1/4 mlbreports.com : Adam Lind: Ready For His Last Season in the Big Leagues : Like us on Facebook here Friday January 4th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen (Baseball Writer and Website Founder): Living in Toronto, ...
News -- December 2012
12/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin Link: Blue Jays’ J.P. Arencibia flying high with confidence : It’s been an emotional roller-coaster ride for Toronto Blue Jays incumbent catcher J.P. Arencibia this off season. ...
12/29 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Acquisitions – Dumpster Diving Or Diamonds In The Rough? : It can’t be helped as a Jays fan that when Blue Jays news is scarce, there is little to do but to analyze, critique and ...
12/26 Redlegs Review: How do the Reds stack up against the free spending Blue Jays? :
vs.
by: Chase Fitzgerald
Staff Writer
Pretty much all of the media and Vegas doesn’t have the Reds as the ...
12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia told he is staying: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia has been told by team management to not worry about all the trade rumors and that he is staying ...[+]
with the club. 'Not only does that make me feel good, but it makes you want to go out and work harder, go the extra mile and go the extra distance for this organization,' Arencibia said.
12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Oliver, Gose, Bench, Arencibia : The Blue Jays have been very busy this offseason swinging a 12-player trade with the Marlins, acquiring R.A. Dickey from the ...
12/21 Blue Jays Nation: Welcome back, Buck - what will happen to JPA? : by Lucan C. (@_lucanc)
John Buck returns to Toronto in that huge deal with Miami from last week. Now that everybody's ...
12/19 Seedlings to Stars: Mets Land d’Arnaud, Syndergaard for Dickey : Like all 29 other teams, the New York Mets had numerous holes on the roster to address once the offseason began. Initially the ...
12/18 Jays Journal: No Dull Jays Games For A Long Time : One of the best and most annoying things about baseball is that you can’t predict anything that happens. Stats don’t add up ...
12/17 Birds Watcher: Baltimore Orioles: Knuckler to the AL East? : If the reports of a potential R.A. Dickey trade to Toronto are true, the Baltimore Orioles’ path back to the postseason ...
12/16 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Moves Are All About Adding Wins : Alex Anthopoulos has heard it all during his brief tenure as the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He has been praised ...
12/15 My Pinstripes: Jays-Mets Getting Close to Dickey Deal :
Several media outlets reported last night and this morning that the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays were closing in ...
12/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Rumor alert: R.A. Dickey could be heading to Blue Jays : Rumors have been flying every which way lately about what will happen with R.A. Dickey. The reigning NL Cy Young winner has been ...
12/15 MetsToday.com: The R.A. Dickey Trade : As of this writing – 1:15 a.m. on December 15th (less than one week before the End Of The World), R.A. Dickey is still property ...
12/14 Blogging Mets: Latest R.A. Dickey Update : So it appears that R.A. Dickey will not be traded on Friday as earlier reported, but it does seem as though a deal could happen ...
12/14 Rising Apple: R.A. Dickey Deal Close, But Won’t Happen Tonight : **On behalf of our staff here at Rising Apple, our thoughts and prayers go out to Newtown, CT and to all those who have been effected ...
12/14 Blogging Mets: Report: R.A. Dickey will be Traded Friday : ESPNNewYork.com is reporting that its sources expect R.A. Dickey to be traded today (Friday). “If I was in Vegas, then I would ...
12/14 Jays Journal: Darren Oliver Still Undecided On Return : The Blue Jays have done quite a bit of upgrading this winter already, and one would think that they are at least one arm in the ...
12/13 Mets360.com: Reviewing Mets trade targets: Mike Olt, Travis D’Arnaud and Xander Bogaerts : I think most Met fans are tired of the saga of R.A. Dickey. I know that I am. I fully agree with the reports that once Hamilton ...
12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Toronto Blue Jays Team Page : TORONTO BLUE JAYSMLBDepthCharts Team PageTeam ColorsPlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Jose Bautista (9)2. Jose Reyes (8.5)3. Edwin ...
12/10 MLBRandomFandom: Top 10 Impact Prospects for 2013 : By Brian CarrOne of my mottos is that it is never too soon to start thinking about the upcoming baseball season. In fact, there ...
12/10 Rising Apple: Mets Potential Trade Target: Anthony Gose : While the Mets are busy shopping R.A. Dickey around in an effort to bring in some legitimate offense for the everyday lineup, ...
12/7 Rising Apple: Mets Could Get Mike Olt for Dickey; Blue Jays Will Deal Catcher for Prospects : Although the Mets left Nashville without any significant deals done, Sandy Alderson said they made progress in regards to the ...
12/6 Mets360.com: Should the Mets think short-term or long-term when it comes to R.A. Dickey? : One of the hot-button topics at the Winter Meetings in Nashville this week is what are the Mets going to do with reigning NL Cy ...
12/5 Mets360.com: Comparing J.P. Arencibia and Josh Thole : During the offseason there has been a lot of talk about the Mets and Blue Jays making a deal. On the surface it makes sense, as ...
12/4 Rising Apple: Royals and Blue Jays Seem Most Compatible Mets Trade Partner : The Winter Meetings got off to a quick start yesterday; we saw Angel Pagan get $40 million over four years to stay with the Giants, ...
12/4 Blogging Mets: Mets “Serious” About Trading R.A. Dickey? : As the Winter Meetings get into full swing on Monday, there are reports that the Mets could trade R.A. Dickey while they are down ...
12/3 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Claim Eli Whiteside From Yankees : Things took an odd turn last week when general manager Alex Anthopoulos chose to non-tender Bobby Wilson, clearing a spot on the ...
12/3 Rising Apple: The Catching Situation : Tonight on Hot Stove from the Winter Meetings, Kevin Burkhardt asked Sandy Alderson about the catching situation. Alderson did ...
12/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Toronto claims Whiteside : Via Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays have claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off of waivers after the Yankees DFA'd him to make room for ...
12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Claim Eli Whiteside : The Blue Jays claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the Yankees, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Whiteside had ...
12/2 Rising Apple: Welcome to the Winter Meetings : This is one of the most exciting off-season weeks for baseball fans. Baseball executives, players, and agents will gather in Nashville ...
12/2 Rising Apple: Contract Offer to Dickey Has Increased, but So Have Trade Talks : As we wait for the Winter Meetings to kick off tomorrow in Nashville, Mets fans are wondering what the latest is on NL Cy Young ...
12/2 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Toronto Shopping J.P. Arencibia for Pitching : The Toronto Blue Jays are carrying three catchers on their
roster, and they’re interested in trading one, most likely J.P. ...
12/1 Baseball Musings: Catching Interest : I find the Mets interest in J.P. Arencibia strange. Arencibia isn’t eligible for arbitration until next winter, meaning he is ...
12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Arencibia, Davis, Niese, Happ : Yesterday, the Blue Jays non-tendered Bobby Wilson, leaving J.P. Arencibia, John Buck, and Travis D’Arnaud as the remaining ...
12/1 Yanks Go Yard: Losing Russell Martin does not spell doom for Yankees : The New York Yankees made a grand statement Thursday by not uttering a word or making a roster move. They did something that they ...
12/1 Nolan Writin': Signing A.J. Pierzynski the wrong move for the Rangers : When I hear people discuss the possibility of the Rangers signing veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski, I cringe. Though Pierzynski ...
News -- November 2012
11/30 Jays Journal: Could Bobby Wilson Be Non-Tendered : The Toronto Blue Jays have an interesting decision to make by the end of the day, November 30th. As the last day that they can ...
11/28 Jays Journal: Does Ruiz Suspension Benefit Blue Jays : All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz of the Philadelphia Phillies was suspended for the first 25 games of the 2013 season after a second ...
11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mets, Posey, Upton, Ichiro : Hot stove shopping has yet to resemble Black Friday shopping, which is officially underway across the country. Here's the best ...
11/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Going From Pretender to Contender : Nash had originally asked me to add on to his piece about going from pretender to contender in fantasy baseball. More...The post ...
11/22 Quantrill's Quandaries: The Curious Case for Another Catcher: AJ Pierzynski : I never thought I’d find myself writing these words… but I think the Jays should inquire about … A.J. Pierzynski. ...
11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman On Blue Jays, Royals, Dickey : Though the Blue Jays and Royals have already added to their respective rotations this winter, they might not be done. According ...
11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Royals, Uehara, D'Backs, Span, Catching : Here are the latest hot stove items from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal....
Teams in search of bullpen help have been looking ...
11/20 mlbreports.com : Hiring John Gibbons Is A Huge Mistake : Tuesday, Nov.19/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I am in complete shock that the Jays hired John Gibbons as their recycled ...
11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Gibbons, Coaches, Payroll, Buck : Earlier today the Blue Jays announced the hiring (or re-hiring) of former manager John Gibbons, though not everyone around the ...
11/20 Rising Apple: Mets Potential Trade Target: Travis d’Arnaud : Well, here we are; a day after looking at how J.P. Arencibia could be a fit for the Mets in 2013 and beyond at catcher, today ...
11/20 Rising Apple: Mets Would Want “Monster” Package for Dickey; Spring Training Schedule Released : As the Mets continue to walk the fine line of negotiating a contract extension for R.A. Dickey, things get a little more interesting, ...
11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Interested In Arencibia, Buck : The Rangers are known to be seeking catching help this offseason, and Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com tweets that both J.P. Arencibia ...
11/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Trade for One of the Blue Jays’ Catchers? : In the ridiculous blockbuster where the Miami Marlins sent the entire core of the team to the Toronto Blue Jays, one player who ...
11/19 Swingin' A's: Derek Norris: The Catcher of the Future (But What About Now?) : The 2012 season was another year of transition at a key position for the Athletics. It was the season that saw Kurt Suzuki make ...
11/19 Rising Apple: Mets Potential Trade Target: J.P. Arencibia : In his recent article for the Boston Globe, Nick Carfado talked about the developing trade market for catchers, specifically talking ...
11/18 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Jason Grilli, Blue Jays Catchers, and Carl Pavano : The news from the Major League Baseball Hot Stove has been quite cold for for Pittsburgh Pirates. With the upcoming week ...
11/18 MetsToday.com: Trading Initials and the Curse of 1973 : Author’s Disclaimer: Perhaps by the time you are reading this, the Met player in question has already signed a new contract. ...
11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Silverman's Latest: Greinke, Royals, Rays, Blue Jays : Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski told Michael Silverman of The Boston Herald that he was unsure if he'd be able to acquire Miguel Cabrera ...
11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Toronto Blue Jays : While the Blue Jays have already addressed many of their offseason needs, they're probably not done making changes just yet.
Guaranteed ...
11/17 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers And Toronto Blue Jays. Rivals Again? : It’s been a long time old friend. Not since the 1980′s has the prospect of playing the Toronto Blue Jays stirred the ...
11/17 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Toronto Signs Melky Cabrera :
Melky Cabrera is Toronto's latest off-season addition. (US Presswire)Earlier this week, the Toronto Blue Jays make a huge off-season ...
11/16 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #3 – Blue Jays, Dickey, Wright : Blue Jays moves are aggressive and the team will be relevant again Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition ...
11/16 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #3 – Blue Jays, Dickey, Wright : Blue Jays moves are aggressive and the team will be relevant again Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition ...
11/16 Motor City Bengals: Toronto Blue Jays Keep Up Frenzy With Melky Cabrera : Did they smell blood in the water? I think they might have. On the heels of this week’s massive blockbuster deal with the ...
11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers : The Rangers will seek a catcher, pursue outfielders and add pitching in the coming months.
Guaranteed Contracts
Ian Kinsler, ...
11/16 Baseball News Source: Melky Cabrera To Sign With Blue Jays – Two Years $16 Million : Blue Jays Sign Cabrera to two-year deal The Toronto Blue Jays have stolen the show in this year’s Hot Stove League. Pending ...
11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago White Sox : The White Sox will look for solutions at a number of positions this offseason, and they could trade pitching depth.
Guaranteed ...
11/15 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Looking For Another Starting Pitcher : Even after adding Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle in Tuesday's massive trade with the Marlins, the Blue Jays "still need -- and ...
11/15 Jays Journal: AA Has Re-claimed His Throne : Is it too early to look ahead? The pundits and professionals I have been reading all point to two things: Jeffrey Loria is a word ...
11/14 House of the Bluebird: The Night that Anthopoulos Acquired the Marlins :
The collective sigh that Blue Jays fans began the 2012/2013 offseason with has assuredly subsided as the Jays completed what ...
11/14 Baseball Jerks: Stars, Prospects, and Rumors Turn Up the Heat on Hot Stove Season : The Hot Stove season was at a slow simmer until last night. In an instant, it got right to a boil with the announcement of a 12-player ...
11/14 Nolan Writin': How The Toronto-Miami Trade Affects Texas : Yesterday afternoon, news unleashed suddenly and unremittingly on Twitter that the Marlins and Blue Jays were in the process of ...
11/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: After Last Night’s Big Trade, How Much Better Are The Blue Jays? : Over the last decade, over each progressive year, the media always finds a way to declare the Blue Jays a breakout team. Then ...
11/14 Seedlings to Stars: Marlins Acquire Marisnick, Nicolino, Hechavarria; Start Fire Sale : Fans of the Miami Marlins have been promised time and time again that the team has no “plans to rebuild”. It’s a message ...
11/14 Baseball Musings: Smokin’ Jays : The Marlins trade certainly put the Blue Jays in a better position to compete in the AL East in 2013. My first reaction, however, ...
11/14 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Jays and Marlins Make Blockbuster Trade :
Josh Johnson is one of the many players headed to Toronto. (US Presswire)According to Jon Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, ...
11/13 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Toronto Blue Jays : The Blue Jays are next in our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series. Matt Swartz's salary projections are below.
First time: ...
11/10 Jays Journal: Big League Roster: Not Off Limits In Trade : Going into this offseason Toronto Blue Jays fans knew the Blue Jays were going to make acquiring starting pitching there top priority. ...
11/10 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays Rumors: Anibal Sanchez, J.P. Arencibia, Justin Upton : Now that the Toronto Blue Jays have filled their middle
infield need by signing free agent Maicer Izturis, the team is left ...
11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giambi, Cano, Arencibia, Phillies, Angels : Jason Giambi was a surprise candidate to become the Rockies' next manager, but now that the job has gone to Walt Weiss, the team ...
11/4 Roto Think Tank: 2012 A.L. Catchers : 0 0 1 1364 5172 Roto Think Tank 574 594 5942 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
11/2 Jays Journal: A Game of Ifs : I’m writing this late, and I’ve had a few pints of Guinness. So this rant may make absolutely no sense, but in your ...
11/2 Roto Think Tank: 2012 Position by Position Recaps : 0 0 1 840 3184 Roto Think Tank 353 365 3659 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
News -- October 2012
10/30 Jays Journal: Farrell Strikes Again, Taking Brian Butterfield to Boston : Somehow, I have this image of the Larry Lucchino and John Henry riding on horseback through the village of Toronto pillaging and ...
10/30 Jays Journal: Brandon McCarthy – Worth The Injury Risk? : It’s been a full day after the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers in the World Series, and already there has ...
10/30 Nolan Writin': Rangers offseason moves, part two: Trade Targets : Baseball season is officially over. Now us fans will drift into the lull that takes place between the end of October and middle ...
10/28 MLB Injury News: Mike Napoli on His Way Out in Texas? : The Rangers had a fantastic season - right up until the end. They lost the American League West on the final day of the ...
10/23 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Rumors: Needing Catching Help, Buzz Has Started, But Bucs Not Linked : The Pittsburgh Pirates are in need of a backstop heading into the 2013 season. You, me and your idiot neighbor are aware of ...
10/23 MLB Injury News: Mike Napoli on His Way Out in Texas? :
The Rangers had a fantastic season - right up until the end. They lost the American League West on the final day of ...
10/23 mlbreports.com : The Robert Whitmer 5-Point Plan to Fix the Yankees : Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 Robert Whitmer: If I gave you 196 million dollars and told you that you could take that money and ...
10/22 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Targeting Catchers This Offseason : Given Mike Napoli's status as an impending free agent, the Rangers will be looking for catching help this offseason, according ...
10/22 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Claim Catcher Wilson From Angels : Stop me if you have heard this one before. In the process of evaluating their roster after another failed the season, the Toronto ...
10/15 Jays Journal: Lots Too Look Forward To BEFORE Offseason Moves : This offseason Alex Anthopoulos made it clear his major focus is going to be upgrading the starting rotation. He also said the ...
10/12 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series – Toronto Blue Jays : I hate to paraphrase bad 1980′s television, but to quote the theme song from one particular show, “You take the good, ...
10/10 Jays Journal: Injury Enough To Lose Closer’s Job : Last offseason the biggest trade the Toronto Blue Jays made was trading starting pitching prospect Nestor Molina to the Chicago ...
10/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | Could trade J.P. Arencibia : The Toronto Blue Jays may look to trade C J.P. Arencibia this offseason if they believe C Travis d'Arnaud is ready to be a starter ...[+]
for the team.
10/2 Jays Journal: Prospect Positional Primer: Catcher : Late last fall, with inspiration from Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus, I began writing a series of articles which I titled ...
News -- September 2012
9/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who Is David Aardsma? : Perhaps the only bright spot in last night’s game was David Aardsma‘s return to the mound after two years recovering ...
9/27 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: O’s smoke Blue Jays, Angels stay ahead, Rays continue to win : The Rays extended their winning last night as they started off the game with two homeruns hit by Carlos Pena and Ben Francisco. ...
9/26 Jays Journal: When The Injury Bug Messes Up Long Term Plans : When people think of the 2012 Toronto Bluejays they’ll think about the injuries that messed up the 2012 season. Brandon Morrow, ...
9/26 Baseball Jerks: Baltimore Orioles’ Wei-Yin Chen, Jake Arrieta: Jerks of the Day : The Baltimore Orioles are in the middle of a heated race for the American League East crown. It seemed like a doubleheader against ...
9/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: The Dear Mr. Fantasy Baseball Podcast: September 23, 2012 : This week’s fantasy baseball podcast features the return of The Fantasy Doctor. The show also welcomes Jonathan Mitchell ...
9/25 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles Split Doubleheader, A’s Lose as Angels, Rays Close In : Time is running out for the pursuers in the AL Wild Card race. But it’s geting awfully tight now and we could have quite ...
9/25 Birds Watcher: Orioles split twin bill with Toronto : People shouldn’t dwell too much on the fact that the Baltimore Orioles dropped the nightcap of last night’s doubleheader ...
9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia with good gameToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia had three hits and five RBI in the second game of a doubleheader Monday, Sept. 24....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia had three hits and five RBI in the second game of a doubleheader Monday, Sept. 24.
9/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Beat Twins 6-3, Finally Extend AL East Lead To More Than One Game : How’s this for interesting? Earlier this year, J.P. Arencibia of the Toronto Blue Jays said that the Yankees hit cheap homers. ...
9/22 Call to the Pen: The Rays’ Incredible Homegrown Pitching : The Tampa Bay Rays made headlines yesterday by setting the American League team record for strikeouts by a pitching staff when ...
9/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 151: Rays set strikeout record, beat Toronto 12-1 : The Rays have proven the past two nights that not only can they win, but also they can deliver in the late September grind. At ...
9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Acquire Yorvit Torrealba : The Brewers have acquired catcher Yorvit Torrealba from the Blue Jays for a player to be named later or cash considerations, ...
9/20 Jays Journal: EE Rising : I just caught the Jays lineup for game two of the double dip with the Yankees. And despite focusing on my pint of pale ale while ...
9/20 Jays Journal: Breaking down the Blue Jays AFL Contributions : The Arizona Fall League doesn’t officially start until October 9th, but the Blue Jays contributions have been finalized. ...
9/16 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Travesty - 9/16 :
After winning 3-2 yesterday to clinch their first series win since July 31st, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep this afternoon ...
9/16 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Travesty - 9/16 :
After winning 3-2 yesterday to clinch their first series win since July 31st, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep this afternoon ...
9/14 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout pretends his keyboard is a piano as he analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
9/12 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Lind, D'Arnaud, Villanueva : Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos addressed a number of topics concerning the club's future in 2013 and beyond tonight ...
9/10 Call to the Pen: 2nd Base: A Big Hole for the Blue Jays in 2013 : We all know that up until all of the Blue Jays players got injured they had the best offence in the league (1st to score 500 runs ...
9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Travesty - 9/8 :
After falling 7-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox will take on the Toronto Blue Jays tonight in the second game of a three-game ...
9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Travesty - 9/8 :
After falling 7-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox will take on the Toronto Blue Jays tonight in the second game of a three-game ...
9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/7 : The Red Sox and Blue Jays game is in a rain delay. The game is now expected to start at 8:25 p.m.
After having the day off ...
9/7 Baseball News Source: Blue Jays Lawrie, Arencibia Activated from Disabled List : Lawrie, Arencibia Activated from Disabled List With a promising season decimated by injuries, the Toronto Blue Jays have been ...
9/7 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout stops watching the Food Network long enough to analyze the Toronto Blue Jays...
9/7 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/7 :
After having the day off on Thursday as they returned home from a miserable 1-8 road trip, the Boston Red Sox return to action ...
9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia due backToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) is expected to return from the disabled list Friday, Sept. 7....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) is expected to return from the disabled list Friday, Sept. 7.
9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia rehabs: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) went 1-for-4 in a minor league rehab game with Single-A Dunedin Wednesday, Sept. 5. ...[+]
He will be activated from the disabled list Friday, Sept. 7.
9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia to begin rehab assignment: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) is expected to catch during a rehab assignment Tuesday, Sept. 4, and serve as the designated ...[+]
hitter Wednesday, Sept. 5, before possible returning from the disabled list Thursday, Sept. 6, or Friday, Sept. 7.
9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia updateToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) is expected back around next weekend....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) is expected back around next weekend.
News -- August 2012
8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia has target dateToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) hopes to return to the team around Monday, Sept. 10....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) hopes to return to the team around Monday, Sept. 10.
8/29 Baseball News Source: Toronto Blue Jays – Top 10 Prospects List : Travis d’Arnaud, Anthony Gose Lead Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects Expected to contend in the American League East this season, the ...
8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Joe Mauer On Waivers : 10:00am: The Red Sox won't claim Mauer, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (on Twitter).
7:17am: The Twins placed Joe Mauer ...
8/24 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball: Examining Values of PED Players :
As Melky Cabrera has reminded us, we can’t believe that everything ...
8/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Examining Values of PED Players : As Melky Cabrera has reminded us, we can’t believe that everything we see on the baseball diamond is legit. As a fan of ...
8/23 mlbreports.com : John Farrell for Bobby Valentine: The First Managerial Trade Ever? : Thursday August 23rd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky: After the Red Sox cut ties with longtime manager Terry Francona, there were a ...
8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia update: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) will travel to Florida Sunday, Aug. 26, to begin his rehab. He should return next month. ...[+]
8/17 mlbreports.com : Top 5 Catching Prospects in Baseball : Friday August 17th, 2012 Codey Harrison (Lead MiLB Prospect Analyst) – The second installment of a 3-part series featuring ...
8/16 Baseball News Source: Top Five Catching Prospects in Baseball : Starting pitching, it is said, is the key to building a contender in Major League Baseball. That is true, but equally important ...
8/16 Baseballhotcorner.com: The Walking Wounded : The Toronto Blue Jays entered the start of the 2012 baseball season full of promise and optimism. The Blue Jays posted a franchise ...
8/16 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout : So, yesterday was fun. The first news to break was about Melky Cabrera testing positive for performance enhancing drugs (shocked ...
8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia has cast removed: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia (hand) has his hard cast removed Wednesday, Aug. 15, and he's now sporting a soft cast. He'll ...[+]
undergo a week of strengthening and then move to hitting off a tee.
8/14 Jays Journal: The Jeff Mathis Extension and its Impact on the Future : Once you pick your jaw up off the floor and finish scratching your head in a puzzled fashion, the Jeff Mathis extension does, ...
8/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee Fans Should Be Thankful : As someone who uses Twitter a lot – it’s basically my main form of communication with the outside world these days ...
8/1 Full Spectrum Baseball: Down On The Farm: Toronto Blue Jays : The Toronto Blue Jays rated well on preseason prospect lists, but their system was unable to supply injury reinforcements this ...
News -- July 2012
7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Tuffy Gosewisch : There were lots of major moves prior to this afternoon's trade deadline, but here's a recap of the day's smaller transactions...
The ...
7/30 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 30, 2012 : Zack Greinke $42. Other bids $39, $38, $32, $21, $17, $8, $6.Amazingly, four teams didn't bid on Greinke. Of those four, ...
7/26 Baseball News Source: J.P. Arencibia – Blue Jays Lose Another to DL : The Toronto Blue Jays were hammered by the Oakland A’s last night 16-0. Starter Ricky Romero was a victim of the assault. ...
7/26 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – A’s Win 6th Straight Over Blue Jays : TORONTO - The Oakland A’s won their sixth straight game and are 15-2 in the month of July. Winning streaks like this ...
7/26 Jays Journal: Jays Redeem Themselves as Tough Series With A’s Ends : With just over 39,000 fans piling into Rogers Centre, the Jays did not disappoint. They managed to score double digits in the ...
7/26 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes : @Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2 (12): Rafael Furcal had the game-winning hit, giving him 2 of their 4 walk-offs this year. But my focus ...
7/25 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s Continue To Roll With Win Over Toronto Blue Jays : AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 That’s six straight wins for the red-hot Oakland Athletics. The ...
7/23 Tyler's Think Tank: Lester Hits Rock Bottom : Yesterday afternoon, with the Red Sox desperately trying to stave off a sweep at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, the Bosox ...
7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes : Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon ...
7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia with good dayToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs Sunday, July 22....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in four runs Sunday, July 22.
7/22 BoSox Injection: Sox Swept: Lester Roughed Up In 15-7 Loss : The Red Sox made their return today to a pair of things not so welcome– last place and .500 as they reentered last with ...
7/22 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/22 :
A few bad pitches by Aaron Cook ended up costing the Boston Red Sox last night in a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Today, ...
7/22 Jays Journal: Villanueva Sharp, Happ and Lyon Successfully Debut With Jays : Carlos Villanueva threw a very effective game yesterday, as he changed speeds constantly on the Red Sox and only made one big ...
7/22 BoSox Injection: Things Turn Around Quickly As Red Sox Fall 7-3 To Blue Jays : Things were going great in this game last night until a couple of quick turns led the Red Sox to another disappointing loss. The ...
7/22 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 7/22 :
A few bad pitches by Aaron Cook ended up costing the Boston Red Sox last night in a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Today, ...
7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/21 :
After falling last night 6-1, the Boston Red Sox look to even up the series tonight in the middle game of a three-game set with ...
7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/21 :
After falling last night 6-1, the Boston Red Sox look to even up the series tonight in the middle game of a three-game set with ...
7/21 Jays Journal: With Youngest Lineup in Long Time, Jays Beat Sox : Youth. It’s filled with excitement, energy, and if you watched the Jays tonight, mad skills. With a roster that included ...
7/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/20 :
After taking three-of-four from the Chicago Youk's, the Boston Red Sox will finish up their seven-game homestand. Tonight, they'll ...
7/20 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays The Advanced Scout sips some lemonade, that cool refreshing drink, and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
7/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/20 :
After taking three-of-four from the Chicago Youk's, the Boston Red Sox will finish up their seven-game homestand. Tonight, they'll ...
7/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Getaway day! Yanks/Jays 7/18 : The Yanks head out to the West Coast (UGH) after today’s series finale against the Jays. Here are the lineups and pitching ...
7/17 My Pinstripes: The Big Man Gets His Groove On :
The Yankees increased their AL East lead while CC Sabathia was on the disabled list, but you can bet they were ecstatic to ...
7/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Blue Jays | 7/16/12-7/18/12 : Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/16/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Phil Hughes, RHP Last Appearance: 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, 3 ...
7/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 89 – Phil Hughes versus the boom bats : The New York Yankees host the series opener at the Stadium tonight against AL East rivals, the Toronto Blue Jays. Phil Hughes ...
7/16 WahoosOnFirst: Blue Jays Shut Down Indians 3-0 : After an offensive explosion on Saturday afternoon, the bats for both the Blue Jays and Indians fell silent on Sunday. ...
7/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bats Swing and Miss In Clutch, Lose Series; Blue Jays 3, Indians 0 : By Christian Petrila Most people would consider the series finale against Toronto one of the most frustrating games of the season ...
7/15 WahoosOnFirst: Blue Jays Beat Up Indians 11-9 : Baseball is a funny game. Over the course of several games, weeks, or even months a pitcher can begin to instill confidence ...
7/14 i70baseball.com: Meet Your (Future) Royals All Stars Can we get the All Star Game to come back in, say, 2016?...
7/13 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays : How do you categorize a first half in which the Indians trail a team that was projected to lose over 85 games this year, and lead ...
7/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Red Sox Offense First Half Review : A year ago today, with the All-Star Game playing out on television in the background, I reviewed Boston's bats in my first ...
7/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All Star Repost: Fantasy Baseball Trading: How to use the Veto : During the Baseball All-Star break we’ll be reposting some of our “All-Star” articles. This is a repost of an ...
7/9 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All Star Repost: Coupling : During the Baseball All-Star break we’ll be reposting some of our “All-Star” articles. This is a repost, written ...
7/9 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Prospect Hot Sheet: Week Thirteen : The week spanning July 2nd through July 8th was easily the most impressive of the year, as OPS values above 1.000 were commonplace ...
7/2 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Get Split with Jays : It got interesting late, but the Angels managed to hang on as they beat the Blue Jays 10-6. It wasn’t the prettiest victory ...
7/1 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 14 : Andrew Cashner threw six innings of no-hit ball in his starting debut for the San Diego Padres and Jeff Mathis (he plays for the ...
7/1 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Defense Implodes in Loss : Mama said there will be days like this. This is a game you throw away and move on from. The Angel defense self-destructed as the ...
News -- June 2012
6/26 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Can Blue Jays Stay In Hunt Despite Injuries :
They currently stand tied for fourth place in the stacked American League East, but the Toronto Blue Jays have been ...
6/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/26 :
Day one of the post-Kevin Youkilis era (the only time I'll say this by the way) didn't go so well for the Boston Red Sox.
Felix ...
6/26 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/26 :
Day one of the post-Kevin Youkilis era (the only time I'll say this by the way) didn't go so well for the Boston Red Sox.
Felix ...
6/25 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays After preparing nibbles for the Boston invasion of Buddy Cole, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays....
6/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Filling a Void Behind the Dish : Nash, My catcher situation is bleak, I had Victor Martinez as a keeper (sigh) and then picked up Salvador Perez, we all ...
6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/4 :
Mom, make some room in the basement because we're moving back in, temporarily we hope.
With Daniel Bard unable to hit the ...
6/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays After bar-hopping with Buddy Cole, the Advanced Scout takes two Advil and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays....
News -- May 2012
5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 2 : It’s another week and the draft season is over. It’s always sad when drafts come to an end. Now, you are at the mercy of injuries ...
5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia hits two outToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia hit two solo homers Sunday, May 27....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia hit two solo homers Sunday, May 27.
5/25 Bus League Baseball: Q&A: New Hampshire Fisher Cats Centerfielder Justin Jackson : Justin Jackson was the 45th overall pick in the 2007 draft, the fourth player selected by the Toronto Blue Jays (after Kevin Ahrens, ...
5/25 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Toronto Blue Jays : The Blue Jays are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series:
Eligible For Free Agency (7)
Omar Vizquel - The 45-year-old has ...
5/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Is the postseason still in sight for the Toronto Blue Jays? : In part five of this five-part series, we take a look at the Toronto Blue Jays and their chances to reach the postseason. ...
5/24 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Roy Oswalt Watch : Roy Oswalt hath descended from the mountaintops to declare himself available to pitch for the right team and presumably, the right ...
5/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of May 21 : Welcome back to Dixon’s picks. I don’t want to waste a lot of your time, so I’ll get in to my picks shortly. ...
5/23 FanSided: Talking prospects with Tony LaCava, Blue Jays VP of Baseball Operations : Upon arriving at Cooley Law School Stadium on Monday, May 7 for the first game of my second trip to Lansing, Michigan to see the ...
5/22 Full Spectrum Baseball: The Waiver Wire: Matt Adams : The biggest beneficiary of the injuries to the St. Louis Cardinals sluggers Lance Berkman, Allen Craig and Jon Jay should be rookie ...
5/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Weird Year for Catchers : 2012 has been a weird year for catchers. What I mean by that is several established backstops have been nothing ...
5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia sets career high in RBIs: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high six RBIs against the New York Mets Friday, ...[+]
May 18.
5/18 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: May 22-28 : Since it's just me, myself and I this week, this week's Gearing Up installment will be combined into one piece for the American/National ...
5/18 Baseball Musings: Pounding the Mets : The Toronto Blue Jays hit five home runs, driving in nine of their 14 runs as the blow out the Mets 14-5. J.P. Arencibia and Raja ...
5/18 Bus League Baseball: In a Familiar Place, New Hampshire’s Brian Jeroloman Takes On An Unfamiliar Role : Brian Jeroloman was 22 years old the first time he played for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The year was in 2008, his third as ...
5/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Offense MIA again, Yankees fall to Blue Jays 4-1 :
The Yankees finished a two game series in Toronto with another loss, and another game in which the big name laden offense ...
5/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks lose 4-1 : This was really frustrating. Again. Like every game this week. Pardon the short recap, but I think we all need to take a few ...
5/17 Jays Journal: Arencibia Enjoying Hot May at the Plate : After a frustrating start to the season, Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia … [visit site to read more]Arencibia Enjoying ...
5/16 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Trading: How to use the Veto : If you want to be a successful fantasy baseball player, you have to know the rules of the league you are in. Know what statistics ...
5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 31 : A’s fall to the Blue Jays in one of those weird Wednesday afternoon games 5-2. The loss ends the A’s three game win ...
5/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 30 : The 16-13 Blue Jays come to the Coliseum to play the 15-14 Athletics, while one may have expected the Blue Jays to be above .500 ...
5/8 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Rumors: Toronto not Shopping J.P. Arencibia or Travis d’Arnaud : Toronto Blue Jays catchers J.P. Arencibia and Travis d’Arnaud are currently on the trade radars of several clubs. However, ...
5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Ethier, Santana, Blue Jays, D'Backs : Here's the latest from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
Impending free agent Andre Ethier is "the first opportunity for the ...
5/5 FanSided: Behind The Scenes: My Day With John Lott : Last Sunday, I had the privilege of attending the Blue Jays-Mariners game with National Post baseball reporter, John Lott. It ...
News -- April 2012
4/27 FanSided: Could the Rays Team with the Blue Jays for a Catcher Trade? The Rays need a catcher. Currently they have ...
4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia drives in two runsToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against the Kansas City Royals Friday, April 20....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against the Kansas City Royals Friday, April 20.
4/19 Baseball Musings: Arencibia Strikes Out Again : J.P. Arencibia lost a twitter battle with a member of the news media. It wasn’t really a battle as J.P. went down pretty ...
4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Would Like To Add Impact Bat : The Blue Jays dabbled in the Prince Fielder market this past offseason, and today GM Alex Anthopoulos told Jim Bowden on MLB ...
4/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia searching for stroke: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia is hitting just .071 (2-for-28) with one home run and five RBIs entering play Tuesday, April ...[+]
17. 'I think he has overswung the bat at times, he's gotten long, but I don't think it's because he has been focused more on one area and had it take away from another area,' manager John Farrell said when asked if the problems could be related to focusing so much on defense.
4/14 The Daily Catch: Jays Bullpen Loses Another. Some Scoring Would Be Nice Too. : This article is courtesy of our friends at Bluebird Banter Written by: Tom Dakers Orioles 6 Blue Jays 4 This will be a quick recap, ...
4/11 Talkin Sox with Dan: Put This One on Bobby : Well that didn’t go as planned. The Red Sox notched their first win of the young season two nights ago. They pitched well ...
4/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game Five Recap : Even from the restaurant they watchedDaniel Bard make his 1st MLB start.BOS – 000 001 002 – 3 – 9 – 0TOR – 102 003 10x ...
4/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Sox Snag First Win : After a thunderous 12 run, 18 hit outburst in a losing effort on Easter Sunday, Boston's bats had fallen silent ...
4/9 Baseball Musings: Quite a Catch : J.P. Arencibia appears to be very po**** with the ladies. Even better for Toronto fans, the Blue Jays lead the Red Sox 2-0 in ...
4/9 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue Jays : The Advanced Scout grabs a cup of Tim Horton’s coffee and analyzes the first AL East opponent of the year – the Toronto ...
4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia not in lineup SundayToronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia will get the day off against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, April 8....[+]
Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia will get the day off against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, April 8.
4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia off to slow start: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia was hitless in five at-bats with three strikeouts Saturday, April 7, against the Cleveland ...[+]
Indians. Arencibia has just one hit in 12 at-bats (.083) so far this season, although that hit was good for a three-run homer.
4/6 High Heat Stats: The four players to homer each of the last 2 opening days : Four players have homered in their team’s first game in both 2011 and 2012: Rk Player #Matching 1 Cameron Maybin 2 Ind. ...
4/6 The Captain's Blog: Opening Day Oddities; Blue Jays and Indians Play Longest Game; Valverde Perfect No Longer : Opening Day, or at least yesterday’s version of it, pitted the two teams with best and worst Spring Training records. The Toronto ...
4/5 FanSided: Diary of an Excruciating Game : It's still Opening Day for the Cleveland Indians, but it doesn't feel like a good time to celebrate. In case you missed it, the ...
4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia hits game-winning HR: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia hit a game-winning three-run home run in the 16th inning against the Cleveland Indians Thursday, ...[+]
April 5. Arencibia was 0-for-6 with three strikeouts before the home run.
4/5 Baseball Musings: Jays in First : The Blue Jays defeat the Indians, scoring three runs in the ninth inning to tie the game at four, then three runs in the sixteenth ...
4/5 Baseball Musings: To the Sixteenth : The Blue Jays and Indians seem to want opening day to go on forever. The teams are still tied at four at the end of fifteen innings. ...
News -- March 2012
3/23 FanSided: Toronto Blue Jays Top Tools: Power : The power tool has become somewhat of a lost art in the modern era of baseball. The slow, three true outcome sluggers have given ...
3/22 Tyler's Think Tank: My Fantasy Baseball Targets : Every year, it seems like I keep drafting a handful of the same players for my fantasy teams. Here are the guys I'm targeting ...
3/21 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers:Toronto Blue Jays : The Blue Jays have been winning 80-85 games which is very good considering they have to take on the New York Yankees, Boston ...
3/20 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays : As speculation and rumors about splashy acquisitions continued to swirl, the Blue Jays opted for bullpen improvements this offseason.
Major ...
3/18 The Baseball Page: Season Preview: Toronto Blue Jays Season Preview: Toronto Blue Jays...
3/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Notable Recent MLBTR's : Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Don't mix grain and grape.While reading the indispensable Mlbtraderumors.com, I jotted down notes from ...
3/17 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Rumors: Teams Eyeing J.P. Arencibia and Travis d’Arnaud : The Toronto Blue Jays have a ‘problem’ that all teams would welcome; too many good, young players. While the Blue Jays have ...
3/16 The Baseball Page: Let’s Go Blue Jays: Fantasy Baseball Options North of the Border Fantasy Baseball Options North of the Border...
3/16 The "Mc" Effect: Flashback Friday: 2007 MLB Draft : by Drew Brown The Pirates have definitely had their fair share of “bad draft picks” over the years but when you look through ...
3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Blue Jays, Epstein, Dodgers, Padres : The Blue Jays have J.P. Arencibia catching at the Major League level and top prospect Travis d'Arnaud could be MLB-ready within ...
3/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Cactus League update: Finding fantasy sleepers : Spring training is under way! What better time to snuff out potential fantasy baseball sleepers. Unless you are a walking baseball ...
3/13 Dropped Strike Three: A Joe Blanton Blue Light Special? : Joe Blanton up on the auction block? Not surprising. An interested trade partner? Somewhat intriguing. The Blue Jays GM Alex ...
3/13 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays players generating interest : Ken Rosenthal says that the Arizona Diamondbacks would be interested in acquiring young, powerful catcher J.P. Arencibia if he ...
3/13 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 fantasy spring preview: $1 hitter All-Star team : Everyone remembers those late-round guys who swung your fantasy season. Maybe you got lucky and picked up a prospect who quickly ...
3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Braves, Blue Jays, Nationals, Gonzalez : Rival executives believe Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez may already be on ‘probation,’ Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes. ...
3/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Fantasy Baseball: Catchers : At this time last year, I was readjusting to life in NYC after a three-week holiday in rural Bali. Two years ago, I wrote this ...
3/9 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball 2012: Who to Draft and Who to Avoid Drafting: Offense Edition Who to Draft and Who to Avoid Drafting for 2012 Fantasy Baseball...
3/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THERE HAVE BEEN WORSE YANKEE SPRINGS : In the real world, a regular season, this losing streak would be a nightmare…this is Spring ladies and gentlemen, trick your ...
3/6 Jays Journal: Looking Ahead: 2012-13 Free Agent Pitchers : Image from ESPN Zack Greinke, Cole Hamels or Matt Cain anyone? The 2013 free agent class could include a trio of stud starters ...
3/6 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Jonathan Papelbon Does His Best Terry Francona Impression : After former Boston Red Sox manager and current ESPN Baseball analyst Terry Francona punked his ESPN Baseball colleague Tim Kurkjian ...
3/6 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Catchers : The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at catchers. Compared to the players standing ...
News -- February 2012
2/28 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Catchers : In the hopes of getting you ready for your auctions, today marks the beginning of my position-by-position rundown of the results ...
2/23 FantasySportsKings.com: 2012 Catcher Preview Catcher has always been one of the weakest positions in fantasy baseball. It used to be that after the top......
2/22 MLB Dirt: 2012 – The Year of the Laboratory? : There are a surprising number of experiments going on in Major League Baseball for this coming season. Players are trying out ...
2/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Coupling, When Two is Better than One : There is a strategy I use that I have mentioned a couple of times in past articles. It’s called coupling. Simply put, coupling ...
2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Infielders : In a series of articles this week we will be ranking the starting players in the AL East for every position. Today the infielders ...
2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Infielders : In a series of articles this week we will be ranking the starting players in the AL East for every position. Today the infielders ...
2/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia confident heading into season: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia confirmed that he is much more confident in his overall game, especially working with the pitching ...[+]
staff, heading into the 2012 season. He was more vocal with the pitchers at the end of last year, and he thinks that experience will only help him in his sophomore stint.
2/8 Yanks Go Yard: 2012 AL East Preview: Catchers : Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE I know everyone is to the point in the offseason where they are going stir crazy ...
2/2 El Maquino: COLUMN: VOTTO TO TORONTO ‘INEVITABLE’ : From Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune columnist: “One more year, two at the most. “Unless that pesky Mayan calendar is ...
News -- January 2012
1/25 Seedlings to Stars: Toronto in a Position of Power With d’Arnaud : The Toronto Blue Jays are in an interesting, yet equitable position holding two of the better young catchers in baseball. We saw ...
1/18 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - 2012 Fantasy Catchers :
2012 should be a big year for Baltimore's Matt Wieters. (Icon SMI)Baseball Press presents a returning miniseries entitled "Three ...
1/14 High Heat Stats: Jesus was a carpenter; now he's a Mariner : Jesus Montero has been traded by the Yankees to the Mariners for Michael Pineda, with Hector Noesi and Jose Campos also switching ...
News -- December 2011
12/16 The Captain's Blog: Oh Canada for Darvish? Japanese Ace Could Make Blue Jays an Instant Contender : Several sources have identified the Toronto Blue Jays as the team that cast the winning bid in the Yu Darvish posting process. ...
12/12 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects: #27 – Travis d’Arnaud : #27 Travis d’Arnaud Toronto Blue Jays DOB: 2/10/1989 Previous Rank: N/R ETA: 2013 d’Arnaud earned MVP honors in the Eastern ...
12/12 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 14: Derek Norris : Prospect A-Z takes a back seat to the book any day, so hopefully no one missed it too much. As a refresher, the last entry was ...
12/6 Baseball Daily Digest: Deadly Accurate: AL East :
The projection game is dicey, with a multitude of systems competing for the accuracy crown, and the inevitability of outlier ...
News -- November 2011
11/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 50 MLB prospects for 2012: Nos. 50 thru 26 : During the now-concluded Arizona Fall League, we got a chance to look at some of the game’s best prospects from each team. Some ...
11/29 Phillies Nation: Odds and Ends: d’Arnaud, Rollins, MVP’s : We’ve become so accustomed to the Phillies shipping off their young players to obtain high-priced stars that this is sort ...
11/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Toronto Blue Jays looking to compete in AL East : The Blue Jays finished 81-81 in 2011. For those who can’t do the math, that’s a winning percentage of .500 and good for ...
11/21 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Catchers : To my regular readers, welcome back to the 5th annual installment of my position-by-position, Rotisserie-style recap of the ...
11/17 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 4: Travis D’Arnaud : Yesterday, I broke away from the typical format for this feature and analyzed where Yoenis Cespedes might land. In my mind, there ...
11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire : Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia made defensive adjustments: Toronto Blue Jays C J.P. Arencibia worked on his defensive prowess with bench coach Don Wakamatsu early last season. There was ...[+]
an added emphasis put on Arencibia's ability to block balls and throw runners out on the bases. Previously, he brought his arm back too far when attempting to throw runners out, which increased the loading time and gave runners a better chance of swiping a bag.
11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Jays "Shocked" By Asking Price For Free Agent Closers : Bob Elliot of the Toronto Sun has a host of Blue Jays news including numerous quotes from GM Alex Anthopoulos:
Elliot hears ...
News -- October 2011
10/3 mlbreports.com : How to Value and Manage Catchers on Your MLB Fantasy Team : Monday October 3, 2011 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst – MLB reports): The catching position is one that ...
10/3 MLB Dirt: Willie Mays Award – American League : I posted my National League ballot earlier today and I continue with my American League ballot now. This is by far the more difficult of ...
News -- September 2011
9/28 Baseball Musings: Blue Jays Salvage .500 : The Toronto Blue Jays waited until the last minute, but scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat the White Sox 3-2. ...
9/27 mlbreports.com : Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays: Is there something ‘Fishy’ about their new logos? : Tuesday September 27, 2011 April Whitzman (Blue Jays Writer – MLB reports): It has been said that a logo symbolizes ...
9/25 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Rookie Hazing: The best of the best : It’s a Sunday and most of you are probably getting your chair ready for some football. You’ve got your chips and salsa ...
9/24 mlbreports.com : J.P. Arencibia vs. Travis d’Arnaud: Who is the Jays Catcher of the Future? : Saturday September 24, 2011 April Whitzman (Blue Jays Writer – MLB reports): Two weeks ago, I posted that the ...
9/18 Yankees Daily: Morrow leads Jays to 3-0 Win as Yankees field weak Lineup : TORONTO (AP) — Mariano Rivera was denied a chance to go for the career saves record when Adam Lind homered twice to back Brandon ...
9/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Daniel Bard Loses Control : The Red Sox had that one. John Lackey actually pitched well enough to hand the bullpen the lead. Franklin Morales did his job, ...
9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/15 :
With John Lackey on the mound and the Boston Red Sox losing 5-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays, the natural inclination is to blame ...
9/13 Baseball Musings: Quick Runs : The Red Sox score two runs in the bottom of the first on a two-out, bases loaded error by David Cooper, who threw high to Brandon ...
9/10 Baseball Musings: Ninth Inning LIghtning : The Blue Jays go into the bottom of the ninth trailing the Orioles 4-3. The first two Jays batters strike out, but a Kelly Johnson ...
9/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/9 :
For two days in a row, the Boston Red Sox have a had a chance to pick up ground on the New York Yankees thanks to the Baltimore ...
9/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Don't Get Blue, Toronto : The Toronto Blue Jays, on average, are 0.3 runs per game better than the average team. Not impressed? Only the Red Sox, ...
9/8 Boston Globe: The inexplicably bad eighth inning of Daniel Bard : AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darren CalabreseBy Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
TORONTO The Red Sox were 73-2 when leading after ...
9/8 Fragile Freddy's: Game 142 Recap : This kids is why I am concerned. The Boston Red Sox again lost a very winnable game last night and right now are struggling ...
9/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/8 :
Before we get going here, I just wanted to take a quick moment to wish my father a happy birthday.
While baseball is a team ...
9/7 B-R Blog: Night game recap for Wednesday, 9/7/11 : [Just enough time for a quick hit-and-run; if I missed something big, please fill in the gaps with your comments!] -- In Toronto, ...
9/4 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 138 -2011 : Starting Lineups Toronto Blue Jays Mike McCoy SS Kelly Johnson 2B Jose Bautista RF Edwin Encarnacion 1B Brett Lawrie 3B Mark Teahen ...
9/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 137: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 6 :
The Yankees fell behind the Blue Jays on more than one occasion Saturday afternoon, but their offense always seemed to have ...
9/3 PaulLebowitz.com: The RBI Stat Is Not Worthless : Because of advanced statistics, the relevance of the run batted in has been diminished to the point where some don’t even ...
9/3 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 137 -2011 : Starting Lineups Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar SS Eric Thames LF Jose Bautista RF Adam Lind DH Edwin Encarnacion 1B Kelly Johnson ...
9/2 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 136 -2011 : Joe Girardi announced that Mark Teixeira will not play because his right knee is still sore after being hit by a pitch last night. ...
9/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Blue Jays vs. Yankees, 9/2/2011 (7:05PM EST on YES) : What’s better than two consecutive series against inter-divisional rivals? Three consecutive series! Okay, not really. ...
9/1 Blogging From The Bleachers: September Could Mean Big Things for Ryan Lavarnway & the Red Sox Catching Future : September 1st means a number of things to Major League teams. To start, it signifies the beginning of the final full month of ...
News -- August 2011
8/29 Baseball Musings: Keeping the Power On : J.P. Arencibia missed the cycle by a home run as the Blue Jays defeated the Rays 7-3. The Toronto catcher now has 79 hits on the ...
8/26 B-R Blog: Random recap for Thursday 8/25 : Light schedule today. Let's see how long we can ignore the White Elephant in the Stadium.... -- Pop quiz: For 2010-11 combined, ...
8/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 125 : 8:47PM PDT: Ten strikeouts from Rich Harden as he gets Rasmus for a second time! Pitch count is getting up there (96) but what ...
8/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 124 : 8:36PM PDT: J.P. Arencibia with a single to left field on another pitch up, and Cahill is being dispatched from this game ...
8/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY NOVA HAS A SHOT AT ROOKIE OF THE YEAR : (Photo: Getty)
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8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Revisiting The Mike Napoli Trades :
Typically when you take on most of one of the worst contracts in baseball, you don't have to give up anything of value. However, ...
8/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 117 : 4:00PM EDT: Game over. No plunking of Lawrie. A’s win. Toronto featured horrendous pitching in this one. Let’s put ...
8/8 i70baseball.com: Looking At The Rookies – AL Taking a look at some of the American League Rookies that should be on your radar for the remainder of the 2011 season....
8/4 mlbreports.com : On the Verge: Brett Lawrie Call Up by Jays is Imminent : Thursday August 4, 2011 Rob Bland (Intern- MLB Reports): The Brett Lawrie rollercoaster started December 6th, 2010. Lawrie ...
8/4 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: J.P. Arencibia (again) :
Top 3: J.P. Arencibia struck out swinging against David Price
Top 5: Arencibia struck out swinging against Price
Top 7: Arencibia ...
News -- July 2011
7/30 Nolan Writin': Another Shutout for Derek Holland in Rangers 3-0 Win Over Blue Jays : Derek Holland got his fourth consecutive win decision Saturday with the 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a four-hit ...
7/29 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 18: August 1-7 : Rising Up Alejandro de Aza (0% last week; 2% this week)If there are a lot of trades this weekend, de Aza's the kind of player ...
7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Jose Bautista’s Transformation : We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player ...
7/24 Nolan Writin': Michael Young’s Walk-Off Hit Wins the Game for Rangers 5-4 over Blue Jays : Chris Davis took Adrian Beltre’s place at third on Saturday night after Beltre strained his left hamstring running to third ...
7/24 B-R Blog: Notes for Saturday 7/23: Dog days’ journey into night : -- Season debut for Tampa's Desmond Jennings: 3-2-2-1, 2 walks, 3B, 2B, SB, field littered with comic-book "swoosh!" lines. In ...
7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Jose Bautista’s Career Changing Decision : We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player ...
7/23 B-R Blog: Friday notes, part deux: Postgame edition for July 22 : -- Jets 17, Raiders 7: The starting pitcher must go down, and he must go down hard: Trevor Cahill set a career high with 10 ...
7/22 Baseball Musings: No Hitter in Texas : It looks like Colby Lewis is trying to celebrate Nolan Ryan‘s return to the front office by throwing a no-hitter. He’s ...
7/16 mlbcoverage.com: Bautista’s Career Changing Decision : We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player ...
7/16 Yankees Daily: Sabathia wins seventh straight as Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-1 : TORONTO (AP) — CC Sabathia won his seventh straight start to become the first 14-game winner in the majors, Brett Gardner had ...
7/16 My Pinstripes: CC Stops The Bleeding : "You ain't hitting this."After shaky outings from Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia, you can bet Joe Girardi was ecstatic to put ...
7/14 Yankees Daily: Blue Jays pound Colon and Yankees 16-7 : TORONTO (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion and Eric Thames had three hits and three RBIs each and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run ...
7/6 SOX & Dawgs: Lester Leaves Start With Lat Strain : With the way Jon Lester was pitching on Tuesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, it looked like the Boston Red Sox starter ...
News -- June 2011
6/30 COSFBA: Playing the Name Game: Who's Who : This edition of "Playing the Name Game" is the third time this season I'll be comparing nameless player's statistics and ...
6/13 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/12 :
After pounding the Toronto Blue Jays 16-4 on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will go for the sweep in the finale of a ...
6/13 Baseball Press: 2011 American League Rookie of the Year Race :
Jeremy **** is pitching great in the tough AL East. (Icon SMI)With the baseball season a third of the way complete, Baseball ...
6/12 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/12 :
After pounding the Toronto Blue Jays 16-4 on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will go for the sweep in the finale of a ...
6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/10 :
After sweeping the team from the Bronx for a second time this season, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border to take on ...
6/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/10 :
After sweeping the team from the Bronx for a second time this season, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border to take on ...
News -- May 2011
5/27 MLB Fantasy Recon: Doctor, You're Needed In The OR : It’s been a good week for me. I avoided the rapture, my Canucks are in the Stanley Cup Final and I finished my last final exam ...
5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Lawrie, Super Two, Escobar : Shaun Marcum has been Milwaukee's best starter this year, but Brett Lawrie is doing his best to make Blue Jays fans forget about ...
5/26 Baseball Press: Clinical Notes - Buster Posey's Brutal Leg Injury :
Buster Posey will miss the rest of 2011. (Icon SMI)The 2011 season has already seen several serious injuries to superstar players, ...
5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Brett Gardner is Probably Still Good at Stealing Bases :
I've been noting the anxiety amongst Yankee fans regarding Brett Gardner's putrid stolen base efficiency thusfar in 2011. ...
5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 47: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 5 :
With a slim lead in the AL East, the Yankees looked to rebound over their loss on Monday. It looked like one bad inning was ...
5/24 Stealing First Base: Villanueva frena a Yanquis: Azulejos 7, Yanquis 3 : NUEVA YORK (AP) – J. P. Arencibia produjo el lunes tres carreras con un doble en una sexta entrada de cinco anotaciones ...
5/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 46: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 3 :
The Yankees had a dramatic come-from-behind win Sunday afternoon to take the Subway Series from the Mets, and they needed ...
5/15 B-R Blog: DH batting 9th : Last night, Andruw Jones was the starting DH for the Yankees (filling in for Jorge Posada) and he batted 9th, which was going ...
5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/11 :
Before heading into a much needed day off, The Boston Red Sox will look to escape Canada with a win tonight as they take on ...
5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11 :
A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before ...
5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/11 :
Before heading into a much needed day off, The Boston Red Sox will look to escape Canada with a win tonight as they take on ...
5/11 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/11 :
A .500 record in baseball is usually a sign of mediocrity. Right now, the Boston Red Sox can't even get to .500. And before ...
5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/10 :
After a walkoff win last night, the Boston Red Sox headed north of the border as they'll take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a ...
5/10 The Golden Sombrero: Top 50 Prospects Update: Conger, Castellanos, Iglesias, Hicks and more… :
Conger off to solid start for Angels
With the first month of the MLB season in the books, and some of the baseball’s ...
5/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/10 :
After a walkoff win last night, the Boston Red Sox headed north of the border as they'll take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a ...
5/8 MLBTradeRumors: Verlander Talks Career Development, Goals : Justin Verlander has made 173 regular season starts, pitched in the World Series and appeared in a pair of All-Star Games. Yet ...
5/8 COSFBA: Line of the Day: May 7th, 2011 : SP Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers threw his second career no-hitter and the second in the majors this week, leading the ...
5/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 25: Blue Jays 2, Yankees 5 :
The Yankees and Blue Jays split the first two games of this weekend’s series in the Bronx, so New York entered Sunday afternoon ...
News -- April 2011
4/22 B-R Blog: J. P. Arencibia and great early games for a catcher : Through Wednesday, J. P. Arencibia had played 23 games in the big leagues. In his 12th career game (Opening Day of this past season) ...
4/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 16: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 2 :
Looking to split a short series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees sent Bartolo Colon to the mound. It was his first ...
4/18 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/18 :
Before heading to the left coast, the Boston Red Sox look to make it three-straight wins over the Toronto Blue Jays in the series ...
4/18 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/18 :
Before heading to the left coast, the Boston Red Sox look to make it three-straight wins over the Toronto Blue Jays in the series ...
4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/17 :
After taking game two of a scheduled four-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in-a-row ...
4/17 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/17 :
After taking game two of a scheduled four-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in-a-row ...
4/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/15 :
After having the last two days off, one due to a rainout, the Boston Red Sox will get back on the diamond tonight when they ...
4/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/15 :
After having the last two days off, one due to a rainout, the Boston Red Sox will get back on the diamond tonight when they ...
4/8 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Week 1 Mixed Leagues :
J.P. Arencebia provides power from the catcher spot. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar" ...
4/2 COSFBA: Line of the Day: 04/01/2011 : C J. P. Arencibia of the Toronto Blue Jays was 3-for-4 with a triple, two home runs, five RBI, two runs and 11 total bases ...
News -- March 2011
3/29 StLCards.net: Season Preview and Last Season’s : Here’s who I picked last year: 2010 NL AL East Braves Yankees Central Astros Twins West Dodgers Rangers Wild Card Giants ...
3/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Inaugural Post on Rotoprofessor : Hey folks, so we've never done this before...
The Braves are reloading, and
Freddie Freeman is a big part of it.
I wrote ...
3/24 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Toronto Blue Jays : The Toronto Blue Jays are a team filled with question marks about many of their young stud players and what type of production ...
3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Shields, Cardinals, Lawrie, Montero : Links for Friday, as Ichiro donates over $1.2MM to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan...
Scot Shields, who ...
3/18 COSFBA: Ups and Downs: 03/18/2011 : As we continue to get closer to Opening Day, now seems like an appropriate time to publish another edition of Ups and Downs. Jobs ...
News -- February 2011
2/28 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: 2011 MLB Composite Top 100 Prospects : After the good response to the 2011 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospects, I've decided to take it a step further and put together a ...
2/14 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch - These Guys are Catching on : This week's column for FullCountPitch.com is about the new breed of catchers making their way in the Major Leagues and trying ...
News -- January 2011
1/31 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: Blue Jays trade Mike Napoli to the Rangers :
Napoli will likely catch and back up Mitch Moreland at first base. (Getty)
Mike Napoli
is on the move again, this time ...
1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Anthopoulos Talks Hill, Encarnacion, Wells, Arencibia : Alex Anthopoulos says he has has 'tinkered' and 'talked' about acquiring a third baseman and won't rule out potential acquisitions. ...
1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays, Rangers Swap Napoli, Francisco : Hopefully Mike Napoli's suitcase is still packed. Just four days after acquiring the catcher/first baseman from the Angels, ...
1/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): The AL East Is Just Ridiculous :
Last night was one heck of a night for the AL East. On a seemingly quiet night in the middle of winter, two teams in the AL ...
1/21 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays To Acquire Mike Napoli : The Angels have agreed to send Mike Napoli to the Blue Jays, pending a physical, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi ...
1/19 The Sporting Hippeaux: Fantastic Thoughts: Everybody's Underrated in Canada : Since the mid-nineties, few save diehards like myself, have felt it necessary to follow that friendly fourth-place team from north ...
1/17 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Taking Flight With the Blue Jays :
Brett Cecil looks for another strong season in Toronto during 2011. (Getty)
As we head into next season, we'll look at middle-tier ...
1/14 The Sporting Hippeaux: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Rookies : The following list anti**** actual production of rookies in standard 5X5 fantasy formats. This is not a "top prospects" ...
1/3 The Golden Sombrero: The Golden Sombrero’s Top-50 Prospects: #49 – J.P. Arencibia :
#49 J.P. Arencibia – Toronto Blue Jays
C/DH
DOB: 1/5/1986
ETA: 2011
Arencibia has unusual power for a backstop, ...
News -- December 2010
12/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin May Be Leaning Toward Red Sox :
Via Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News:
Source says that although Russell Martin has offers from three AL East teams ...
12/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Russell Martin Prefers East Coast, Considering Yankees Among Others :
Update: According to Andy Martino of the NY Daily News, the Dodgers made a one-year $4.2 million offer to Martin with another ...
12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Votto, Jenks, Lee, Padres : On this date two years ago, the Red Sox signed then-reigning AL MVP Dustin Pedroia to a six-year contract worth $40.5MM. The ...
12/2 The UpperCard Network: Blue Jays Closing In On Pierzynski : It’s been a busy day for past, present and future White Sox players. Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun Times writes that the ...
12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski : The Blue Jays are close to signing A.J. Pierzynski, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. Even though John Buck ...
News -- November 2010
11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Eyeing John Buck : The Red Sox have had extensive internal discussions about John Buck and are expected to pursue him aggressively in case Victor ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Acquire Miguel Olivo : The Rockies have traded catcher Miguel Olivo to the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later, ...
11/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Mets' Decision To Hire J.P. Ricciardi : The Mets know J.P. Ricciardi signed Vernon Wells, B.J. Ryan and Frank Thomas to questionable deals, but they still wanted to ...
News -- October 2010
10/30 Call to the Pen: The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: #40-31 : Welcome to the October 30, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects! This time, it’s the eighth installment of my Top 100 ...
10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Exercise Jose Molina's 2011 Option : The Blue Jays exercised Jose Molina's 2011 option, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian (on Twitter). The club chose to retain ...
10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Rumors: Manager Search, Buck : The Blue Jays are searching for the successor to Cito Gaston, and they're not rushing the process. An unnamed source points out ...
10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Will The Jays Re-Sign Buck? : This season, John Buck was afforded a fresh start in Toronto and churned out his best offensive season to date. The 30-year-old ...
10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Overbay, Encarnacion, Bautista : Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos met with reporters for an extended media session today, speaking about a wide range of topics. MLB.com's ...
News -- September 2010
9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: D'Backs GM, Torre, Crisp : Links for Monday night, as Brandon Beachy pitches against the Phillies in the biggest game of his life....
Ed Price of ...
9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: John Buck : Jose Bautista's incredible season has been the big story for the Blue Jays this year, and for good reason. After blasting his ...
News -- August 2010
8/27 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 22) :
Tito is looking to work Lowrie in the line-up. (AP)
Each week Baseball Press will be
providing some Under the Radar ...
8/18 Baseball Moves: TWTW (8/7/10 – 8/13/10) : Saturday (8/7) – The Toronto Blue Jays are doing their best to put to rest talk of “the year of the pitcher” ...
8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Victor Martinez : Joe Mauer nearly became the prize of the 2010-11 offseason, but $184MM later, he’s a Twin for the foreseeable future and Victor ...
8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hermida, Ransom, Chris Carter : 12 years ago on this date, the Rangers sent Darren Oliver, Fernando Tatis, and Mark Little to the Cardinals for Royce Clayton ...
8/9 The UpperCard Network: Blue Jays Weekend A Sign Of The Future : While the Blue Jays are unlikely to make the postseason, sitting 8 back in the Wildcard and 10.5 back in the AL East, they just ...
8/9 Call to the Pen: Fishing Around: Oh Canada! J.P. Arencibia! : J.P. Arencibia made his major league debut yesterday and oh what a debut it was for the Toronto Blue Jays! He went 4-5 with ...