Yunel Escobar

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: November 2, 1982 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
High School: Matires de Barbados (La Habana, CU)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 2007 (Age 24)   vs. CHC 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Braves/BlueJays/Rays 2007-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible (team option), 2 yrs/$10M (12-13) & 14-15 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.121, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Wasserman Media Group [*]
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• 5/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 45: Desmond Jennings And Kelly Johnson’s Homers And Defense Help Rays Win 4-3: Evan Longoria extended his career-high hitting streak to 15 games as the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays in a 4-3 victory on Tuesday...
• 5/21 Baseball News Source: Joe Maddon Concludes Yunel Escobar Did Nothing Wrong: Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon says that after reviewing video from yesterday afternoon’s game and having a conversation...
• 5/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Yunel Escobar Gesture Following Home Run Prompts Controversy: The Rays were down by four runs and hoping for a spark of some kind. Yunel Escobar gave them just that in the 9th against Casey...
• 5/20 Sports Talk Florida: Did Yunel Escobar Go Too Far With Home Run Celebration?: In the 9th inning of the Victoria Day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays, former Blue Jay Yunel Escobar...
• 5/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 44: Josh Lueke Collapse Negates Jake Odorizzi’s Solid Debut as Rays Lose Opener to Toronto: In order to manage in the major leagues, you often have to take leaps of faiths. Joe Maddon and the Rays took two of those with...
• 5/20 Birds Watcher: Fair is foul, foul is fair, O’s drop fifth straight: Let’s be frank about one thing; a controversial home run call did not have a direct impact on the Baltimore Orioles losing...
• 5/20 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: Chris Tillman Cranked Up His Velocity On Sunday: Chris Tillman‘s fourseam fastball has clocked in at an average velocity of 92.20 MPH this season according to the data on...
• 5/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 43: Rays Sweep the O’s as Matt Moore Wins His 8th Game of the Season: Matt Moore wins his 8th game of the season as the Rays sweep in a visit to Camden Yard for a 3-1 victory. Matt Moore, dominant...
• 5/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 42: Huge Rally Versus Jim Johnson in 9th Leads Rays to Victory: It didn’t remotely resemble Rays baseball. Their starting pitcher gave them yet another bad outing and it was their offense...
• 5/18 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Bats Come Alive In 9th, Pound Orioles 10-6Alex Torres shines and Rays offense proving not to be a mirage as team batters Orioles bullpen for 10-6 victory....
• 5/17 Sports Talk Florida: Is It Safe?! Rays Hang On To Defeat Orioles 12-10: Is it safe? Yes, it’s safe, it’s very safe, it’s so safe you wouldn’t believe it. Is it Safe? No. It’s...
• 5/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 41: Kelly Johnson Has Big Night As Rays Hold On For 12-10 Victory: With the way the last two games for gone for the Rays, they needed a win against the Baltimore Orioles. While it may not have...
• 5/17 Sports Talk Florida: Hellickson & Rays Look To Rebound In Baltimore, Lineups PostedJeremy Hellickson looks to rebound after 3 disappointing May outings. Rays look to put Red Sox defeat behind them. ...
• 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/16: After slamming the Tampa Bay Rays last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the rubber game of...
• 5/16 BaseballGuys.com: Draft Day Challenge, May 16:   BaseballGuys.com has partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that’s you, the chance to play the...
• 5/15 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 39: David Price Leaves Early as Rays Fall 9-2: There are different degrees of a loss. While each one is tough, some are more difficult than others. However, tonight’s...
• 5/15 Rays Colored Glasses: Is Yunel Escobar Getting On Track?: Heading into the season, the Rays expectations for Yunel Escobar were fairly high. He was expected to finally solidify the shortstop...
• 5/15 Baseball News Source: Derek Dietrich Offers Potential Spark for Struggling Marlins: Miami Marlins rookie second baseman Derek Dietrich went 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the Marlins’ 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati...
• 5/15 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/15: After being done in by the catwalk last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 5/14 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Tampa Bay RaysThe Advanced Scout munches on a grouper sandwich at Ferg's while he analyzes the Tampa Bay Rays...
• 5/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 37: Rays Sweep Series Behind Stellar Pitching Performances: Tampa Bay sweeps the season series with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on the heels of a Roberto Hernandez quality start....
• 5/12 The DoubleDay: Manuel vs. Maddon: A Managerial Rematch of the 2008 World Series as Sophomorically Likened to David Harvey's Proposed Opposition of Tendencies in...
• 5/12 Sports Talk Florida: Happy Mothers Day! Rays Look To Sweep Padres: To all the Mom’s out there Happy Mothers Day. Here’s hoping the Rays deliver a big win for you. Roberto Hernandez...
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 36: Wild Night for Rays Ends Alright as Evan Longoria Slams Walk-Off Home Run: The same script was replayed over and over like multiple cuts of the same lousy scene. The Rays offense would have one big inning...
• 5/11 Baseball News Source: Evan Longoria Saves Rays With Walk-Off Homer: The Tampa Bay Rays  were one away from a crushing defeat  when Evan Longoria smashed a two-out home run in the bottom of the...
• 5/11 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Look To Even Record Against Padres: The Rays will look to climb back to .500 on the season for the first time since the sixth game of the season. The Rays will send...
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays’ Joel Peralta Seizes Every Edge He Can Get to Help the Team Win: The Rays’ bullpen features plenty of relievers with incredible arms capable of hitting 95 MPH or higher. From Fernando Rodney...
• 5/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 35: Alex Cobb Strikes Out Virtually Everyone, Rays Post Comeback Victory: One of the many great things about baseball is the chance to see history any time a game is played. Last night, the 12,424 fans...
• 5/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 34: David Price Battles, Yunel Escobar Drills Key Home Run as Rays Deliver Win to Remember: So far in 2013, the Rays have found themselves frustrated by so many parts of their team–and on Thursday night, they all collided....
• 5/9 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Mailbag: Cardinals, Dodgers, Cano: I answered over forty questions in Tuesday's hourlong chat; here are a few I didn't get to. What will the Cardinals' trade deadline...
• 5/9 Marlin Maniac: Prospect Profile: Who is Derek Dietrich?: Derek Dietrich is the Miami Marlins’ second baseman of the future. Or their third baseman of the future. Or a utility player....
• 5/9 Seedlings to Stars: Derek Dietrich Just the Latest Marlins Prospect to Get the Call: The Miami Marlins have baseball’s worst record, the lowest payroll, and easily the least po**** owner. But what they also...
• 5/8 Jays Journal: Postgame Recap: Ricky Romero Lasts 1/3 Inning As Jays Lose To Rays 10-4: This game started with so much hope. Edwin Encarnacion opened the scoring in the top half of the first with a two-run blast to...
• 5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Blue Jays Come Back From Down Seven To Defeat Rays 8-7The Rays will have to dig deep to rebound from the biggest lead ever squandered at Tropicana Field....
• 5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Rays Left Handed Batters Set To Take On Jays Mark Buehrle: With Yunel Escobar still unavailable with a hand injury and Ben Zobrist away from the team after the passing of his grandmother...
• 5/8 Sports Talk Florida: Price Battles But Rays Fall To Rockies 9-3: David Price unable to overcome Zobrist miscue as Nolan Arrenado puts game away with Grand Slam in the 7th inning en route to 9-3...
• 5/8 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins Promote Prospect Derek Dietrich: It looks as if 23-year old infielder Derek Dietrich will be called up from AA-Jacksonville this evening and start at second base...
• 5/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 32: A Terrible Case of Deja Vu As Rays Bullpen Collapses Once Again: One game you can live with. But two and we begin to get concerned. Three and it starts looking like a pattern. Four and we begin...
• 5/7 On The Way Home: Toronto Blue Jays: Most Disappointing Team So Far in 2013?: About a week before Thanksgiving last November, the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays engaged in the first blockbuster trade...
• 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...
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• 5/6 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: The Ben Zobrist Decision, Triple-A No-Hitter, Jeremy Hellickson, Alex Cobb Getting Lucky?: When Ben Zobrist‘s grandmother passed away, Zobrist left the team and the Rays were immediately forced to make a decision:...
• 5/6 Jays Journal: Old Friends Are With Rays: Everyone knows how The New York Yankees right now have an antique collection of classic authentic ex-Toronto Blue Jays. Well the...
• 5/6 fantasyteamadvice.com: Buy Low Candidates – Analyzing BABIP to determine which players have gotten unlucky thus far in 2013: We have not even finished 20% of the fantasy baseball season, and already full on panic is starting to set on in the minds of...
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• 5/5 Jays Journal: AL Feast Week 7: Even More Injured Yankees Edition (05/05/2013): Here at Jays Journal we like to keep you up to date with breaking news, statistical analysis and opinion pieces on the players,...
• 5/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Next Task for the Rays: Surviving Without Ben Zobrist: The Tampa Bay Rays are struggling severely. Their record stands at just 13-16, 6.5 games back of the first place Red Sox in the...
• 5/5 Injury Report: ()
• 5/5 MLB Injury News: Rays SS Yunel Escobar day-to-day with hand contusion: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar will likely miss a few games with a contusion on his left hand, but it could have been...
• 5/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 29: David Price’s Struggles Continue As Rockies Roll: The Colorado Rockies take game two of the series with a 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Not much is going well for David Price...
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• 5/4 Jays Journal: Without Reyes, Blue Jays Having Trouble Getting Off The Line: Landing Jose Reyes was seen as a major coup for the Toronto Blue Jays. Not only did the team address their unsettled shortstop...
• 5/2 Jays Journal: Reyes and Johnson Discussed With Boston Before Toronto: According to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, the Boston Red Sox had discussed a trade with the Miami Marlins that would have possible...
• 5/2 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Discussed Johnson, Reyes With Marlins: It appears that the Blue Jays weren't the only team interested in pulling off a Jose Reyes/Josh Johnson blockbuster this offseason....
• 5/1 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins vs. Toronto Blue Jays: Which Team Is Winning The Trade So Far?: We are a month into the 2013 season, so I thought it might be interesting to check into the results of the Blue Jays – Marlins...
• 5/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 26: James Shields Sharp, Alex Cobb and Bullpen Falter as Royals Take Opener From Rays: It was a formula the Rays had seen work to perfection plenty of times: James Shields got off to a rough start before hitting a...

• 4/30 Rays Colored Glasses: Pre-Game Rays Notes: Luke Scott Off DL, Escobar and Molina Return, Shelley Duncan DFA’d: It took long enough. Luke Scott hit extremely well in spring training, managing a .324/.378/.765 line (.765!!) with 6 doubles,...
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• 4/30 Kings of Kauffman: Series Q&A with Rays Colored Glasses: Tonight the Royals welcome the Rays to the K for the first time since the big offseason trade between the two teams. As luck would...
• 4/29 TheFantasyFix.com: A Look Back at the 2013 Draft: AL Shortstops: I generally hate self-promotion, but I did a series of articles on the new process of voting for Gold Gloves over at bigleaguesmag.com....
• 4/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Does Ben Zobrist Playing Shortstop Show That the Rays Have Given Up on Sean Rodriguez at SS?: Yunel Escobar went down with a hamstring injury and the Rays had to decide how to replace him. Their options: the player who had...
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• 4/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Scott Kazmir Delivers Strong Effort for Indians, Escobar, Scott Getting Ready to Return: Remember when Scott Kazmir was the only beacon of hope on a Devil Rays team going nowhere? That time is long gone, but Scott Kazmir’s...
• 4/28 Injury Report: ()
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• 4/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Ex-Ray Derek Dietrich Thrives in First Season in Marlins Organization: After acquiring Escobar in their mega-deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, the Miami Marlins did not hold onto to Yunel Escobar for...
• 4/27 Injury Report: ()
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• 4/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Escobar Set to Return, Zobrist Playing Shortstop, Yet Another Drug Suspension: Rays fans have learned to hate hamstring injuries. After Evan Longoria and Luke Scott have dealt with such injuries the past couple...
• 4/27 Injury Report: ()
• 4/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 23: Rays Lose Second Game To White Sox, Home Runs Lift Chicago To 5-4 Victory: The Rays lost their second game of a three game series to the Chicago White Sox Friday night in a 4-5 defeat. Chicago’s Jake...
• 4/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Holding Onto Ryan Roberts a Matter of Depth, Defense, and Faith, and Luckily They Did: On the Rays’ 2013 roster to begin the year, there was a weird quirk. Two starting players, James Loney and Kelly Johnson,...
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• 4/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb Outduels Andy Pettitte As the Tampa Bay Rays Defeat the Yankees 3-0: Alex Cobb dominated over 8 1/3 innings pitched, and Fernando Rodney held on for a somewhat shaky save as the Rays defeated the...
• 4/22 Baseball News Source: Matt Moore Dominant Against the Yankees, Rays Win 4th Straight: Matt Moore allowed two hits, and one run over  eight innings of work and the Tampa Bay Rays  handled the New York Yankees in...
• 4/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bad start by CC Sabathia leads to Yankees loss to Rays: CC Sabathia allowed four runs in the first and another in the third as the Yankees offense failed to show up in their 5-1 loss...
• 4/22 TheLeadoffWalk: Matt Moore Versus CC Sabathia: Advantage Matt Moore: On a nationally-televised stage, Matt Moore was monstrous as he out-dueled CC Sabathia. Boosted by some early run support,...
• 4/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 19: Matt Moore Rolls, Ryan Roberts Drills 2 Home Runs as Rays Breeze By Yankees: The Tampa Bay Rays’ offense is far from prolific. Perennially among the lower-tier in the American League, the Rays lineup’s...
• 4/22 Marlin Maniac: Thoughts on the Direction of the Miami Marlins: When the Marlins decided to trade away Hanley Ramirez, Omar Infante, Gaby Sanchez, and Anibal Sanchez at the trade deadline last...
• 4/22 Yanks Go Yard: YGY Series Preview Show: Yankees-Rays (4/22-4/24): The trip up north for the New York Yankees (10-7) ended up being a success over the weekend. Even though Yankees’ fans were...
• 4/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Roberto Hernandez Nails Down First Win Since 2011, Yunel Escobar Heats Up: From the very beginning of spring training, Roberto Hernandez‘s arsenal looked impressive. Between his low-90′s sinker...
• 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 The DoubleDay: Marlinks: In po**** poll, Miami Marlins Jeffrey Loria ekes out a win over Fidel Castro bit.ly/118WbJa— Global-Report.org (@globalreportorg)...
• 4/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 18: Rays Offense Rolls and Complete Sweep of A’s: Timely hitting and sub-par defense help Tampa Bay early as Roberto Hernandez posts his first win of the season helping the Rays...
• 4/21 Splash Hit Blog: Starting the 2013 Fantasy MLB Season: A roster that would make an owner sad: Plenty of people play fantasy baseball, some very serious players, others pretty recreational. Some people go into their draft...
• 4/20 Baseballhotcorner.com: Is Joe Maddon’s Seat Warming Up?: The American League East this season is the total opposite of what was expected after a flurry of impact moves made by the Toronto...
• 4/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays Follow The Blueprint, Pitching And Defense Key to a 1-0 Win Over the Oakland Athletics: In a season where it has seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays struggled to execute in close games, and were let down by the defense...
• 4/20 Rays Colored Glasses: What is Wrong With Yunel Escobar?: When Yunel Escobar was acquired from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Derek Dietrich, it was thought that the Rays may have finally...
• 4/20 MLB Injury News: Oakland LHP Brett Anderson departs with ankle sprain: After a difficult couple of injury-affected years, it doesn't seem as though Oakland pitcher Brett Anderson is going to have...
• 4/19 Seedlings to Stars: Hak-Ju Lee on Fire at Triple-A, Plotting Course for Tampa Bay: The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a disappointing (5-10) start and their offense, which had many a pundit worried coming into the...
• 4/19 TheLeadoffWalk: Rays vs. Orioles: Day 18 Observations: Orioles 10, Rays 6 Matt Wieters: Set-up by an fortuitous base-running situation after a long single by Adam Jones...
• 4/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 15: James Loney Stays Hot, But Mistakes Doom Rays in Extra Inning Loss: It would read like an interesting story – a tale of second chances, mistakes, and a shot at redemption, finally ending in...
• 4/18 The Flagrant Fan: Early season slow starters: Most of us notice when a Major League Baseball player gets off to a fast start. Just about everyone is aware of the fast starts...
• 4/18 House of the Bluebird: A Few Early Season Notes and Observations: It feels like baseball has been back for quite a while now, yet in actuality it has only been a few weeks. This feeling comes...
• 4/18 mlbreports.com : Rays Need To Call Up Will Myers Pronto!: Like us on Facebook here Thursday Apr.18/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): First off, I wanted to say...
• 4/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 14: James Loney Leads the Way as Rays Offense Comes Alive In Victory: The Rays offense showed signs of life in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. That spark turned...
• 4/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Why It May Be Best for the Rays to Wait on Wil Myers: When looking at the Rays heading into the season, the biggest question mark appeared to be in regards to how well they would hit....
• 4/17 Billy-Ball.com: Joe Mauer’s Four Play: So far this season, there have been 34 players with at least four hits in a game, but last night, Joe Mauer became the first with...
• 4/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Why Can’t Money Hit the Ball?: As we continue what now appears to be a daily series of “what fans think is wrong with the Dodgers,” let’s move...
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• 4/15 Rays Colored Glasses: The Undercards: Alex Torres Rolls, Hak-Ju Lee Has Huge Game, But Bulls Fall in 11 Innings: The last two days have made it extremely tough to be a Rays fan- and that holds true at the minor league level as well. While...
• 4/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Comparing Jorge Soler to Delmon Young Illustrates Changing Reality for Cubs, Rays, and All of MLB: Jorge Soler, Theo Epstein, and the entire Cubs organization have to be breathing an enormous of sigh of relief- it was stopped...
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• 4/14 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Rays 4-14-13: Game 11: Red Sox win 5-0 Starting pitching is the key to winning games. It is clear that this year's bunch of pitchers is...
• 4/14 BoSox Injection: Buchholz Two-Hits Rays, Sox Win 5-0: Clay Buchholz tossed a no hitter in his second game as as rookie in 2007. After the seventh inning Sunday afternoon against the...
• 4/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 11: Well, At Least the Rays Didn’t Get No-Hit: The same thought crossed the minds of every Rays fan watching the game: “here we go again.” Clay Buchholz wasn’t...
• 4/14 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Inquired On Tyler Pastornicky: The Blue Jays have inquired on Braves shortstop Tyler Pastornicky, according to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (on Twitter).  The Blue...
• 4/14 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 4/14: After winning on a walk-off single yesterday, the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/14 Baseball News Source: AL Scores: Red Sox Win in 10, Dickey Wins First, Verlander Stifles A’s: Jon Lester and David Price each allowed one earned run in an afternoon contest at Fenway Park,  but it was a  Shane Victorino...
• 4/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays Let Down By javascript:function%20sr_link()%20%7Bvar%20headID%20%3D%20document.getElementsByTagName(%22head%22)%5B0%5D%3Bvar%20newScript%20%3D%20document.createElement(%27script%27)%3BnewScript.type%20%3D%20%27text/javascript%27%3Bvar%20ran: The Tampa Bay Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox on an infield single, on a play where Joe Maddon had brought in a fifth infielder....
• 4/13 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Rays 4-13-13: Game 10: Red Sox win in extras, 2-1 There was a pitcher's duel at Fenway this afternoon, as David Price and Jon Lester...
• 4/13 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Delight - 4/13: After being rained out last night, the Boston Red Sox will now kickoff a three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays this...
• 4/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Shuffling the Rotation, Defense, Dewan Brazelton’s New Career: The problem with rainouts and other miscellaneous weather problems causing a game to be postponed is the potential havoc it can...
• 4/13 Jays Journal: AA Looking For Reyes Substitute: There are not many instances in life when it’s ok to cry as a man in my opinion. A star player on your favorite sports teams...
• 4/13 Baseball Jerks: Jose Reyes Ankle Injury Could Sideline Him 1-3 Months:   Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes suffered what appears to be a moderate-to-severe ankle injury in tonight’s...
• 4/12 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Tampa Bay RaysThe Advanced Scout goes shopping for ingredients for his annual Patriot's Day breakfast as he analyzes the Tampa Bay Rays...
• 4/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Themed Road Trip, Offensive Struggles, Lineup Shift, Wil Myers: How do the Rays react after a tough three-game series in Texas? They put on lettermen jackets and pretend they’re back in...
• 4/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Is Chemistry the Rays’ Secret Weapon?: Typically, when one thinks of chemistry in baseball, it involves a group of scientists in a laboratory someplace working on creating...
• 4/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 8: Bad Luck, Worse Offense Send Rays to Loss Vs. Rangers: Sometimes it feels like nothing is going your way. All the calls go against you, all their bloopers find grass while yours are...
• 4/9 Baseball News Source: Tampa Bay Rays Issues Extend Beyond Bad Call: The Tampa Bay Rays  had a ninth-inning rally snuffed out by a bad call by home plate umpire Marty Foster on a 3-2 pitch to Ben...
• 4/9 Jays Journal: Bloggin’ Blue: Jays Links 4/9/13: What a start to the 2013 MLB season for the Toronto Blue Jays! With all the hype coming into the season, it is a bit of a letdown...
• 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: Would-Be Free Agents: Remember free agents?  Like good, under-30 ones without any major warts?  With the proliferation of long-term extensions prior...
• 4/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Offense Awakens from Slumber in a Big Way; Indians 13, Rays 0: By David Roberts It is the first Sunday baseball game of the year and the Indians were looking at a pretty big game at this early...
• 4/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tampa Walks to Easy Victory; Rays 6, Indians 0: By Evan Matsumoto Saturday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays featured Trevor Bauer, who was called up from Triple-A Columbus...
• 4/6 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb Shuts Down Indians In Rays Victory: The biggest question about the Tampa Bay Rays heading into the season had to do with their offense. Would they be able to score...
• 4/6 Rays Colored Glasses: A Look at the Rays Defense Thus Far in the Season: Through four games in the 2012 season, two things stood out almost immediately – the bullpen was a work in progress and...
• 4/5 Baseball News Source: Matt Moore Tosses Six Shutout Innings, K’s Eight in Rays Win: Matt Moore turned in six solid innings, striking out eight and Ben Zobrist  drove in three runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays  over...
• 4/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Squander Early Opportunities, Drop Second Game in a Row; Rays 4, Indians 0: By Steve Eby I guess the Indians used up all of their offense Thursday night. Tampa Bay starter Matt Moore along with the Rays...
• 4/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore, Bullpen Shut Down Indians 4-0: Matt Moore had been developing a re**** as a slow starter, given how his April and May had been over the previous couple of seasons....
• 4/2 Rays Colored Glasses: One Year Makes All The Difference for the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East: In recapping offseason moves, analyst want to lump teams into two categories: the teams that gained and the teams that lost. The...
• 4/2 Rays Colored Glasses: Game Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Take On The Baltimore Orioles On Opening Day: Rays fans, the wait is finally over. After six long and grueling months, the agony of the offseason no longer exists. Baseball...
• 4/1 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball: Week 1 Waiver Wire Hunting: The end of Spring Training is a hectic time for every team. When teams finalize their rosters they have to expose some players...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: Breaking News: Selig Reverses Decision on Blue Jays/Marlins Trade: With mere hours to go before the first pitch is thrown in the Blue Jays 2013 Opening Day match-up with the Cleveland Indians,...

• 3/30 BoSox Injection: Red Sox AL East Roundup: Tampa Bay Rays Q&A: The Tampa Bay Rays have been a perennial contender in the AL East for quite some time and it’s no surprise. I hate Joe Maddon...
• 3/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Luke Scott Leaves Minor League Game With Calf Tightness, Rays Forced to Assess Options: There was just one hurdle remaining for Luke Scott before he would be officially placed on the Rays’ 25-man roster: a minor...
• 3/29 Rays Colored Glasses: David Price, Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria End Spring in A Flurry As Rays Tie Orioles: It was reminiscent of Opening Day 2012 when the Orioles intentionally walked Evan Longoria with the bases loaded in the 10th inning...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Yankees, Happ, Indians: Yankees GM Brian Cashman describes how his team nearly traded for Johan Santana in 2008 in an interview with Andy McCullough...
• 3/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Jeff Niemann Has Excellent Outing in Rays Loss to Blue Jays: Following the rough start from Roberto Hernandez on Tuesday, Wednesday’s outing from Jeff Niemann was worth paying attention...
• 3/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays Roster Appears to be Set, Injury Updates: After much speculation, it appears as though the Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day roster may be set. Despite the presence of Craig Albernaz...
• 3/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Desmond Jennings Be a Defensive Upgrade in Center?: As soon as it became apparent that B.J. Upton would be leaving the Rays for a larger paycheck in free agency, it appeared as though...
• 3/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Tampa Bay Rays preview: Will youth be served in the AL East?: When you consider this past offseason for the Tampa Bay Rays, what becomes clear is the club’s biggest move — dealing for...
• 3/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Hellickson Pitches 7 Innings But Rays Fall To The Yankees In Extra Frames: The Rays’ offense, which had been sputtering of late, finally came alive but the Rays’ still fell to the Yankees 7-6...
• 3/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Jack Cust Released, Leslie Anderson, 4 Others Sent to Minor League Camp: Year after year, the Rays pursue players coming off a poor season or even two, signing as many as possible to cheap contracts...
• 3/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Today’s Yankees and Rays lineups and some Jeter news: Via Bryan Hoch: RAYS Desmond Jennings CF Kelly Johnson 2B Ben Zobrist DH Matt Joyce RF Shelley Duncan 1B Yunel Escobar...
• 3/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Jose Lobaton Has Career Day, But Price Enigmatic As Rays Fall 6-4 to Twins: Jose Lobaton entered spring training with an edge over Chris Gimenez in the Rays’ backup catcher competition. The reason...
• 3/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos Had To Do Something For 2013: 2012 held such promise for Jays fans when the team went out and signed guys like Darren Oliver, Francisco Cordero, Omar Vizquel...
• 3/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: A Case of Mistaken Identity With Rodney’s Plantain, Sam Fuld, A Pair of Friday Lineups: Identity has been a key issue for the Rays since the end of last season. While every team in baseball will tell you that they’re...
• 3/21 Pinstripe Pundits: Division Preview: Tampa Bay Rays: Leading up to Opening Day, we’ll be previewing the divisional rivals the Yankees will be competing with in 2013. Today,...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays preview: All-in for AL East crown in 2013: The Toronto Blue Jays last sampled the postseason in 1993 when they won the second of their back-to-back World Series championships,...
• 3/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Stressed over your First Round pick? You can relax.: My grammie would always say, “If I’ve heard that once, I’ve heard that a 100 times.” And you’re...
• 3/17 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/17: After beating the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox return to JetBlue Park at Fenway...
• 3/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Fernando Rodney’s Hitless Streak Ends, Roster Moves: Fernando Rodney continued his impressive showing in the World Baseball Classic today as the Dominican Republic defeated Puerto...
• 3/16 Rays Colored Glasses: A Look at the Rays Season Projections With Jason Collette of Baseball Prospectus: Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Jason Collette of Baseball Prospectus about the upcoming season, and to get his thoughts...
• 3/14 Baseball Jerks: Tampa Bay Rays 2013 Preview: The Rays undeniably had the best pitching staff in all of baseball last season but their mediocre offense kept them to just third...
• 3/14 Jays Journal: Still Digesting “The Trade”: It’s officially been 4 months since the news of the Toronto Blue Jays mega blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins broke. It’s...
• 3/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Pressure on Jeff Niemann As He Starts for the Rays Vs. Orioles: Even though he’s 30 years old now, the Rays continue to see in Jeff Niemann flashes of the pitcher they selected 4th overall...
• 3/12 Baseball Jerks: Tampa Bay Rays 2013 Preview: The Rays undeniably had the best pitching staff in all of baseball last season but their mediocre offense kept them to just third...
• 3/12 Phillies Nation: What To Do With Betancourt: In our non-roster infield invitee preview, I wrote the following of Yuniesky Betancourt: Yikes. Chances of Making Phils out of...
• 3/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Shows Progress But Falls Apart in 4th as Rays Lose 6-2 to Red Sox: Entering 2012, the expectations were sky-high for Matt Moore after he struck out 11 in his first major league start in 2011 and...
• 3/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Baltimore Orioles last night, the Boston Red Sox make the drive up I-75 to Port Charlotte to take on the...
• 3/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: All Eyes on Matt Moore as Rays Make Season Debut on Sun Sports: Spring training is a very fun time in the baseball season, but what’s it very frustrating is that the vast majority of games...
• 3/10 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Creating First Base Scarcity: Three years ago I was asked to join a very competitive league that was not short on smack talk or prize money. As the newbie to...
• 3/9 Call to the Pen: The Tampa Bay Rays: The Little Market Team That Could: The little market team that could, the Tampa Bay Rays keep chugging up the nasty American League East hill towards another 90...
• 3/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 14 Preview: David Price, Rays Take On Phillies: Ironically, two of the Rays’ biggest rivals are the teams closest to Tropicana Field while the Rays train in Port Charlotte,...
• 3/8 Marlin Maniac: 2013 Marlin Maniac #13 Prospect: INF Derek Dietrich: The future of the Miami Marlins franchise lies in the faith of Jeffery Loria and their future prospects. Predicting what Loria...
• 3/8 Marlin Maniac: Breaking: Miami Marlins Make First Cuts in Camp: The Miami Marlins decided to make round 1 of their cuts on Friday morning. The team informed 11 players that they would not be...
• 3/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rodney Sharp in WBC Debut, Luke Scot and Sam Fuld’s Injury Statuses, Sean Rodriguez: Turn your hats to the left because Fernando Rodney is back in the 9th inning. Rodney tossed the final inning of the game as the...
• 3/8 Call to the Pen: The Toronto Blue Jays Open 2013 as Top Birds in the AL East: The Toronto Blue Jays went from perennial fourth place finisher to front runner with two bold trades by GM Alex Anthopoulos this...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Miami Marlins: The Marlins have become synonymous with Major League fire sales after gutting the team once again. Major League Signings Jon...
• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Don’t Expect To Pursue Shortstops For Now: Rafael Furcal will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss most or all of the 2013 season, the Cardinals announced...
• 3/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Yunel Escobar’s Baserunning Abilities Set to Reach New Heights in a Rays Uniform: When the Rays acquired Yunel Escobar in a trade with the Miami Marlins this offseason, they knew that he came with quite a bit...
• 3/7 Tomahawk Take: Throwback Thursday: 2010 Opening Day:   Today we will go back to the 2010 opening day for the Atlanta Braves.  While sitting at work on a perfect sunny afternoon,...
• 3/6 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 3/6 Rays Colored Glasses: How the Rays Can Break the Tampa Bay Trend of Bad Defense And Disappointing Results: The Tampa Bay Lightning have been frustratingly incapable of keeping the puck out of their own net the past two seasons, and the...
• 3/6 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 3/5 Baseball News Source: Braves Spring Training: Tyler Pastornicky Seeks Role As Super Utility Man: Acquired from Toronto in the July 2010 deal that shipped Yunel Escobar to Toronto, 23-year-old Tyler Pastornicky emerged from...
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Wil Myers “The X-Factor”, Tim Beckham’s Potential, Tuesday Lineup: The Rays have the potential to be a very good baseball team in 2013, but there’s one player with the potential to make them...
• 3/4 Rays Colored Glasses: A Look At the Rays Model of Success: With the financial limitations surrounding the Tampa Bay Rays, they have needed to find ways to compete, particularly as they...
• 3/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays seem poised to contend for the playoffs following a series of bold offseason moves by GM Alex Anthopoulos. Major...
• 3/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Price K’s 5, Johnson and Gimenez Both Have Multiple RBI Games As Rays Roll Over Twins: The Rays’ pitchers were in control and the offense impressed once again as the Rays’ easily got past the Twins in...
• 3/3 mlbreports.com : Tampa Bay Rays Player Roster in 2013 Part 1 – The Hitters: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, Mar.03/2013 By Jake Bullington (Rays Correspondent) Part 1: The hitters: 2012 saw the Tampa Bay...
• 3/3 mlbreports.com : Tampa Bay Rays Payroll 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Part 4 Of A 5 Part Rays Series: Like us on Facebook here Sunday Mar.03/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): New Changes to the old article...
• 3/3 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb Dominates, Escobar, Roberts, and Rodriguez All Homer as Rays Overwhelm Orioles: Alex Cobb could finally relax. The 25 year right-handed entered spring training this year with a spot in the Rays’ rotation...
• 3/2 WasWatching: ConfuSSionWhy is it that I have such a hard time telling Yuniesky Betancourt, Yunel Escobar, Alcides Escobar apart from each other?...
• 3/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thy Enemy 2013: Tampa Bay RaysJoe Reilly brings you the 2013 Fire Brand Tampa Bay Rays season preview. ...
• 3/1 Yanks Go Yard: State Of The AL East: Tampa Bay Rays: Over the course of the last few seasons, a new contender has emerged in the American League East. The division is no longer the...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB Preview – Day 6 – AL East: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2013 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its...

• 2/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Keys to 2013: Tampa Bay Rays: Starting Pitching Key: Matt Moore Moore’s done his flashy playoff introduction to the world as David Price did. He had an inconsistent...
• 2/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Matt Moore, Joel Peralta Make First Appearances, Rays Top 15 Prospects: In 2013, the Rays are expecting to have one of the best rotations in baseball once again. But for that to happen, a key pitcher...
• 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays addressed long-term needs with a blockbuster trade and the most lucrative contract in franchise history. They addressed...
• 2/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Jeremy Hellickson Makes Debut, Kelly Johnson Heads to the Outfield, Tim Beckham: Spring training has goten off to a great start for the Rays. For what it’s worth, they’ve gone 4-1 in their first...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Notes: Myers, Johnson, Escobar: The Rays allowed the fewest runs of any MLB team in 2012, posting a team ERA of 3.19. Here’s the latest on the 2013 version...
• 2/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Escobar, Roberts Propel Rays With Key Doubles, Rays Pitching Staff Records 9 K’s, as Rays Beat Red Sox: Tampa Bay took on their division Boston Red Sox on Monday in Port Charlotte, and with a lineup where all ten players are expected...
• 2/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Close to Regular Lineup for Monday’s Game, Leslie Anderson Steps Up: Spring training has been exciting the past couple of days, but way too many of the players were prospects far from the major leagues...
• 2/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Jennings Starts Strong, Anderson Slams Key Homer, Rodney Unhittable as Rays Earn Split in Spring’s First Day: The games still mean nothing, but how great is it to have some Rays scores to talk about? On Saturday, the Rays began their spring...
• 2/23 Rays Colored Glasses: When Will the Rays Call Up Wil Myers?: Even after the Rays’ missed out on the postseason in 2013, there is plenty of reason to be excited about their 2013 team....
• 2/23 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Baseball Is Back!: There is nothing quite like Spring Training. After a long and, especially where I’m from in Massachusetts, brutally cold...
• 2/22 Jays Journal: Extreme Makeover Make Rebuild Look Pointless?: If you’re a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays or just a fan of baseball in general you can’t help but applaud Alex Anthopoulos...
• 2/21 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins: What To Expect Moving Forward: Editors Note: Excited to announce the addition of Justen Rosenberg to our Marlin Maniac family. You may know him from his work...
• 2/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Is Alfonso Soriano Still A Player The Rays Could Acquire to Bolster Their Lineup?: The 2013 season is just over a month away, and it’s shaping up to be quite exciting for the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitching will...
• 2/20 Swingin' A's: Jed Lowrie: A Possible Malcontent in a Sea of Chemistry: I don’t know very much about Jed Lowrie other than what his stat sheet says.  I know he came up with the Boston Red Sox,...
• 2/20 Yankees Fans Unite: AL East Has Tons of Questions: For the better part of the last decade, the American League East division has not only been the best division in baseball, but...
• 2/20 Jays Journal: Yunel Escobar vs Jose Reyes: Almost all the players the Toronto Blue Jays acquired this offseason aren’t replacing a former core player of the team. They’re...
• 2/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Why Do the Tampa Bay Rays Have So Much Faith in Yunel Escobar?: Since breaking into the major leagues with the Atlanta Braves in 2007, Yunel Escobar has established himself as an above-average...
• 2/18 Baseball Jerks: Five Players To Watch: 2013 Tampa Bay Rays: There are two things that we know about the Tampa Bay Rays. One: Joe Maddon must hate fantasy baseball. How else can you explain...
• 2/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays Aim for A Different Kind of Presidents’ Day Next Year: Every year for Joe Maddon and the Tampa Bay Rays, the goal is the same: to win the World Series. There’s never a Joe Namath-esque...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Hernandez, Escobar, Indians, Konerko: The signing of Felix Hernandez marks a major move in the history of the Mariners organization but will only matter if the deal...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Red Sox, Duquette, Escobar, LaRoche: John Lackey's new slim physique marks one of the many signs that the Red Sox organization has taken a step toward rebuilding...
• 2/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Reid Brignac’s Time in Tampa Bay Officially Ends As He Gets Traded To the Colorado Rockies: After the Rays designated him for assignment last week, Reid Brignac said that he was appreciative of everything the Rays had...
• 2/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Dollars and Common Sense Lead Michael Bourn to Cleveland and not Tampa Bay: The Cleveland Indians signed center fielder Michael Bourn to a four-year, $48 million deal earlier this week, adding to their...
• 2/13 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Evan Longoria, Everyone Excited for Start of Spring: We’ve finally made it. Rays pitchers and catchers have reported, along with quite a few position players, and baseball is...
• 2/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays Complete James Shields/Wil Myers Deal, Send Elliot Johnson to Kansas City Royals: In 2013, the Rays are going to have a lot of former Rays to root for on the Kansas City Royals (except, of course, when they’re...
• 2/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Spring Training – A Time of Hope: As Alexander Pope stated in his poem ‘An Essay on Man’, hope springs eternal in the human breast. That sentiment is...
• 2/12 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays’ Pitchers and Catchers Welcome Back Spring Today: “People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for...
• 2/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Armed With Toronto’s Former Middle Infielders, Rays Look to Stun Blue Jays: This offseason, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbed all the headlines with a pair of franchise-altering trades, the first of which netted...
• 2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Nationals, Vazquez, Sizemore, Norris: Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner has been an inspiration to everyone that works in...
• 2/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Dreaming Big IIThe Sox will need some serious help from their division rivals to win the AL East....
• 2/8 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Might As Well Look at Reid Brignac: In 2013 and beyond, the Royals are set at shortstop. Alcides Escobar is going to be the full-time starter there for years to come....
• 2/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Officially Agree with Kyle Farnsworth, Kelly Johnson, DFA Elliot Johnson, Reid Brignac: We’ve been waiting to hear about a move like this for a while now. But now it has finally happened- the Rays have officially...
• 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 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Shortstops: The advances in defensive metrics over the past few years have helped us gain a better understanding of just how valuable defense...
• 2/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Future of Tim Beckham: Recently, John Sickels of SB Nation took a look at former Rays first round pick Tim Beckham. Essentially, at this point he views...
• 2/2 Rays Colored Glasses: Where Will the Rays Put Their “Tat”, Ryan Roberts?: This past July, the Rays didn’t just acquire a potential contributing player, but one with a great nickname in Ryan Roberts,...
• 2/2 The Captain's Blog: Baseball Deserves Its Double Standard: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The headlines during Super Bowl week have included...
• 2/1 MLB Injury News: Blue Jays rumors: No more significant moves for Toronto: The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the offseason, trading high-profile prospects for even higher-profile players, but they...

• 1/29 Rays Colored Glasses: Leslie Anderson – From Promise to Afterthought: Seemingly all offseason, there have been talks of the Rays seeking out a first base/corner outfield type, someone capable of playing...
• 1/29 Rays Colored Glasses: RCG Mailbag: In Wake of the Kelly Johnson Signing, Which Rays Infielder is Heading Out the Door?: Time for another edition of our Rays Colored Glasses Mailbag answering questions from readers. You can submit a question via...
• 1/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: The Rays’ Continued Offseason Plans, Rays Facing Pivotal Seasons, Wil Myers: The 2012 offseason is nearing a close (after all, it’s already 2013), and the Rays have crossed off most of the things on...
• 1/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: FAN FUEL: JAYS ADD VETERAN LEADERSHIP WITH MARK DEROSA SIGNING: BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER The Toronto Blue Jays solidified their bench Tuesday adding veteran utility man Mark...
• 1/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: SHORTSTOP: So far we've written about how the Yankees stack up when it comes to CATCHER, FIRST BASE and SECOND BASE.  We have made...
• 1/23 BoSox Injection: Ranking The AL East Position By Position: Shortstops: Shortstop may be the position where the AL East has the finest crop. Every team in the division will have a quality, above average...
• 1/21 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Miami Marlins Hitting and Pitching Projections: Miami Marlins —  Predicted Finish: Fifth Place, NL East You may remember reading my preview of the Blue Jays, saying that...
• 1/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Breathe Sigh of Relief, Agree to Terms With Matt Joyce and Ryan Roberts To Avoid Arbitration: No one wants to go to an arbitration hearing. It’s a messy process that requires teams to divert time from other necessary...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Anthopoulos, Reyes Talk 2013 Blue Jays: The Blue Jays didn’t set out to trade for Jose Reyes this winter. Instead, they targeted rotation upgrades to recover from...
• 1/11 Tyler's Think Tank: 2012 MLB All Bust Team (AL): A look back at those who flopped in 2012, either due to injuries, bad performance, or a combination of both.  If you picked...
• 1/10 AppyAstros: Whatever Happened to the 2005 Appy League Top 20: My post on what happened to the 2004 Top 20 list was well received so I decided to do one more update this off season. Let's...
• 1/8 Seedlings to Stars: AL East’s “Blocked” Minor League Position Players: Tampa Bay Rays: Every organization has at least one player that is likely ready for the major leagues in their system, but they have no place...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: GMs Must Adjust Midway Through Winter: It’s been a little more than two months since the postseason gave way to the offseason, and in that time baseball’s landscape...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: D'backs, Rafael Soriano, Posey, Marlins: Seven years ago today, the Diamondbacks came to terms with Justin Upton, the first overall selection in the 2005 amateur draft,...
• 1/5 El Maquino: EVERYTHING THE CARDINALS DIDN’T DO THIS OFFSEASON: The complete scattershot accuracy of the national baseball media was put on full display this offseason, possibly more so than...
• 1/5 Rays Colored Glasses: How Much Are the Rays Risking By Starting Wil Myers at Triple-A to Begin 2013?: The Rays are one bat short of being ready to go on a playoff run. Wait, are they? They’re missing a DH, fine, but they have...
• 1/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Tampa Bay Rays Hitting & Pitching Projections: Tampa Bay Rays – Predicted Finish: Second Place, AL East I have to admit that I’m enamored by the Rays organization....
• 1/1 Nolan Writin': Hunter’s anti-gay statements could have deeper effect: Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter is a guy that has always seemed to enjoy playing the game. As we found out in Kevin Baxter’s...

• 12/31 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Top 5 of 2012 – #1 The Marlins Mugging: With the new year nearly upon us and fans clambering for the beginning of the 2013 season, it is only appropriate to look back...
• 12/29 Tyler's Think Tank: Bolstered Blue Jays: The Toronto Blue Jays pillaged the Miami Marlins Most of the ink that's been spilled this offseason has focused on the pricey...
• 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...
• 12/28 Seedlings to Stars: S2S 2013 Team Top 12 Prospects: Tampa Bay: The prospect lists I have created are based solely on my perspective as a baseball fanatic and nothing more, ultimately attempting...
• 12/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Fixing the Left Side of the Dodger Infield With Defense: I think we can all agree that though the big moves have already been made, the 2013 Dodgers still have some spots to fill. They...
• 12/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: How Far Behind Are The Yankees?: The 2012 Blue Jays finished with a 73-89 record, and a 74-88 Pythagorean Expectation. Offensively, they ranked 24th in baseball...
• 12/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Holiday Shopping Just Isn’t Andrew Friedman’s Thing: The best shoppers know that the best time to buy the product they’ve been waiting for is not necessarily during the times...
• 12/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Make A Move for One of the Diamondbacks’ Lower-Profile Outfielders?: This offseason, the Rays already acquired one potential superstar outfielder, Wil Myers. They would love to acquire another, Justin...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #5 – Post Winter Meetings: How long can the Rays hold onto an arm like Shields Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly...
• 12/23 Baseball News Source: R.A. Dickey Trade: Jays Set to Acquire NL Cy Young Winner from Mets: Deal is contingent on Dickey signing an extension with Toronto The New York Mets have agreed to send the reigning NL Cy Young...
• 12/22 Marlin Maniac: Placido Polanco’s OK Cupid Profile: The Marlins signed former Phillie’s third baseman Placido Polanco this Thursday as reported by Jon Morosi on twitter. The Marlins...
• 12/21 Blue Jays Nation: Marlins Blockbuster trade official: by Lucan C. (@_lucanc) This is a great sign that AA is willing to spend money to get us to the postseason. Mark Buehrle,...
• 12/21 Blue Jays Nation: Month In Review: by Lucan C. (@_lucanc) There's only three times in a year when there's a lot of action in baseball; Spring Training, the...
• 12/21 Buhner Dot Com: Yunel Escobar: What Are The Rays Really Getting?: Some time when most of the country was sleeping, the Tampa Bay Rays were trolling Craigslist for team spare parts and found this:...
• 12/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Rays Finalize Roberto Hernandez Contract, Matt Bush Finalizes Plea Deal: On the same day where the Rays concluded negotiations with a pitcher on a 2013 contract, one of their former pitchers put the...
• 12/19 PaulLebowitz.com: The R.A. Dickey Trade Part III—Desperation or Progression for the Blue Jays?: Since replacing J.P. Ricciardi as Blue Jays’ GM, Alex Anthopoulos has done many things that garnered him credit for running...
• 12/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Examining the 2012 Charlotte Stone Crabs Part 1: There’s a reason it’s called “High-A.” Once you get there, you’re out of the low minors and potentially...
• 12/17 Jays Journal: Have Some Perspective Jays Fans: When news broke that the Toronto Blue Jays were trading for R.A. Dickey there was obviously a lot of excitement among the Blue...
• 12/16 BoSox Injection: Acquisition Of R.A. Dickey Makes Blue Jays Cream Of AL East Crop: The Blue Jays have continued their crazy offseason today by adding 2012′s NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey in a trade...
• 12/16 Baseball News Source: R.A. Dickey Trade: Jays Set to Acquire NL Cy Young Winner from Mets: Deal is contingent on Dickey signing an extension with Toronto The New York Mets have agreed to send the reigning NL Cy Young...
• 12/15 Baseball Reality Tour: Exciting Times for the Mets and Blue Jays: It sounds more and more likely that this Travis d'Arnaud for R.A. Dickey trade is going to happen.d'Arnaud: power and a strong...
• 12/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: A Cheat Sheet for Fantasy Baseball StreamingOnce the season is a couple of weeks old, something you can count on from me every Monday morning a More......
• 12/12 mlbreports.com : Tampa Bay Rays Payroll 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Updated for Myers Trade Dec.11/2012: Tuesday, Dec.11/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 5...
• 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Tampa Bay Rays Team Page: TAMPA BAY RAYSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. David Price (9.5)2. Evan Longoria (9)3. Ben Zobrist (8.5)4....
• 12/11 Rays Colored Glasses: The Financial Side Of Trading James Shields And Wade Davis: One of the realities facing the Tampa Bay Rays are their payroll restrictions. As much as the Rays may want to hang on to their...
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/2/12 - 12/8/12: After a jam-packed week at the Winter Meetings, let's take a break from the action to catch up on the week that was in Nashville... The Mets and David...
• 12/8 Jays Journal: Toronto Blue Jays Stand Ground As AL East Grows Stronger: It’s not that Alex Anthopoulos was expected to be making big moves, but the Blue Jays were supposed to make at least some...
• 12/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Thoughts on The Winter Meetings And What Could Be Next: The Rays had a quiet, productive Winter Meetings. They filled two big needs by signing James Loney and trading for Yunel Escobar....
• 12/7 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition #5 – Post Winter Meetings: How long can the Rays hold onto an arm like Shields Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new weekly...
• 12/7 District On Deck: A Quick Recap Of The Winter Meetings In The NL East: Center fielders everywhere! Well, except Florida and New York. That was the gist of the Winter Meetings in the NL East. The teams...
• 12/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves Rumors As Winter Meetings Close: The party may be over but the wheeling and dealing continues . . .just not for the Braves whose big  announcement was that they...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: American League: We covered the National League earlier, now it's time to go over the American League's activity at the winter meetings.. Angels: The...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: National League: Here's a look back at what went down during the Winter Meetings in the National League.. Braves: If the Braves add an outfielder...
• 12/6 The Biz of Baseball: From the Winter Meetings: The Official Player Transaction Summary: Pack it up, and head ‘em out. The halls of Opryland in Nashville are clearing out as the 2012 Baseball Winter Meetings have...
• 12/6 Rising Apple: Mets Acquire No One New and that’s Fine (For Now): Before I get slammed for being an apologist, allow me to make this clear:  The Mets have a ton of work to do.  I’m disappointed...
• 12/6 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Dan Johnson Could Return, Rays Just Miss on Schierholtz, Rays-Royals Trade Coming Together?: Rays fans will never forget the contributions that Dan Johnson gave to the Rays in 2010 and 2011, most notably his legendary home...
• 12/6 Swingin' A's: One More Option: Jhonny Could Be an Ahtletic: I’ll preface this by making note of the disappointment of the day at the news that Bill King failed once again to be posthumously...
• 12/6 Call to the Pen: Oakland Showing Interest in Jhonny Peralta: The Detroit Tigers have been fielding calls on their starting shortstop, Jhonny Peralta, for the better part of the off-season....
• 12/6 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: The Rays Acquire Yunel Escobar: Yunel Escobar moves from the Marlins to the Rays. (US Presswire)On Tuesday evening, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Yunel Escobar ...
• 12/6 Nolan Writin': Rumor updates and possible starting rotation: The rumors are swirling as we head into the fourth and final day of the MLB Winter Meetings and there are several things up in...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Drew, Peralta, Nakajima, Rule 5: The A's have been pursuing a reunion with Stephen Drew, but Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle has some information...
• 12/6 Seedlings to Stars: Marlins Only Get Dietrich for Escobar: Ever since the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays completed their twelve player blockbuster deal last month, it’s been widely...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: Yunel Escobar Will Not Be An Athletic, Fans Rejoice/Complain: We dodged a bullet there.  Ever since July we’ve heard rumors all over the place about the Athletics kicking the tires...
• 12/5 Jays Journal: Those Evil Evil Rays Have Yunel Escobar: If you’re a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays there are a lot of reasons to hate the Tampa Bay Rays. The most obvious reason is that...
• 12/5 Rays Colored Glasses: How Jeffrey Loria Could Affect The Rays: Jeffrey Loria destroyed baseball in Montreal, and, a decade later, is back up to his old tricks. The dismantling of the Florida...
• 12/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Acquire Shortstop Yunel Escobar From Marlins, S**** Up Defensive Alignment: In a move that we talked about as a possibility yesterday, the Rays have acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar from the Miami Marlins...
• 12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Eric Chavez signs a 1-year, $3 million deal with the Diamondbacks: When Alex Rodriguez went down the thing that made the most sense for the Yankees to replace him was to platoon Eric Chavez and...
• 12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Kevin Youkilis has multiple offers: The Yankees have some interest in bringing former Red Sox Kevin Youkilis in to play third base for them, but they have competition...
• 12/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball impact: Winter Meeting signings and trades, part one: Winter time can only mean one thing: baseball! Other than football, basketball, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, bowl games...
• 12/5 Baseball Musings: Defensive Rays: I find it interesting what the Rays leave out of the discussion of the trade for Yunel Escobar: Escobar’s acquisition, along...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Yunel Escobar to be primary SS: Tampa Bay Rays SS Yunel Escobar will be the team's primary shortstop next year. 'One of the benefits here is that Yunel will obviously...[+] be our primary shortstop,' executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. 'This will allow us to deploy (Zobrist) in more effective ways and utilize his versatility.'
• 12/5 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers should target James Shields, no matter what happens with Greinke: Someone who is -- and isn't -- getting a lot of coverage during these Winter Meetings is James Shields. He was once reported...
• 12/5 MetsToday.com: Nats Sign Dan Haren and Other News: The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with Dan Haren for one year and $13M. Haren described his decision thusly: “The...
• 12/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Winter Meetings Day Two Wrap Up: Still no major moves by the Yankees in the Winter Meetings, but signings, trades, and news continued around the league. Signings...
• 12/5 Cubbies Crib: I Don’t Know is on Third: Names Being Tossed Around for Cubs Third Base Opening: The names Luis Valbuena, Josh Vitters, and Ian Stewart in connection with the Cubs third base job have been well discussed over...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 2: The second day of the Winter Meetings brought more high profile action than the first (which I recapped here yesterday morning...
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Yunel Escobar acquired: Updating previous items, the Tampa Bay Rays sent minor league INF Derek Dietrich to the Miami Marlins in exchange for SS Yunel...[+] Escobar. 'Yunel is a quality Major League shortstop,' said Andrew Friedman, executive vice president of baseball operations. 'He's a good defender. Has occasional pop. We feel like he really helps solidify our infield defense, which should be a real strength next year.'
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Giants Payroll, Escobar, Fowler: Tuesday was a busy day for Western Division teams, with the Rockies landing Wilton Lopez, the Giants signing Marco Scutaro,...
• 12/5 StanGraphs: Trade: Tampa Bay Picks Up Yunel Escobar, Possibly His Gay Friends: Just like always, it looks like Yunel Escobar has been traded. The object of desire for a few teams over the past week or so,...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Pagnozzi, Haren, Howell, Phils: The NL East has been involved in multiple headlines today, with the Nationals signing Dan Haren to a one-year deal and the Marlins...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Pursuing Third Basemen: The Marlins' trade of Yunel Escobar to the Rays earlier tonight was prompted by the fact that Escobar approached the club saying...
• 12/5 Call to the Pen: Marlins Trade Yunel Escobar to Tampa Bay: The Miami Marlins just keep trading away major league talent. Of course, this is one everyone saw coming. Late Tuesday night...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: A’s Winter Trade Wish List Series Part 2: In honor of the MLB Winter Meetings I have decided to do a series of posts dedicated to possible trade partners the A’s could...
• 12/5 MLB Dirt: Rays Steal Yunel Escobar From Marlins: The Miami Marlins, desperate to rid themselves of shortstop Yunel Escobar and his $5M salary, have dealt him to the Tampa Bay...
• 12/4 Baseball News Source: Rays Trade Prospect to Marlins for Yunel Escobar: Tampa Bay gets a shortstop and the Marlins dump more salary The Tampa Bay Rays traded middle infield prospect Derek Dietrich...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Acquire Yunel Escobar: The Rays have acquired a new shortstop, getting Yunel Escobar from the Marlins for middle infield prospect Derek Dietrich today,...
• 12/4 Motor City Bengals: Should Tigers Consider Yunel Escobar?: Tigers fans are clearly not happy with the idea of Jhonny Peralta being the shortstop for another season in Detroit. Some fans...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: A's Notes: Shortstops, Escobar, Minor Deals: The Athletics reportedly had meetings lined up in Nashville today with the representatives for Hiroyuki Nakajima and Stephen...
• 12/4 STLCardinalBaseball: Desperate Considerations: Winter Meetings Day 2The Cardinals twiddle their thumbs for a second straight day, pausing for occasional flirtations with dumb ideas....
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Discussing Yunel Escobar: The Tampa Bay Rays are discussing trading for Miami Marlins SS Yunel Escobar, and the Marlins are 'getting closer' to making a...[+] decision. The Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals are also interested in Escobar.
• 12/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees 5 options to replace Alex Rodriguez: Today was Day 2 of the Winter Meetings and lots of rumors are flying around. I collected reports from Ken Davidoff, Jack Curry,...
• 12/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Free Agents Looking to Return, Could the Rays Acquire Yunel Escobar or Jason Kubel?: The Winter Meetings are in full swing and the rumors are non-stop. The Rays are no exception. Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the Rays...
• 12/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Green or Pea**** for Escobar?: Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com reports that the A’s have indeed discussed acquiring Yunel Escobar from the Miami Marlins...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Yunel Escobar slated for 3BThe Miami Marlins are projecting SS Yunel Escobar to play third base next season, even though he is a natural shortstop....[+] The Miami Marlins are projecting SS Yunel Escobar to play third base next season, even though he is a natural shortstop.
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Willing to part with Yunel Escobar: The Miami Marlins are willing to trade SS Yunel Escobar after acquiring him from the Toronto Blue Jays in a blockbuster deal just...[+] weeks ago.
• 12/4 Call to the Pen: Oakland Athletics meeting with agents of Hiroyuki Nakajima: According to FOX Sports insider Ken Rosenthal, the Oakland Athletics will be meeting with the agents of Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki...
• 12/4 Swingin' A's: Winter Meetings Report: Still In Search of a Shortstop: It’s often thought that the groundwork for deals, and not the deals themselves are the bulk of the business that takes place...
• 12/4 Swingin' A's: A’s Winter Trade Wish List Series Part 1: In honor of the MLB Winter Meetings I have decided to do a series of posts dedicated to possible trade partners the A’s could...
• 12/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees have considered Yunel Escobar: With Alex Rodriguez‘s upcoming hip surgery a solid backup infielder is more important than ever for the Yankees and they...
• 12/4 Call to the Pen: A’s in Talks for Yunel Escobar, Will Meet with Stephen Drew: The Oakland Athletics have a gaping hole at shortstop and a weak free agent market to deal with at that position. The Miami Marlins...
• 12/4 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day Two: The Dodgers Are the Death Star. You Are Alderaan.: Okay, the first day of the winter meetings was pretty fun, but it’s mostly posturing and feeling each other out. Day Two...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Yunel Escobar Rumors: Tuesday: We received a flurry of Yunel Escobar rumors yesterday once it was revealed that the Marlins were shopping their recently acquired...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Four teams interested in Yunel EscobarThe Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have checked in on Miami Marlins SS Yunel Escobar....[+] The Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays have checked in on Miami Marlins SS Yunel Escobar.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Interested In Mark Reynolds: The Marlins are among the teams that are showing interest in Mark Reynolds, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. The Orioles non-tendered...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Review: Day 1: We're through one full day of the Winter Meetings, and several significant free agents have already come off the board. Here's...
• 12/4 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Day One of Winter Meetings: The biggest news for the New York Yankees coming out of the first day of the Winter Meetings was unfortunately not about a...
• 12/4 Marlin Maniac: Marlin’s Assets During Meetings: Winter Meetings started this week, and after brushing off the hilarious jokes about last year, the Marlins immediately started...
• 12/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Yunel Escobar may be headed to Oakland: The Oakland Athletics are exploring a potential deal for Miami Marlins SS Yunel Escobar, a player about whom the team had inquired...[+] at the trade deadline, when Escobar was in Toronto with the Blue Jays. Talks are 'ongoing,' according to major-league sources, and are not believed to be centered on anyone on Oakland's big-league roster.
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: A's Discussing Escobar With Marlins: Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the A's are indeed engaged in ongoing discussions with the Marlins...
• 12/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Potential A’s and Marlins Moves and the Shortstop Situation: Billy Beane and the rest of the general managers from around baseball are all gathered at the **** Opryland in Nashville for the...
• 12/3 Jays Journal: November Review: Ah November. A baseball fans nightmare. The first of 5 months without any Major League Baseball. Not only do baseball fans have...
• 12/3 Baseball News Source: Marlins – Nolasco Wants Out, Stanton Unhapppy, and Escobar Being Shopped: It’s really not a lot of fun to be a Marlins fan these days After an epic salary dump/trade earlier this year that saw the...
• 12/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Winter Meetings, Day One: The Ned Colletti Truth-O-Meter: After nearly a full day at the winter meetings, only Mike Napoli, Joakim Soria, James Loney, & Angel Pagan have already found...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Drew, Nakajima, McCarthy: Athletics GM Billy Beane met with reporters today at the Winter Meetings in Nashville; here's the latest. The A's are considering...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Shopping Escobar; Nolasco Wants Out: The Marlins are "actively shopping" shortstop Yunel Escobar, tweets MLB.com's Joe Frisaro.  The Marlins are in trade talks with...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Shopping Dee Gordon: The Dodgers are shopping Dee Gordon in trades, according to Peter Gammons of the MLB Network. The 24-year-old Gordon figures...

• 11/27 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Want to Add Power, Not Trade Stanton: Despite the wishful thinking of baseball fans everywhere, it appears that the Miami Marlins are not actively shopping Giancarlo...
• 11/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Waiting for GiancarloThe race to acquire power hitting prodigy Giancarlo Stanton begins!...
• 11/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton has a chance to be great now: Giancarlo Stanton is the best, most underrated hitter in the National League. There is no doubt he should stay with the Marlins....
• 11/25 MetsToday.com: Hot Stove Update: Not much going on in Flushing, so let’s do a roundup of what’s been happening throughout the rest of MLB thus far...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: Marlins Fire Sale: Two weeks ago, the Marlins agreed to send basically every player making decent money on their roster to the Blue Jays for a package...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Passan's Latest: Myers, Fowler, Asdrubal, McCarthy: The Royals have been shopping top prospect Wil Myers but only in exchange for starting pitching, reports Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan. ...
• 11/22 mlbreports.com : Miami Marlins: Defending Jeffrey Loria: Thursday November 22nd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  What the Marlins had to do this offseason is horrible. Last year, the Marlins...
• 11/21 The Biz of Baseball: Maury Brown Talks Marlins Finances, the Blockbuster Trade, and Those Effing Brewers: While the Miami Marlins took on more than $200 million in total player payroll less than a year ago at the Baseball Winter Meetings,...
• 11/21 Marlin Maniac: Miami Already Shopping Yunel Escobar: Last week’s blockbuster trade may still be resonating across the baseball landscape since it took so long to become official,...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Miami Marlins: The Marlins already completed one blockbuster trade, and they probably aren’t done making moves yet. Guaranteed Contracts Ricky...
• 11/20 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins Links: Beinfest, Union, Escobar, Raburn: The Marlins' controversial blockbuster deal with the Blue Jays "will be a factor" in Miami's ability to attract future free agents,...
• 11/20 Mets360.com: Strange Days: Miami Marlins Hold A Fire Sale And The Mets Aren’t Invited: It became official yesterday. Commissioner Bud Selig approved the mega-deal between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays. Mark...
• 11/20 Baseball News Source: John Gibbons – Blue Jays Look To The Past For New Manager: Gibbons will bring back an intense brand of baseball to Toronto The Toronto Blue Jays wanted someone with MLB managing experience...
• 11/20 The Flagrant Fan: November news dominated by the Blue Jays: Is the power shifting in the American League East? If the amount of news generated by the Blue Jays in November is any indication,...
• 11/20 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Miami Fire Sale: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } ...
• 11/19 Baseball News Source: Its Official – Marlins – Jays Blockbuster Deal Gets MLB Approval: Selig said the deal does not violate any express MLB rule Finally it’s official. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig issued a statement...
• 11/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Selig approves the Marlins-Blue Jays megadeal: This just in: Bud Selig has approved the megadeal between the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins. The deal which sent Jose...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays, Marlins Complete Blockbuster Trade: Commissioner Bud Selig has approved the blockbuster trade that the Blue Jays and Marlins agreed to last week. The Blue Jays announced...
• 11/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/11/12 - 11/17/12: Before we dive into the week that was here at MLBTR, let's take a second to congratulate all of the players and managers who received...
• 11/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins: Promises, Lies and Complaints: The Marlins name should be changed to the Merlins given how quickly and completely they made their entire 2012 roster disappear....
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Yunel Escobar expected to play 3BThe Miami Marlins are expected to start SS Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop, and SS Yunel Escobar would play third base....[+] The Miami Marlins are expected to start SS Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop, and SS Yunel Escobar would play third base.
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Yunel Escobar could be flippedThe Miami Marlins could trade newly acquired SS Yunel Escobar this offseason....[+] The Miami Marlins could trade newly acquired SS Yunel Escobar this offseason.
• 11/15 Baseballhotcorner.com: FAN FUEL: BLUE JAYS MAKE 12 PLAYER BLOCKBUSTER TRADE WITH MARLINS: BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER Alex Anthopoulos caught Blue Jays nation by storm putting his employers money where...
• 11/15 Quantrill's Quandaries: Selig: “not happy” w Jays-Marlins swap; now “under review”: PR for Mia/Fla gov. MT @jonheymancbs: Selig said to be “not happy” w/ trade, but so far doesn’t see basis to...
• 11/15 MLBTradeRumors: The Latest On The Marlins-Blue Jays Blockbuster: The baseball world is still reeling from the Blue Jays-Marlins blockbuster, which still has yet to be made official. A total of...
• 11/15 For Baseball Junkies: Why the Marlins Deal Makes Sense and Who is Really to Blame: Now that the dust has settled (sort of) on the mega-deal which sent half of the Marlins team to Toronto in return for Yunel Escobar,...
• 11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Marlins | Yunel Escobar has some character concerns: A National League scout said Miami Marlins SS Yunel Escobar 'makes former Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez look like teammate of the...[+] year.'
• 11/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: How Will Jose Reyes do in Toronto?: The Blue Jays landed some of the last pieces of a blown up Miami Marlins mega team, unless Giancarlo Stanton More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/15 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: How Will Jose Reyes do in Toronto?: The Blue Jays landed some of the last pieces of a blown up Miami Marlins mega team, unless Giancarlo Stanton More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/14 BoSox Injection: Jays Pulling Trigger on Blockbuster Deal Feels So Old School Red Sox: In the end, it was irresistible – like candy in a candy store to a six year-old. You know it’s eventually gonna make...
• 11/14 Behind the Plate: Behind the Trade: Blue Jays Reel in Big Fish: Aidan Flynn, Nick Rabasco: Starting top left, going clockwise: Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonafacio are the newest...
• 11/14 Blog Red Machine: Giancarlo Stanton in a Reds Uniform? Don’t Hold Your Breath: Did you sleep through most of last evening? If you did, then, you missed one of those deals that leaves you shaking your head...
• 11/14 mlbreports.com : Dissecting The Blockbuster Trade Between The Blue Jays And The Marlins: Wednesday, November.14/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I think you can safely say that the off-season has truly begun! ...
• 11/14 Rays Colored Glasses: The AL East Is Anybody’s Game: For the first time since they won the World Series in 1993, the Blue Jays are going for it. On Tuesday, they pulled off the biggest...
• 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 News Source: Marlins – Who is Left to Trade – Nolasco, Morrison, Stanton ?: The Marlins may not yet be done dealing players Ricky Nolasco and Logan Morrison might want to stay close to the phone. Morrison...
• 11/14 MLB Dirt: From a Baseball Move, The Marlins Made a Great Trade: You have probably heard by now that the Miami Marlins and owner Jeffrey Loria have fooled the tax paying citizens by robbing...
• 11/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy ramifications from the Toronto-Miami megatrade: This time of the year, I’m in full-on hoops mode. I have four NBA games on my computer, and I have college hoops on my flat...
• 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 MetsToday.com: Insanity in Miami: In case you missed it, the Miami Marlins are in the midst of trading half their team to Toronto. Or did I just wake up out of...
• 11/14 Call to the Pen: Those Wacky Marlins At It Again: What are the worst words a Major League player can hear this off-season? “You have been traded to the Miami Marlins.”...
• 11/14 Rising Apple: Mets Won’t be Dealing With Jose Reyes Much Anymore: Well, if you haven’t heard of this deal yet, then you must be living under a rock; breaking news broke last night right...
• 11/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: The American League East just got even tougher: As if the American League East wasn’t tough enough, with the Yankees competing with the Orioles, Rays, and even for...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reaction: Marlins-Blue Jays Blockbuster: As you’ve surely heard by now, a blockbuster trade took place last night. The Blue Jays and Marlins agreed to a franchise-altering...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista Fantasy Owners Rejoice: If you are a fantasy owner of either Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista and were wondering if they are indeed More...The post...
• 11/14 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins-Blue Jays Trade, Part I: For The Blue Jays: YOU’RE WELCOME!!!! After my posting yesterday entitled Alex Anthopoulos’s Kitchen Sink wondering what the once-celebrated...
• 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 The Baseball Haven: Jeff Loria Has to Go!: After gaining ownership in 2002, the Marlins have done some crazy stuff with their payroll.  Look at their payroll and payroll...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista Fantasy Owners Rejoice: If you are a fantasy owner of either Edwin Encarnacion or Jose Bautista and were wondering if they are indeed More...The post...
• 11/14 Motor City Bengals: Marlins Reboot: This has basically nothing to do with the Tigers – though we’ll get to potential implications at the end – but...
• 11/14 Marlin Maniac: Marlins Begin Fire Sale, Complete 12 Player Trade with Toronto: It’s becoming hard to be a fan of the Miami Marlins. Once again it would appear that fans of the Marlins were duped into believing...
• 11/14 The Captain's Blog: Blue Jays, Marlins Blockbuster Makes Baseball Sense, Raises Financial Questions for Both Teams: Not long ago, the Miami Marlins were breaking ground on a new stadium. Now, they are breaking up their team. Yesterday, the Marlins...
• 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 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Toronto’s blockbuster trade makes AL East five team race: The New York Yankees have their own issues to deal with this offseason and they will not pay particular attention to what other...
• 11/14 Quantrill's Quandaries: Breaking: Rogers is cheap no longer: Well he’s finally done it folks. Alex Anthopoulos has made the move that makes the Blue Jays an undeniable contender in...
• 11/14 StanGraphs: Trade: Blue Jays Land Josh Johnson, Jose Reyes, and Mark Buehrle in Blockbuster With Marlins: It seems like just yesterday (or a year ago, I guess) that the Marlins were aggressive buyers on the free agent market, but a...
• 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 The Biz of Baseball: How the Miami Marlins Lost Their Minds: Marlins owner, Jeffery Loria There are some articles where you just don’t know where to begin. The roots of this...
• 11/13 Baseball Musings: Fish Fry: The Marlins exile three big names and two smaller ones to Canada as they clean house: During the midseason, when the Miami Marlins...
• 11/13 Marlinsprospects.com: Breaking News: Marlins Trade Reyes, Johnson,Buerhle, and others, Acquire Marisnick, Alvarez, Nicolino, and More: This news is just surfacing now but apparently the Marlins are about to make a huge move. Heading to Toronto is apparently Jose...
• 11/13 Baseball News Source: Filet of Fish – Marlins Set Trade Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson, Bonifacio, Buck to Jays: Reyes, Johnson and Buehrle head to Toronto as part of a mega-deal with the Marlins The Miami Marlins continued their effort...
• 11/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Implications of Huge Marlins-Blue Jays Trade: The hot stove season just got even hotter. Buster Olney of ESPN, as well as Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/13 Release Points: Blue Jays Become Contenders; Marlins Lose Ground in Future Free Agent Market: In a deal no one saw coming — and one that everyone should have seen given the Marlins’ history — Miami has agreed...
• 11/13 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Benefit From Latest Marlins Firesale: No one does firesales like the Miami Marlins, a fact they reinforced once again on Tuesday when they sent basically every good...
• 11/13 Baseball Jerks: Report: Toronto Blue Jays to get Josh Johnson and Jose Reyes: According to MLB Trade Rumors and first reported by Fox Sports, the Toronto Blue Jays are on the verge of acquiring Jose Reyes,...
• 11/13 Science Witness: The Toronto Jays, Miami Marlins, Jeff Loria and the ghost of the Montreal Expos: In Quebec, the official motto is “Je me souviens” – I Remember. As Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Miami Marlins...
• 11/13 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Implications of Huge Marlins-Blue Jays Trade: The hot stove season just got even hotter. Buster Olney of ESPN, as well as Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi More...The post Fantasy...
• 11/13 Jays Journal: Marlins & Blue Jays Trade Players In Blockbuster Deal: Any critics of Alex Anthopoulos and his lackluster winter affairs can quietly back down now. Update: In what may very well be...
• 11/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: The Marlins and Blue Jays are switching places: Okay that's a lie but it's not really that far from the truth. As everyone was getting ready to eat a dinner, news of a blockbuster...
• 11/13 PaulLebowitz.com: Alex Anthopoulos’s Kitchen Sink: Unwed to a particular strategy as his predecessor was, when Alex Anthopoulos took over as Blue Jays’ GM replacing J.P. Ricciardi,...
• 11/12 Jays Journal: Has AA Begun to Re-invent Himself?: So the meetings and and we are further ahead than last year. Macier Izturis comes from a great bloodline of average major leaguers....
• 11/11 Jays Journal: Is Alex Anthopoulos Going To Make His First Big Free Agent Splash Soon?: There is a lot of speculation on when a team like the Toronto Blue Jays should make that ultimate push for the playoffs. It has...
• 11/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Who Can Be Traded?: I take everything the A’s brass says with a grain of salt. Clearly they aren’t going to telegraph their intentions...
• 11/10 Motor City Bengals: Looking For Shortstops Of The Future: I mentioned briefly in my article that discussed the Cincinnati Reds’ shortstops that I would extend my search beyond Cincinnati...
• 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....
• 11/8 Baseball News Source: Blue Jays Sign INF Maicer Izturis to three-year Deal: Toronto adds infield depth with Izturis Free agent utility infielder Maicer Izturis has signed a three-year deal worth $10 million...
• 11/8 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays Sign Maicer Izturis: The Toronto Blue Jays are nearing an agreement with free agent infielder Maicer Izturis, according to a tweet from Jon Heyman....
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays To Sign Maicer Izturis: The Blue Jays have agreed to sign Maicer Izturis to a three-year, $10MM contract according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (Twitter...
• 11/8 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Close To Deal With Maicer Izturis: The Blue Jays are close to a deal with Maicer Izturis, reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). Last night we heard...
• 11/8 Baseballhotcorner.com: FAN FUEL: BLUE JAYS CLOSING IN ON MAICER IZTURIS?: BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER The General Manager meetings are in full swing as Alex Anthopoulos lays the groundwork...
• 11/6 mlbreports.com : The Blue Jays Won The John Farrell Trade With The Red Sox: Tuesday November 6th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: OK, maybe it’s not big deal that the Boston Red Sox pulled a fast one on the Toronto...
• 11/5 StanGraphs: 2012 AL East Review: 2012 AL East Predicted Standings 1. Toronto Blue Jays 2. New York Yankees 3. Boston Red Sox 4. Tampa Bay Rays 5. Baltimore Orioles...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: The A’s must address the left side of their infield this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes, OF: $29.5MM...
• 11/3 Jays Journal: C’est La Vie – Blue Jays Trade Mike Aviles and Yan Gomes for Esmil Rogers: Well, that certainly didn’t last long. Much like when Alex Anthopoulos traded Vernon Wells for Mike Napoli (along with Juan...
• 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...

• 10/30 Swingin' A's: Balfour Rages On, Drew’s Future Up In the Air: The Balfour Rage dance, that has made the top of the 9th inning a major event at the Oakland Coliseum, will live to see atleast...
• 10/29 House of the Bluebird: Making Sense of The Hanley Rumours: On Monday after a trade that sent starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez and infielder Omar Infante to Detroit we learned that despite...
• 10/27 Tomahawk Take: Potential CF Targets: Coming into this season, the Braves knew that the CF situation could be in flux for 2013.  With Michael Bourn‘s strong...
• 10/27 Jays Journal: Jays Were Looking At Bailey Instead of Aviles: Leave it to the powers that be at the Worldwide Leader in Spin Sports, ESPN to churn the rumor mill during an otherwise slow news...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Farrell, Hamilton, Lohse: On this date in 1998, Mike Piazza signed what was then the most lucrative contract in baseball history. The backstop inked a...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Rivera, Farrell, Blue Jays, Red Sox: After tearing his ACL in a freak injury back in May, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera vowed to reporters that he would return. ...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Expected To Exercise Peralta’s Option: The Tigers are expected to exercise their 2013 option for Jhonny Peralta following a strong postseason showing from the shortstop,...
• 10/25 Jays Journal: Farrell Fallout (more): I realize people may be getting a bit tired of the John Farrell soap opera and its recent conclusion.  So, aside from the title...
• 10/24 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news: Kenley Jansen, Shohei Otani, Yunel Escobar, Andres Santiago: Kenley Jansen underwent successful heart surgery on Tuesday. His recovery time will be three to four months. Hopefully,...
• 10/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Unpo**** Opinion: What About Yunel Escobar?: I know. I know. I know. There’s at least 40% of you who can’t believe that I’m even discussing the possibility...
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Looking to deal Yunel EscobarThe Toronto Blue Jays are looking to trade SS Yunel Escobar....[+] The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to trade SS Yunel Escobar.
• 10/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pagan, Upton, Rodriguez, Yankees: Many teams now find themselves flush with cash thanks to lucrative national and local TV contracts, making this a promising offseason...
• 10/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks will look to reinforce the left side of their infield and acquire starting pitching depth while weighing trades...
• 10/9 Jays Journal: Prospect Positional Primer: Corner Infield: Late last fall, with inspiration from Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus, I began writing a series of articles which I titled...
• 10/5 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Should Pursue Elvis Andrus: As ten lucky teams get themselves ready for October baseball and the postseason, the Toronto Blue Jays are getting right back...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Houston Astros: The Astros kick off our 2013 Arbitration Eligibles series.  Matt Swartz's salary projections are below. First time: Bud...
• 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Minnesota Twins: The Twins' pitching staff needs lots of work heading into the 2012-13 offseason. Guaranteed Contracts  Joe Mauer,...

• 9/30 Yanks Go Yard: Tension Building: Yankees fall into first-place tie after loss to Blue Jays: The New York Yankees would never admit it, but the tension is building around them as the season winds down and the chances for...
• 9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S GETTING LATE EARLY: It has almost become a cliché at this point. The Yankees HAVE to win every game. Nobody thinks it is acceptable to have...
• 9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S LETTING LATE EARLY: It has almost become a cliché at this point. The Yankees HAVE to win every game. Nobody thinks it is acceptable to have...
• 9/27 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Try To Play Spoiler Against The Yankees: It’s been a long, long season for the Toronto Blue Jays. Everything that could have gone wrong, has gone wrong. What looked...
• 9/26 Baseball Jerks: Baseball Jerks 2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 26: 1. New York Mets: (↑ 3) The Mets make the leap to the top spot in this week’s power rankings for a few simple reasons. Last...
• 9/26 Baseball Jerks: Toronto Blue Jays’ Carlos Villanueva: Jerk of the Day: For the second time in one week a player from the Toronto Blue Jays has earned Jerk of the Day honors. Four days ago it was Yunel...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Upton, Escobar, Farrell, Red Sox: As the Orioles host the Blue Jays and the Rays play at Fenway Park, here's the latest from the AL East... It seems as if...
• 9/25 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Plan To Shop Aggressively: The Blue Jays plan to shop aggressively for upgrades this offseason, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. The team will seek solutions...
• 9/24 Jays Journal: Adeiny Hechavarria has Improved, is it Enough?: Adeiny Hechavarria has received some pretty regular playing time at his position of choice as of late.  A by-product of necessity...
• 9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 153: Hellickson, Bullpen Shuts Down Jays as Rays Win 5th Straight: The Rays are now bowing out. They’re going for it, and if they keep playing like this, nothing will stop them. Jeremy Hellickson...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar held out: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar is not in the starting lineup following the conclusion of his three-game suspension Friday,...[+] Sept. 21. 'When we met earlier today it became increasing clear during that discussion that he needs another day to get back and be ready to play a major league game,' skipper John Farrell said. 'It's not so much staying in shape or baseball activity, it's just about how he's dealing with the fallout of what he did. He's remorseful for what took place, and as a result he needs another day to get things in line.' Escobar could return Saturday, Sept. 22.
• 9/21 Baseballhotcorner.com: Fan Fuel- Who Will Play 2B For The Jays: BY CLAYTON RICHER – FAN FUEL BLOGGER Prior to this week, I would have bet the Toronto Blue Jays middle infield positions...
• 9/21 MLB Dirt: How Yunel Escobar Showed Baseball Is Failing To Represent Itself As America’s Pastime: It was announced this week that another major league player had been caught and subsequently reprimanded for offensive language/behavior....
• 9/21 Jays Journal: Farrell Hints at Other Issues With Escobar: There is no doubt that the incident this past weekend with Yunel Escobar has not left either the player or the club in a good...
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Upton, Greinke, Escobar, Managers: Stephen Strasburg may not be there, but the Nationals are going to the playoffs.  The Nats clinched a postseason berth with...
• 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 Full Spectrum Baseball: Yunel Escobar es IgnoranteHonestly, some Spanish words just sound better than their English counterparts....
• 9/20 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout: We got buckets full of Mike Trout and his MVP chase, Vernon Wells disappearing behind a wall and, Ozzie Guillen backing up Yunel...
• 9/19 StanGraphs: Yunel Escobar Has Gay Friends: For anyone who doesn’t at all keep up with baseball news, Yunel Escobar of the Toronto Blue Jays decided to get a little...
• 9/19 El Maquino: SHOCKER: LOHSE BEATS ‘STROS: THE POSTGAME Kyle Lohse did what Kyle Lohse does, going seven shutout innings and turning over to the bullpen and the offense...
• 9/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Yunel Escobar Be A Possibility This Offseason?: Over the last three seasons, the shortstop position for the Tampa Bay Rays has been a disaster offensively. With players the caliber...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mets, Reyes, Cardinals, Escobar: If you're among MLBTR's 202,000 Twitter followers then thanks for following. If you aren’t yet following, we’d recommend it....
• 9/19 Call to the Pen: Yunel Escobar’s Lame Joke: A few days ago practically nobody knew who Yunel Escobar was as a baseball player. Now he is widely known as a jerk. Probably...
• 9/18 Baseball News Source: Blue Jays Appear Anxious to Part Ways with Yunel Escobar: Escobar was suspended for three games homophobic slur written on his eye black Once a highly regarded Atlanta Braves prospect...
• 9/18 The Baseball Haven: Yunel Escobar Issues: At the end of 2009, Yunel Escobar was one of the top players in baseball, at least when it comes to potential. He was 26 years...
• 9/18 Reviewing the Brew: Yunel Escobar and Equality In Baseball: This article contains some language that might be – that should be – seen as offensive. This article has very little...
• 9/18 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Yunel Escobar, Shaun White, Amanda Bynes:   Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Zach Pennington, Stephen Arenholtz, Atman Thakrar, Glen Hentz The hottest topics for the week...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar suspended: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar was suspended three games Tuesday, Sept. 18, for displaying an inappropriate slur on his eye...[+] black during a game over the weekend.
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Escobar, Orioles, Chavez: The Blue Jays announced that they’ve suspended Yunel Escobar for three games because the shortstop played with a homophobic...
• 9/18 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Blue Jays at Yankees (9/18-9/20): The New York Yankees started off a crucial homestand on a solid note over the weekend. After a tough loss from CC Sabathia on...
• 9/18 Jays Journal: Escobar Slur Controversy Give Jays Black Eye: Already scheduled for a road trip to New York, the last thing a player wants to do is wind up on the radar of the commissioners...
• 9/18 WSJ Daily Fix: World to NFL: Replace the Replacements: A pileup of ugly officiating errors as the NFL's original refs sit locked out brings down a rain of criticism. Plus: A tiny eye-black...
• 9/18 PaulLebowitz.com: The Yunel Escobar “Slur”: Perhaps this was a joke that went awry. Since players no longer use a tube of black gunk as eye black and it’s now a clean stick-on,...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Brass, Yunel Escobar to discuss behavior: The Toronto Blue Jays issued a statement Monday, Sept. 17, regarding a homophobic slur written in Spanish on the eye black of...[+] SS Yunel Escobar during a game Saturday, Sept. 15. General manager Alex Anthopoulos, manager John Farrell, coach Luis Rivera and Escobar will be available to the media Tuesday, Sept. 18.
• 9/17 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Hanley Ramirez Is Disappointed In Yunel Escobar: Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar isn’t just terrible at baseball – dig that .295 OBP! – and he’s not just...
• 9/17 Jays Journal: Jays Get Welcome Break Before Yankee Series: For most teams, a travel day does not normally spell much relief. However, with the Toronto making the trip to New York for a...
• 9/17 Mets360.com: A look at the Mets and concussions: All sports are paying more attention to concussions here recently and MLB is no different. Fortunately, there is not a high incidence...
• 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...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Travesty - 9/15: After winning 8-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in-a-row this afternoon in the middle game of a three-game...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Travesty - 9/15: After winning 8-5 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in-a-row this afternoon in the middle game of a three-game...
• 9/15 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/14: After going 1-5 on the six-game home stand, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for their next seven games. Tonight they'll...
• 9/14 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe Advanced Scout pretends his keyboard is a piano as he analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays...
• 9/14 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/14: After going 1-5 on the six-game home stand, the Boston Red Sox take to the road for their next seven games. Tonight they'll...
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Is Darwin Barney baseball’s best defensive infielder?: Quick – who’s the best defensive 2nd baseman in baseball? Chase Utley? Robinson Cano? Dustin Pedroia? All fine second...
• 9/12 mlbreports.com : The Blue Jays Payroll 2013: A Reader’s thoughts On The Jays Moving Forward: Wednesday, September.12/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  Sometimes at the Reports, we are fortunate to have someone take out some...
• 9/11 Jays Journal: Am I Falling Out of Love with AA?: First and foremost, I do not want to come across as a disaffected Blue Jays fan who is using the benefit of hindsight to direct...
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Jhonny Peralta’s 2013 Option: This coming offseason’s class of free agent shortstops doesn’t have the same star power as the one that featured Jose Reyes...
• 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...
• 9/10 mlbreports.com : The Toronto Blue Jays Payroll 2013 and Contracts: balti Monday, September.10/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises...
• 9/9 BoSox Injection: Dice-K Rocked As Sox Fall 9-2 On Rainy Night: Last night’s game against the Blue Jays continued to break Red Sox fans’ hearts as they’ve now continued their...
• 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 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe 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...
• 9/1 Jays Journal: Moises Sierra: Starting Left Fielder?: Jose Bautista will be in right field on Opening Day 2013. Standing beside him in center field will be Colby Rasmus. The man standing...

• 8/30 Yanks Go Yard: Less than Zero: Yankees’ moves have failed to make a difference: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, his hands tied by a $189 million payroll budget mandate for 2014, couldn’t...
• 8/30 Yanks Go Yard: Time for Concern: Sloppy Yankees lose 8-5 to Blue Jays: Baseball is a game of trends and right now the New York Yankees are trending in the wrong direction at the absolute worst time....
• 8/30 The Captain's Blog: To Bunt or Not to Bunt: The American League East was a crucible yesterday for arguments both for and against the bunt. In games between the Yankees and...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar with big nightToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar had four hits and five RBI Wednesday, Aug. 29....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar had four hits and five RBI Wednesday, Aug. 29.
• 8/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SLOPPY BASEBALL FORCES A YANKEE LOSS TO JAYS: The Yankees are playing crappy baseball right now, folks. They have been, really, since the Oakland series. Following...
• 8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Drop Finale To The Jays 8-5, Lose Series: Today’s game was ugly. And if you think it was bad watching it on TV or listening to it on the radio, try being there at...
• 8/29 Yanks Go Yard: Home Sweet Home: Hughes continues recent dominance at Yankee Stadium in 2-1 win: If the New York Yankees are fortunate enough to reach the playoffs this season, they are going to need a solid starter in the...
• 8/29 My Pinstripes: Hughes Steps Up, Soriano Bounces Back: "Untuck, pass it on." Tuesday evening didn't start off as a good one for the Yankees. Monday night Mark Teixeira had...
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar, David Cooper to return Saturday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar will return from the paternity list Saturday, Aug. 25, and 1B David Cooper (back) is expected...[+] to be back in the lineup, too.
• 8/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar to paternity list: The Toronto Blue Jays placed SS Yunel Escobar on the paternity list Wednesday, Aug. 22, and recalled RP Chad Beck from Triple-A...[+] Las Vegas in a corresponding move.
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Will Seek Shortstop This Offseason: The Diamondbacks traded Stephen Drew this week, officially acknowledging that he won’t return in 2013. The team will rely on...
• 8/19 Nolan Writin': Game 120: Rangers Win Rubber Match & Series Up North: Today’s rubber match pitted Matt Harrison against Henderson Alvarez. It was also a chance for the offense to get clicking...
• 8/14 El Maquino: HALLADAY’S HALLADAY AS CARDS MAP THEIR FUTURE WITOUT GREENE: THE POSTGAME When Kyle Lohse and Roy Halladay were out there, the game went exactly as you’d expect: 1-1 after seven innings....
• 8/14 SoDo Mojo: A Defense of Brendan Ryan: Back in May, when the AL West was more or less an even playing field, and Mariners fans had little to complain about, I used to...
• 8/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Potential Difference Makers for the Stretch—American League: Two examples of trades that made a significant difference in their team’s fortunes—and were under-the-radar, shrugged at,...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Scouting Toronto's farm system: The Oakland Athletics are scouting the Single-A ranks of the Toronto Blue Jays, according to a source with knowledge of the situation....[+] The A's have had interest in SS Yunel Escobar, and the Blue Jays have eyed SP Brett Anderson, but it seems like the two clubs are posturing for an offseason swap.
• 8/12 Yanks Go Yard: Nova, McGehee shine in Yankees’ 5-2 win over Blue Jays: Ivan Nova found his missing slider and Casey McGehee may have located his power stroke as the New York Yankees won their fourth...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar undergoes X-rays: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (elbow) underwent X-rays on his injured elbow but they came back negative. He is considered...[+] day-to-day.
• 8/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova Remembers How To Be Super, Yanks Win Fourth In A Row: The talk coming into today’s game was all about Ivan Nova‘s ineffectiveness of late. In his previous two starts, he...
• 8/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: 50 Shades Of Jay(s), Yankees Win 10-4: You knew this was going to be an interesting night when David Cone dropped a “Moves Like Jagger” reference in the...
• 8/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Filling the shortstop void:   Nash, Position help please…I have been toiling away with random shortstops all year, after taking your advice on...
• 8/6 Tyler's Think Tank: Quietly Brutal Hitters: The following players are having terrible seasons, but seem to be avoiding the scrutiny and heckling they deserve.  That...
• 8/6 High Heat Stats: Game notes is back — tanned, rested & ready: Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the interwebs…. @Tigers 10, Indians 8: Three runs down, two outs and none...
• 8/6 PaulLebowitz.com: August Waivers Rodeo—American League: Claiming any of the following players will be hazardous to one’s payroll. Let’s have a look at American League players who’ll...
• 8/5 Jays Journal: Just Called Up, Adeiny Hechavarria Plays 3B?: There are certain decisions that teams and managers make that make you shake your head some times. It seems to me that for the...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Straily Strong in Debut – A’s Walk Off Winners Again: Oakland’s Daniel Straily‘s turned in a strong performance in his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 8/3 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every hitting category: I guess there’s no better time than right here, right now to tell...
• 8/2 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every hitting category: I guess there’s no better time than right here, right now to tell you. This post will be for owners of teams not in contention...
• 8/2 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Spoilers in every hitting category: I guess there’s no better time than right here, right now to tell you. This post will be for owners of teams not in contention...
• 8/2 Jays Journal: West Coast Roast: Jays Burned by Mariners and Eric Thames: If anyone had any expectation of the Jays pulling themselves a little closer to a wild card spot while they took care of business...

• 7/31 Swingin' A's: Will the A’s Come Up Short at the Trade Deadline?: With less then 24 hours to go before the trade deadline,  Twitter was sent into a frenzy late Monday afternoon as news regarding...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Athletics’ Search For Infielders: Trade talk about a potential deal that would send Stephen Drew from Arizona to Oakland still has life, ESPN.com's Buster Olney...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Morneau, Dodgers, Athletics, Mets: The latest from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports: The Dodgers, Blue Jays, and Giants "appear to have some interest" in Twins first...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: D-Backs, Drew, Yunel, Headley: It's been a busy weekend in baseball's Western divisions; the Angels have landed Zack Greinke, the Padres have extended Huston...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Span, White Sox, Soriano: The Phillies acquired Hunter Pence from the Astros for prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton and Josh Zeid and a player...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Span, Shields, Johnson, Padres: A player’s contract status can affect his trade value substantially this time of year, ESPN.com’s Buster Olney writes. Players...
• 7/28 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Anibal Sanchez Gets Rude American League Welcome from Blue Jays: TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays welcomed Tiger starter Anibal Sanchez to the American League with three home runs to beat...
• 7/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Let’s Make a Deal: A.J. Griffin: The A’s are improbably in the thick of the American League playoff picture at 54-45 and holding a one and a half game lead...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar returns to action SaturdayToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) is back in the lineup against the Saturday, July 28, against the Detroit Tigers....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) is back in the lineup against the Saturday, July 28, against the Detroit Tigers.
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Escobar, Inge, Griffin: Here are some of the latest rumors out of Oakland as the A's look to be buyers and not sellers at the trade deadline... Yunel...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar scratched from lineup: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) was scratched from the starting lineup Friday, July 27, because of lower back tightness....[+]
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Gregerson, Rangers, Indians, Escobar: As usual, the market for relievers is developing late.  One name to watch, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter)...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Some teams have concerns about Yunel Escoar: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar’s clubhouse reputation has concerned some teams that are interest in him and his trade value...[+] has taken a hit because of it.
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Lukewarm on Yunel EscobarThe Oakland Athletics' interest in trading for Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar is only lukewarm....[+] The Oakland Athletics' interest in trading for Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar is only lukewarm.
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Crasnick On Athletics, Broxton, Francoeur: The latest rumors from ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick... The Athletics have discussed Jimmy Rollins and Chase Headley as possible...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Davis, Yankees, Beckett, Escobar: The Angels are talking to the Rays about Wade Davis and other available pitchers, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports. James...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Lester, Blue Jays, Aramis: We checked in on the AL East this morning, but with less than a week remaining before the trade deadline, the rumors don’t stop...
• 7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Could target Yunel EscobarThe Oakland Athletics could target Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar. The team prefers a shortstop over a third baseman....[+] The Oakland Athletics could target Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar. The team prefers a shortstop over a third baseman.
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: A’s Rumors: Hanley, Drew, Escobar, Rollins: The A's were nine games below .500 in mid-June, but they're now 51-44 following an impressive six-week stretch that's positioned...
• 7/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Could Justin Upton Be Headed North of the Border?: The Toronto Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos is known in the Jays sub-culture as the “Silent Assassin”. Anthopoulos...
• 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 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: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: If Josh Beckett can't figure out how to get through the first inning of a game without giving up any runs, it could turn out...
• 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: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/21: If Josh Beckett can't figure out how to get through the first inning of a game without giving up any runs, it could turn out...
• 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...
• 7/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Mid-Season Player Trade Predictions—American League: If you read the mainstream sites and clearing houses of “rumors”, you’ll see that at any given time approaching the July...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: A's, Haren, Santana, Upton: A look at the latest out of the AL and NL West.. With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, A's manager Bob Melvin says...
• 7/20 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysThe 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...
• 7/19 Jays Journal: Bring me the Head of Brandon Belt (and the rest of him too, if possible): To say the Wednesday afternoon Blue Jays game was a horrific event to watch might be a bit of an understatement. The excitement...
• 7/19 Jays Journal: It’s Time for the Blue Jays to “Go Young”: All Jays fans would love to dream, as Jose Bautista has, of the Jays contending for a playoff spot in 2012. It’s definitely...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Escobar, Bourjos, Sanchez: The Phillies intend to offer Cole Hamels an extension worth approximately $130MM over six years, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
• 7/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE ROAR OF THE YANKEE ACE IS BACK IN THE BRONX: On a night when the Yankees acknowledged, but did not celebrate, the seventy-first anniversary of the end of Joe DiMaggio's...
• 7/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Could Cliff Pennington’s Days Be Numbered?: The A’s could be looking to replace the struggling Cliff Pennington. While Pennington never will be confused for someone...
• 7/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: The Return of the King: CC Sabathia returns to the mound as the Yanks host the Jays in game two of their series. TORONTO: 1. Rajai Davis (R) LF 2....
• 7/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Slam Jays, Win 6-3: Can I make a confession? I was a little worried about this one. I know it’s mid-July and I know the Yankees have a big lead...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Interested In Shortstop Help: Billy Beane would “love” to acquire a shortstop who could provide the streaking Athletics with an offensive boost, Ken Rosenthal...
• 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 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez Poor Outing Too Much For Bats to Overcome; Blue Jays 11, Indians 9: By Dave Roberts A day after the Indians and Blue Jays opened the second half of the season with a pitcher’s duel resulting...
• 7/14 Jays Journal: Jays Lock Up Edwin Encarncacion: As most of you already know, the Jays have locked up Edwin Encarnacion, a.k.a. El Toro, for the next 3, possibly 4, years. The...
• 7/8 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: Trade Beckett, Fire Selig, Chris Carter, New Orleans Baseball and MLB Expansion: Sunday July 8th, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail...
• 7/7 Southside Showdown: Floyd and Youkilis Lead White Sox Over Jays: It’s official. Chicago loves Kevin Youkilis. For the second time in three games the Sox had all of their offense provided by...
• 7/6 House of the Bluebird: Nixing the Narrative: The It's Not All Cordero's Fault Edition: Photo Courtesy of Reuters Pictures via DaylifeIt was a calm, cool Thursday night in Toronto. The air was crisp, but there was...
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Looking To Add Players: The Blue Jays, now 40-40 and in fifth place in the American League East, are looking to add to their team as the July 31st trade...
• 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...

• 6/29 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Haren and Homers Beat Blue Jays: The Angels are just finding ways to win games right now. Whether its via a pitchers duel or a slugfest they get it done. Today...
• 6/28 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/27: After coming back for a 5-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series before heading to the left coast in the...
• 6/27 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/27: After coming back for a 5-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series before heading to the left coast in the...
• 6/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/26: After falling last night 9-6, the Boston Red Sox look to even up the series in the second game of a three-game set with the...
• 6/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/26: After falling last night 9-6, the Boston Red Sox look to even up the series in the second game of a three-game set with the...
• 6/26 BoSox Injection: Felix Doubront Shaky in Sloppy Red Sox Loss: The Red Sox lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Monday after a lengthy rain delay that pushed the game past the midnight hour....
• 6/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/25: After taking two-of-three from the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will finish up their nine-game homestand...
• 6/25 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysAfter preparing nibbles for the Boston invasion of Buddy Cole, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/25: After taking two-of-three from the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will finish up their nine-game homestand...
• 6/24 Call to the Pen: Where Did All the Shortstops Go?: Watch this tribute, then come back.  Don’t worry, I’ll still be here. Ok, now that the goosebumps are starting to...
• 6/17 mlbreports.com : Adeiny Hechavarria and his Future with the Blue Jays: Sunday June 17th, 2012 Sam Evans: Adeiny Hechavarria might be the best defensive shortstop in the minor leagues. However, his...
• 6/13 mlbreports.com : The Yankees Should sign Vlad Guerrero: Wednesday June.13, 2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- The events that happened...
• 6/9 Braves Journal: Braves 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings): Toronto Blue Jays vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – June 08, 2012 – ESPN. Is Jason Heyward waking up? He scored...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Delight - 6/3: Mom, pack up our stuff from the basement. We're moving out, hopefully for good on our way to a higher place in the brick house...
• 6/2 Talkin Sox with Dan: Oh, Hello Clay: 8 innings. 2 earned runs. 2 walks. 7 strike outs. Chew on that. Clay Buchholz has been worse than bad in 2012. His ERA, even with...
• 6/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/1: After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border tonight for the first game of...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar ends hitless skid: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar smacked a two-out homer in the third inning Friday, June 1, against the Boston Red Sox to snap...[+] an 0-for-11 slide.
• 6/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Toronto Blue JaysAfter bar-hopping with Buddy Cole, the Advanced Scout takes two Advil and analyzes the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/1: After taking three of four from the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border tonight for the first game of...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cabrera, Escobar, Astros: Links for Thursday, as we await a particularly light schedule of games... Melky Cabrera and the Giants haven’t made progress...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar backToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (groin) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 29....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (groin) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 29.
• 5/29 FanSided: Toronto Blue Jays option Eric ThamesThe Toronto Blue Jays have optioned 25-year-old outfielder ...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar leaves gameToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (groin) left the game early Sunday, May 27, because of left groin tightness....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (groin) left the game early Sunday, May 27, because of left groin tightness.
• 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 Roto Think Tank: Fantasy Trading - Keeper Edition: If you play in a one-and-done league, there is plenty of advice out there about how to trade. However, if you're in a keeper league,...
• 5/22 Rising Apple: Terry Collins Received Apology from Brian Knight: If there was one play that could’ve turned the Mets luck around against Brandon Morrow and the Blue Jays in their 2-0 loss...
• 5/22 NY Baseball Digest: Beating The Shift: About a week ago I received an interesting email from ACTA Sports, the same group that publishes the Bill James Handbook, The...
• 5/21 High Heat Stats: Weekend roundup: One late note from Saturday before we move on: @Giants 4, Athletics 0: A combined one-hitter by Ryan Vogelsong (7), Javier Lopez...
• 5/19 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 40: Loss to Blue Jays: Blue Jays 2 Mets 0 Mets lose today to Morrow as well as yesterday. Mets Game Notes Brandon Morrow was absolutely dominating; if...
• 5/15 FanSided: Game 37: Resurgent Price, Timely Offense Leads Rays Back from 3-0 Deficit: It's frustrating to fall behind in games as a pitcher. But the best pitchers can stay composed and find a rhythm to keep their...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar picks up four hitsToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar had four hits and three runs scored Thursday, May 10....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar had four hits and three runs scored Thursday, May 10.
• 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...
• 5/6 FanSided: Should We Worry About Yunel Escobar?: Yunel Escobar has struggled at the plate so far this year, and it's left me wondering if we should be worried. Despite a subpar...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has big day: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar had three hits, including a bases-loaded triple, Wednesday, May 2. He went 3-for-5 with two...[+] runs and three RBIs in the game to raise his average to .234.
• 5/2 Baseball Musings: Extra Es: Edwin Encarnacion hit his ninth home run of the season and his fifth of the six game home stand, while Yunel Escobar single, doubled...

• 4/20 Baseball Musings: Drought Over: The Toronto Blue Jays turned their first triple play in 33 years: The Kansas City Royals had runners on first and second in the...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar with four knocksToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 4-for-5 Wednesday, April 18....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 4-for-5 Wednesday, April 18.
• 4/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Leading off and playing shortstop, number two: Derek Jeter: I heard a new complaint about Derek Jeter this off-season. I was on a date with a very pretty brunette and she told me she...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/11: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to win the series in game three of a three-game set with the Toronto Blue...
• 4/11 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 4/11: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to win the series in game three of a three-game set with the Toronto Blue...
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/10: After rallying for a 4-2 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has much-needed multi-hit game: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar entered the game Tuesday, April 10, against the Boston Red Sox with just one hit over his past...[+] 14 at-bats. He finished the game 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored. He still has gone four straight games without an extra-base hit dating back to the regular season opener, and he is looking for his first RBI.
• 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/10: After rallying for a 4-2 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: After being swept in Detroit over the opening weekend, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border for the first of a three-game...
• 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...
• 4/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/9: After being swept in Detroit over the opening weekend, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border for the first of a three-game...
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar off to slow start: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar was hitless in five at-bats with a pair of strikeouts Sunday, April 8, against the Cleveland...[+] Indians. Escobar is hitless in 11 at-bats over his past two games, and batting just .105 (2-for-19) with five strikeouts through his first three games.

• 3/30 House of the Bluebird: How Not to Fulfill the Prophecy: Snider sliding his way to VegasPhoto courtesy of Daylife via AP PhotoI like Alex Anthopoulos, I think he's a great mind and...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/20: It's hard to tell you my thoughts of yesterday's game when it wasn't on the television or radio. But I can tell you that we are...
• 3/18 The Baseball Page: Season Preview: Toronto Blue JaysSeason Preview: Toronto Blue Jays...
• 3/18 Release Points: Brandon Morrow: Breakout Candidate and a Top 2012 Starter: The Toronto Blue Jays are, simply, a team on the rise.  Not only does Jose Bautista– one of the best, if not the best,...
• 3/16 The Baseball Page: 2012 Fantasy Baseball AL-Only Shortstop Rankings2012 Fantasy Baseball AL-Only Shortstop Rankings...
• 3/14 PaulLebowitz.com: American League East Predicted Standings: American League East Predicted Standings: 1. New York Yankees                        94       68        ...
• 3/13 High Heat Stats: Baseball stat basics: identical seasons worlds apart: Sam West had a nice career playing for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Check...
• 3/13 High Heat Stats: Not my fault: players who performed well when their team lost: Here are the 2011 leaders for most games with at least 0.10 WPA in team losses: Rk Player Year #Matching 1 Carlos Lee 2011 21...
• 3/12 Baseball Musings: Trading Places: Word popped up today that the Blue Jays at some point may ask Yunel Escobar to move from short to second. Tom Tango refers to...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Phillies, Blanton, Lannan, Ramirez: In this morning's column, Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe takes a look at some of the emerging storylines in the American...
• 3/7 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 15 - Toronto Blue Jays: Slugger Jose Bautista never getscheated on a swing.For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis. ...
• 3/6 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Shortstop: For the second year in a row, shortstop prices in the CBS A.L.-only Analyst League were somewhat depressed compared to prices...
• 3/6 Baseball Musings: Changes, Toronto Blue Jays: Jason Frasor returns to the Blue Jays after a brief stint with the White Sox. Photo: Mark Goldman/Icon SMI The Toronto Blue Jays...

• 2/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Team wins over/under analyis: AL East: This is the first of a six-part series reviewing the seasonal over/under for each team by division, starting with the AL East. Some...
• 2/21 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Atlanta Braves: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/20 Through The Fence Baseball: Can today’s Cuban players carry the torch?:   While the governments of the United States and Cuba do not have formal relations, all neighbors should try to get along...
• 2/15 Boys of Summer: Yoenis Cepedes: Why the A's Just Threw Away $36M: The normally frugal Oakland A's this week signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, the latest Cuban defector, who is expected to be...well,...

• 1/19 Tyler's Think Tank: Baseball's All-Underrated Team: C Miguel Montero-The 28 year-old Arizona backstop has had trouble staying on the field, but as he showed last year he can be...
• 1/18 Tomahawk Talk: Braves’ Andrelton Simmons Rated 9th Best Shortstop Prospect: The Atlanta Braves are headed into Spring Training with 22 year old Tyler Pastornicky penciled in as their starting shortstop...
• 1/18 Fragile Freddy's: State of the AL East - The Outfields: Earlier this winter I took a look at the AL East starting rotations and last week added the AL East infields to the mix. ...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Best blue-collar Hispanics to watch in 2012:   I know most of you would prefer to read about the latest gossip whirling around Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez or David...
• 1/6 House of the Bluebird: An In-Depth Look at Extending Brandon Morrow: Photo Courtesy of Mirosport.netWith the Blue Jays offseason in a bit of a slump and the Darren Oliver signing being the most...
• 1/3 Jays Journal: Which Blue Jays walk-off win was the best of 2011?: One year removed from going 5-7 in extra-inning games, the Blue Jays went 13-4 in those contests in 2011, including an impressive...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Asdrubal Cabrera: It's difficult to argue with the selection of Jacoby Ellsbury as the American League's 2011 Comeback Player of the Year, but...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Starting Pitching Options For The Blue Jays: Alex Anthopoulos hasn't committed more than $3.75MM to any free agent since becoming the Blue Jays' general manager more than...

• 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....
• 12/13 Phillies Nation: Manuel Can’t Make Same Mistakes with Dontrelle: From 2007-10, J.C. Romero was a stressful but successful reliever for the Phillies, posting a 2.60 ERA in 148 2/3 innings. For...
• 12/5 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Shortstops: For the first time in at least five years, the 10 most expensive A.L. shortstops turned a profit. Ten Most Expensive A.L....

• 11/28 Bus League Baseball: Prospect A-Z Day 9: Jose Iglesias: I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. The short week wrapped up with Washington lefty Bryan Harper. It was a poor attempt...
• 11/23 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Toronto Blue Jays: 81-81, 4th place, 16 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Each day (except...
• 11/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: How would Cespedes fit in?: Matt Imbrogno’s post this morning was a very important reminder that we should be skeptical of the hype on the latest great...

• 10/21 Roto Think Tank: 2011 BBA American League Stan Musial (MVP) Award: After running through the analysis for this year's Baseball Bloggers Alliance Stan Musial Award, my two biggest dilemmas...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays will look for a second baseman, relief pitching and rotation help this offseason. They might consider some of the...
• 10/3 Bay City Ball: What’s a 33-year-old shortstop worth?: It depends. I’ll get to that… I watched Moneyball today. I read (and loved) the book twice–as I do with most...
• 10/1 B-R Blog: Prince Fielder’s Rare Season Ending Walk: Prince Fielder became the first player in the last 25 years, batting .299 in his final at-bat of the season, to talk take a walk....

• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Notes: Heyward, Chipper, Coaches, Reyes: The Braves will be facing extra pressure this offseason as the team tries to recover from its September collapse.  Here's...
• 9/19 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: September 19, 2011: Mike McCoy $17.Yunel Escobar might miss the rest of the season with a bum elbow. This puts McCoy in line for plenty of...
• 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 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 143: Loss to Braves: Braves 5 Mets 1 The Mets get swept in a doubleheader of games originally blown away by Hurricane Irene. Mets Game Notes Dillon...
• 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 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/8: After a rousing comeback win by the Toronto Blue Jays last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a split of the four-game series...
• 9/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/7: After thumping the Toronto Blue Jays last night, the Boston Red Sox look to do it again in the third game of a four-game set...
• 9/6 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/6: After falling yesterday in extra innings, the Boston Red Sox look to get back to the business of winning baseball games in the...
• 9/6 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: These shortstops are hot and not:   This week I am going to change things up a bit. The last two pieces have ranked players based on the number of runs they...
• 9/4 B-R Blog: WPA>= .260 In 1st Major League Game: Since 1919, which batter had the highest WPA in his first big league game? Here is the list - Rk Gcar Player Date Tm Opp Rslt...
• 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 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: Ranking the best and worst MLB shortstops:   This week, I am going to change things up a bit. The last two pieces have ranked players based on the number of runs they...
• 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. ...
• 9/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Blue Jays V: Beware Brett Lawrie: Beginning tonight the Yankees get to face the Blue Jays at home for the second straight Labor Day weekend. Last year at this time...
• 9/2 B-R Blog: “And down the stretch they come!” – Games of Thursday 9/1/2011: -- St. Louis completed a 3-game sweep in Milwaukee. Albert Pujols went 4 for 4 with 2 HRs, including his 12th career grand slam...

• 8/29 The Beanball: Yunel Escobar is the Best Overall Shortstop in the AL: It wasn’t too long ago that being a top American League shortstop meant you were probably named Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez,...
• 8/28 Roto Think Tank: 2011 J.J. Hardy: So...you're one of the lucky duckies who bought J.J. Hardy at your auction this past spring. How ya feeling right about...
• 8/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 126:   8:40PM PDT: A’s win! The A’s improve to 57-69 on the season with the win at least guaranteeing a split of this...
• 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...
• 8/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 116:   7:50PM EDT: Five pitch walk to Rajai Davis. You’d think Gio Gonzalez would have really good first-hand knowledge...
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Brandon Morrow: Brandon Morrow hasn't quite taken the big step towards ace-hood that the Blue Jays were hoping he would take this 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 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jimmy Rollins: In theory, the Yankees’ negotiations with Derek Jeter could have provided a model for the Phillies, whose star shortstop hits...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Claim Jo-Jo Reyes: The Orioles claimed Jo-Jo Reyes, MLBTR has learned. The Orioles have since confirmed the claim and announced that they transferred Luke...

• 7/28 mlbcoverage.com: Jays Flip Edwin Jackson to Cardinals, Acquire Colby Rasmus: Earlier today, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired starting pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Chicago White Sox. Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos...
• 7/28 Seedlings to Stars: Can Tyler Pastornicky Help The Braves Already?: When the Braves dealt shortstop Yunel Escobar to Toronto last year, they received two shortstops in return: Alex Gonzalez and...
• 7/27 MLB Dirt: Jays 2012 Lineup Could Be Very Scary: In case you missed it, the Chicago White Sox traded Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jason Frasor and...
• 7/27 Fragile Freddy's: Trade News: It has been a busy day around Major League Baseball, let’s catch up on some stuff;Item: Mets trade OF Carlos Beltran to Giants...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Jays Acquire Rasmus From Cards For Jackson In Eight-Player Deal: An eight-player deal was struck today, as the Blue Jays announced they've acquired center fielder Colby Rasmus and pitchers...
• 7/26 MLBTradeRumors: Buyers Protective Of Top Prospects: I'm often asked in weekly chats on the site to name the best prospects who will be traded this month.  I'll toss out a few...
• 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...
• 7/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 92 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
• 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...
• 7/16 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 91 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson DH Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
• 7/15 Yankees Daily: Blue Jays pounce on Yankees again 7-1: TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Morrow won his fourth straight decision, Yunel Escobar had three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays again...
• 7/15 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 90 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
• 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...
• 7/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 89 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Russell...
• 7/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Blue Jays IV: Anyone but Bautista: The Yankees open the second half of the season with a four-gamer in Toronto, heading back up to Canada for the first time since...
• 7/12 Release Points: Milwaukee’s Saving Grace: Finding a Cheap Upgrade for Betancourt: The Milwaukee Brewers are all in, like it or not.  And this isn’t a fair poker hand either.  They’ve laid all their cards...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Derek Jeter All Star “Controversy”: Derek Jeter is skipping the All Star Game and it’s turned into the near equivalent of bowing out of game 7 of the World...
• 7/6 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/6: After beating the Toronto Blue Jays last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the rubber game of a three-game set in the series...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/5: After falling yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game set with the Toronto...
• 7/5 MLB Dirt: No Shortage of All-Star Talent at Short: National League Troy Tulowitzki (COL) – There is no better defensive shortstop in the game and this one happens to hit a...
• 7/2 Jays Journal: A “Close to Perfect” Canada Day for Jays: No, the score wasn’t low enough to make it a pitching duel, and the Jays did wind up losing the game, but at least the ovation...

• 6/30 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 80 Recap - Pirates 6, Blue Jays 2: The Pirates used another great outing from Jeff Karstens to win their first interleague road series since defeating the Tampa...
• 6/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Botched Baserunning: The Pirates struggled mightily at the plate and ran themselves out of multiple innings, dropping a close 2-1 contest to the Blue...
• 6/29 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 79 Recap - Blue Jays 2, Pirates 1: After last night’s home run derby in Toronto if I told you that tonight would be a 2-1 game with a combined 13 hits would you...
• 6/27 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Baseball Bloggers Alliance: 2011 MLB All-Star Ballot: As part of the great organization of bloggers that we are happily a founding member of, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I’m...
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 6/19/11 - 6/25/11: Here's a look back at the original work that was published here at MLBTR last week: For contenders with deep pockets, there...
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/19/11 - 6/25/11: The trading deadline is now just a little over a month away, but for now, here's a look back at the last seven days, which were...
• 6/24 Brotherly Glove: Aaron Gleeman Joins The Roundtable: Joining the Brotherly Glove roundtable this week is the one-and-only Aaron Gleeman of NBCSports.com’s Hardball Talk. Aaron...
• 6/24 Yankees Daily: How Many Jays Will Be All-Stars?: The Toronto Blue Jays have put together an exciting team and they have a ton of exciting prospects that are on their way up....
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Chipper, Escobar, Werth, McKeon: Tim Hudson pitched eight shutout innings and hit a two-run homer to beat the Blue Jays in Yunel Escobar's return to Atlanta...
• 6/20 BoSox Injection: The Signing of Yunel Escobar and Its Impacts: Although it looks small on the surface, the extension of Yunel Escobar to an extension has many implications that need to be disected....
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Hechavarria, Anthopoulos: The Blue Jays made an interesting move this morning, announcing that they've signed shortstop Yunel Escobar to an extension that...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Escobar Extended: The Blue Jays signed Yunel Escobar to a two-year, $10 million extension: Escobar will receive $5-million in both 2012 and 2013....
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Sign Yunel Escobar To Extension: The Blue Jays have signed shortstop Yunel Escobar to an extension for the 2012 and 2013 seasons worth $10MM, according to the...
• 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...
• 6/12 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...
• 6/12 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Home Plate Ump Pulls The String a Little Early: During the third inning of yesterday's 16-4 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays, home plate umpire Mark Carlson...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After extending their winning streak to seven games last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take their second straight game from...
• 6/11 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/11: After extending their winning streak to seven games last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take their second straight game from...
• 6/10 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Toronto Blue Jays: Pitchers:Friday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.82) vs. Jo-Jo Reyes (2-4, 4.16)Saturday – John Lackey (3-5, 7.60) vs. Brandon Morrow...
• 6/8 B-R Blog: Ramon Hernandez and a catcher leading the way in WPA: Way back on Opening Day, Ramon Hernandez posted what stands as the highest single WPA performance so far in 2011. With the Reds...
• 6/6 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Sunday, June 5: Washington 9, Arizona 4 (11 innings): In a game that featured 5 hit batsmen and a pair of manager/pitcher ejections, 4 things...
• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Reyes on a Roll: Jo-Jo Reyes started a new streak, winning his second start in a row as the Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 7-4. Reyes last 6 1/3...
• 6/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Braves’ March: Jair Jurrjens for NL Cy Young?: Jake – “Dorn!” Dorn – “Yeah!” Jake – “This guy used to throw you inside right?” Dorn – “Yeah.” Jake –“Good,...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar's hit streak snapped: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar was htiless in three at-bats Wednesday, June 1, against the Cleveland Indians, snapping his...[+] career-best 12-game hitting streak.

• 5/31 MLB Fantasy Recon: Help At Shortstop?: Asdrubal Cabrera (SS Cleveland Indians) The Asdrubal parade will be over soon. He’s putting up unsustainable power...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has hit safely in eight in a row: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 2-for-5 with a double, run scored and RBI Friday, May 27, against the Chicago White Sox....[+] Escobar entered the game hitting .355 (22-for-62) with a .440 on-base percentage over his past 16 games.
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Jays Contacted Mets About Reyes, Others This Spring: In Spring Training, the Blue Jays contacted the Mets to find out their plans about several players, including Jose Reyes, according...
• 5/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 48: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7: On Tuesday, the Yankees waited for the late innings to score most of their runs, but on Wednesday they scored early and often. ...
• 5/25 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 48 -2011: Starting Lineups BLUE JAYS (24-24) Yunel Escobar SS Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Juan Rivera 1B Jose Molina C Aaron Hill...
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar back to leadoff spot: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 1-for-3 Tuesday, May 24, agianst the New York Yankees. He was serving as the cleanup hitter...[+] Monday, May 23.
• 5/24 Stealing First Base: Teixeira logra el triunfo en la 9na: Yanquis 5, Azulejos 4: NUEVA YORK (AP) – Curtis Granderson bateó el martes un sencillo impulsor que empató la pizarra en la novena entrada, luego...
• 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: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 47 -2011: Starting Lineups Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar SS Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Juan Rivera 1B J.P. Arencibia C Aaron...
• 5/24 Stealing First Base: Bautista and Arencibia lead Blue Jays over Yankees: By HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run double in a five-run sixth inning and Jose Bautista...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar moved to cleanup spot: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar was moved to the cleanup spot for the first time this season, and he went 1-for-3 Monday, May...[+] 23, against the New York Yankees. Manager John Farrell wouldn't commit to how long Escobar's audition would last.
• 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...
• 5/23 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 46 -2011: Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis CF Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Yunel Escobar SS Juan Rivera 1B Aaron Hill 2B Eric Thames...
• 5/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview: Yankees vs. Blue Jays III: Don’t pitch to Jose Bautista: It’s no secret that Jose Bautista has, in seemingly record time, become the most feared hitter in baseball. What Bautista...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar finds the seats: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth of the season, two runs scored and two RBIs Saturday,...[+] May 21, against the Houston Astros. Escobar has five RBIs over the past six games.
• 5/21 DC Pro Sports Report: Evaluating the Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes for Alex Gonzalez, Tyler Pastronicky, and Tim Collins: Last July, the Jays sent SS Alex Gonzalez, who was having a career year after signing with the Jays as a FA, as well as SS prospect...
• 5/21 BoSox Injection: Evaluating the Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes for Alex Gonzalez, Tyler Pastronicky, and Tim Collins: Last July, the Jays sent SS Alex Gonzalez, who was having a career year after signing with the Jays as a FA, as well as SS prospect...
• 5/20 The Process Report: Abraham: Rays Attempted to Acquire Franklin Morales: After tonight’s game ended, the Red Sox acquired Rockies reliever Franklin Morales. According to the Boston Globe’s Peter...
• 5/19 The Process Report: Daily Process: Bullpen Locks Down Rays Victory: The Rays put up three runs in the second inning by using some unconventional tactics. Tampa Bay scored on the strength of two...
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Trio extend hitting streaks to eight games: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar and OFs Jose Bautista and Corey Patterson each had at least one hit to extend their hitting...[+] streaks to eight games Monday, May 16, against the Detroit Tigers.
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has three-hit game: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 3-for-6 with two runs scored Saturday, May 14, against the Minnesota Twins. Escobar has...[+] hit safely in six straight games, going 10-for-21 (.476) during the impressive span.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar back atop lineup: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (ankle) went 1-for-3 with a run scored, walk and RBI Wednesday, May 11, against the Boston...[+] Red Sox in his return to the lineup.
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar back in lineup: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (ankle) was back in the lineup Wednesday, May 11, after taking a fastball off his ankle Tuesday,...[+] May 10.
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar will be re-evaluated Wednesday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (leg) will be re-evaluated before the game Wednesday, May 11. He is listed as day to day after...[+] leaving the game Tuesday, May 10, due to a lower left leg contusion.
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar suffers leg contusion: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (leg) suffered a lower left leg contusion Tuesday, May 10, against the Boston Red Sox. He was...[+] 1-for-2 with a walk, strikeout and run scored before departing.
• 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 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Toronto Blue Jays: (Yes, I'm messing with the fonts again.  Bear with me, my tinkering will stop soon enough).Pitchers:Tuesday – Jon Lester...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar moved to leadoff: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 2-for-4 Sunday, May 8, against the Detroit Tigers. He was in the leadoff spot for the...[+] second consecutive game for manager John Farrell, who shook things up for the game Saturday, May 7.
• 5/4 Giants Nirvana: The Dark Ages at Shortstop?: The 2000s were, in general, a great decade of talent at the shortstop position. Miguel Tejada, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez...
• 5/4 MLB Fantasy Recon: All Waiver Wire Team from The FB Cafe: I'd be sitting Stewart until he proves himselfIan Stewart heads this week's recommendations from The FB Cafe's list of pick ups. ...
• 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...
• 5/1 PaulLebowitz.com: Viewer Mail 5.1.2011: Nicole writes RE my review of the Joe DiMaggio book—link: Paul – bravo! That is one of the best book reviews I’ve read...

• 4/29 The Process Report: Jays Demote Travis Snider: Travis Snider is a name that often pops up in comparison to Josh Sale. Both are Washingtonians who bat left-handed with similar...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar sits bench: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar took a scheduled day off Thursday, April 28. Manager John Farrell said Escobar will start all...[+] three games over the weekend.
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar draws manager's praise: Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell was raving about SS Yunel Escobar and his defense Wednesday, April 27. Escobar hasn't made...[+] an error in 74 chances over 21 games. He has turned 16 double plays.
• 4/26 Nolan Writin': Toronto Blue Jays (10-12) at Texas Rangers (14-8) Game 2 Preview: The Rangers weren’t able to hold off the Blue Jays last night but tonight is another night and is the night for the second...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Corey Patterson batting leadoff Sunday: OF Corey Patterson is hitting leadoff, with SS Yunel Escobar batting second against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, April 24, according...[+] to Richard Griffin of The Toronto Star. OF Juan Rivera is serving as the designated hitter.
• 4/21 B-R Blog: Jed Lowrie’s great career start: Through Wednesday's games, Jed Lowrie has a career BA of .268 and a SLG of .448. Doesn't sound like much, does it? But in his...
• 4/21 My Pinstripes: Colon A Winner..Period: Bartolo Colon stepped out on a Major League mound in the 1st inning tonight for the first time since July 24, 2009 and though...
• 4/20 The Captain's Blog: Jays Rally Late Against Rivera As Bullpen Innings Continue to Mount: The Yankees’ have sorely needed more innings from their starters, but having Ivan Nova come out of the bullpen to pitch the...
• 4/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Blue Jays I: Oh, it’s you again: The Yankees head up to Toronto to face their most annoying foe of the 2010 season (for some people that distinction might go to...
• 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Eligible For Free Agency (6) The Jays seemingly took Juan...
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar goes yardToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 1-for-4 with his second home run of the year Monday, April 18....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 1-for-4 with his second home run of the year Monday, April 18.
• 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 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar's streak ends: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 0-for-4 against the Boston Red Sox Saturday, April 16, ending a streak of reaching base...[+] safely at 11 consecutive games, according to The Associated Press.
• 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...
• 4/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/16: Apparently the two days off did nothing for the Boston Red Sox as they were roughed up last night in a 7-6 loss to the Toronto...
• 4/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/16: Apparently the two days off did nothing for the Boston Red Sox as they were roughed up last night in a 7-6 loss to the Toronto...
• 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...
• 4/14 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Rafael Furcal's injury boosts Gwynn's value. (AP)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar" fantasy...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Jose Molina, Yunel Escobar have big games: Toronto Blue Jays C Jose Molina had three hits, including two doubles, and two RBIs to help defeat the Seattle Mariners Wednesday,...[+] April 13, according to The Associated Press. SS Yunel Escobar went 3-for-5 with one run scored and an RBI.
• 4/13 Baseball Moves: Too Early To Panic, Right?: The season is almost 2 weeks old so it’s too early to panic about our first and second round draft picks not living up to...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar returns to the lineup: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (head) went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a strikeout Sunday, April 10, against the Los...[+] Angeles Angels of Anaheim in his return to the lineup, reports The Associated Press. Escobar had been sidelined for three games due to a head injury.
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Could have Yunel Escobar back Sunday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (concussion) could return to action Sunday, April 10, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca....[+]
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar cleared to fly: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (concussion) has been cleared by doctors to fly with the team on their West Coast road trip...[+] this weekend, according to SportingNews.com.
• 4/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: Notes from Thursday's Action from The Baseball Professor: I'm going to JacksonThe Baseball Professor gives a more indepth look at Edwin Jackson's performance.  The Professor is buying...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar not expected to go on DL: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (concussion) is not expected to be placed on the seven-day disabled list designated for concussions,...[+] according to MLB.com's Larry Millson. 'We think Yunel is going to be fine, he's feeling great. We'll run him through the tests that MLB has mandated, and once he has passed those tests and is certified by a Commissioner's Office doctor, then he can take the field. We expect that to be early next week,' skipper John Farrell said.
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has mild concussion: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (concussion) has been diagnosed with a mild concussion and is being listed as day-to-day, according...[+] to the National Post's John Lott. Escobar is expected to return early next week.
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar has CT scan: Updating earlier reports, Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (head) had a CT scan, which came back negative, The Fan 590's Mike...[+] Wilner reports.
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar to see neurologist: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (head) will visit with a neurologist Thursday, April 7, as part of Major League Baseball's...[+] new protocol to deal with head injuries, according to The Globe and Mail's Robert MacLeod. 'I actually spoke to him this morning and he felt good,' manager John Farrell said. 'But, with the protocol, we've got to have him seen and examined by the neurologist.'
• 4/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: Wednesday's Ntoes from Roto Arcade - **** Trumbo: **** lived up to the hypeAndy Beherns over at Roto Arcade brings us our first notes on how good Jeremy **** was last night, despite...
• 4/7 Baseball Musings: Dizzy Escobar: Yunel Escobar played a good game Wednesday until he was removed for dizziness: Escobar was shaken up after sliding face first...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar out: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (dizziness) is out of the lineup Thursday, April 7, The Globe and Mail's Rob MacLeod reports....[+] Escobar is in the clubhouse, though.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar to be re-evaluated Thursday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (dizziness) will be re-examined Thursday, April 7, after leaving a game Wednesday, April 6,...[+] due to dizziness, reports Shi Davidi, of Sportsnet.ca. Manager John Farrell said after the game that the team is cautiously optimistic and that they're 'not entertaining something like (a concussion).'
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar leaves early: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (head) left the game early Wednesday, April 6, after sliding head first, according to The Globe...[+] and Mail's Jeff Blair. Escobar looked uncomfortable in the field after his slide and was holding his head.
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar connects for first HR: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI Tuesday, April 5, against the Oakland...[+] Athletics. Escobar has two multi-hit games in his first four starts.
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 4: 7:28PM EDT: I love seeing Kevin Kouzmanoff be selective at the plate. I think it ought to pay dividends to him in the Long-run...
• 4/4 COSFBA: 2011 Draft Results: Middle Infielders Targeted: Second base and shortstop continue to be shallow positions in fantasy baseball, with the upper tiers separating themselves from...
• 4/2 B-R Blog: Albert Pujols grounded into 3 double plays on Opening Day: By now you've probably heard that Albert Pujols grounded into 3 double plays on Opening Day. Grounding into at least 3 double...

• 3/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar may hit second in lineup: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar has a .414 batting average during spring training and manager John Farrell believes Escobar...[+] would be a perfect fit to hit in the second spot in the starting lineup behind OF Rajai Davis, reports Gregor Chisholm, of MLB.com. 'The current swing that he has is built for a hit-and-run to be executed fairly routinely,' Farrell said. 'He has a good understanding of how to move runners.'
• 3/27 Baseball Reality Tour: Clearing the Notebook: Here is a quote I read that struck me as a poignant piece of advice to writers, particularly if you're like me and you have an...
• 3/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Updated Rankings by Position from Fantasy Cafe: Check out some Spring Training adjusted Player Rankings by Position out from Fantasy Cafe.  List is adjusted for spring trends...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Best Arb Eligible Position Players Without Extensions: These days, most of the best arbitration eligible players are signed to multiyear deals.  So far this offseason 25 players signed...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar expected back Saturday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) is dealing with a minor back injury, and he is expected to return to the lineup Saturday,...[+] March 19, reports Gregor Chisholm, of MLB.com.
• 3/18 MLB Fantasy Recon: Going Deep Underrated / Overrated Draft Guide for Rounds 11+: We've published a lot of over/under rated lists this spring, but this may be the best.  Last Player Picked takes the time...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar scratched: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) was a late scratch Friday, March 18, with soreness in his back, MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm...[+] reports.
• 3/15 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Toronto Blue Jays: Jose Bautista needs to repeat this home run trot often to keep the Blue Jays offense in gear. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team...
• 3/11 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Spring Training Report - Grapefruit League 3/11/11: One of my favorite sleeper picks, Yunel Escobar is red hot this spring.  Everybody's favorite sleeper pick, Mike Stanton...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Jo-Jo Reyes: The Blue Jays have four out of options players with less than five years of big league service time, according to MLB.com's Gregor...
• 3/4 Braves Journal: Other playing possibilities: If anything happens to Brian McCann or David Ross, it would seem that J. C. Boscan has replaced Clint Sammons (no longer in the...

• 2/21 Baseball Musings: Five Year PMR, Shortstops: The long term fielding study continues with a look at shortstops. (See yesterday’s post for background.) The following table...
• 2/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Outside the Top 200; Complete MLB 2011 Fantasy Baseball Hitter Sleeper Rankings: This is a complete sleeper list of hitters outside the top 200 O-Rank on Yahoo which could have an impact in 2011.  Players...
• 2/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Your MLB Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers, Outside the Top 200: These players should not be roster in every league and have the potential to contribute.  They are off most top 200 lists. ...
• 2/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Ryan Ludwick: Petco Sleeper?: Ryan Ludwick was the pick up of the year in 2008 when he clubbed 37 home runs, knocked in 113, and hit .299.  All those...
• 2/19 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Your MLB Fantasy Baseball Deep Sleepers, Outside the Top 200: These players should not be roster in every league and have the potential to contribute.  They are off most top 200 lists. ...
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Royals Notes: Moustakas, Hosmer, Ka'aihue, Young: Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star answered a number of Royals-related questions during an online chat with fans today.  Here...
• 2/16 MLB Fantasy Recon: Draft Board Analysed: Ryan Ludwick: Petco Sleeper?: Ryan Ludwick was the pick up of the year in 2008 when he clubbed 37 home runs, knocked in 113, and hit .299.  All those...
• 2/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Previews: Toronto Blue Jays: (This is the third installment in our series previewing the 2011 seasons of each American League team. Last week we looked...
• 2/13 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Ranking the Shortstops: While the depth of second base doesn't scare me this season, SS freaks me out.  I will be sure to grab before #8 on this...
• 2/11 PaulLebowitz.com: Fantasy Man: Regarding the title, I mean that in all possible connotations in relation to me. I don’t play fantasy sports. I don’t...
• 2/7 Call to the Pen: The Atlanta Braves System: If you're reading this, that means I've finished my rundowns of the farm systems of the teams in four of the six MLB divsions. I...
• 2/7 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: Yunel Escobar: Will Yunel's skill set shine in 2011? (Getty) Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player, good or bad, and...
• 2/2 The "Mc" Effect: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Preview - Shortstop Rankings: Introduction -Catchers -First Basemen -Second Basemen Third Basemen -Shortstops -Outfielders 1 -Outfielders...

• 1/31 The "Mc" Effect: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Preview - Shortstop Rankings: Introduction -Catchers -First Basemen -Second Basemen Third Basemen -Shortstops#1 Hanley RamirezHanley...
• 1/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Teetering: Barring anything miraculous in the positive or negative sense, there are teams that we pretty much know their collective fates....
• 1/24 PaulLebowitz.com: The Remainders: As spring training approaches, the Rays weekend signings of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez diminishes the number of remaining...
• 1/18 The Biz of Baseball: Salary Arbitration Watch: Escobar, Ludwick, Bell, Perez: The deadline for signing players without exchanging figures is at 1pm Eastern Time. Here's the first batch of signings from...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Avoid arbitration with five: The Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration with SS Yunel Escobar, OF Rajai Davis, P Casey Janssen, P Jesse Litsch and P Shawn Camp,...[+] according to MLB.com's Gregor Chrisholm. Escobar received a one-year, $2.9 million deal and Davis received a two-year, $5.25 million deal with a team option worth $3 million for the 2013 season. Camp will make $2.25 million this year, Janssen will earn $1,095,000 and Litsch will make $830,000. Davis will make $2.5 million this year and $2.75 million in 2012.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Players To Avoid Arbitration: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. The sides will then settle on a salary between the...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Bautista's Arbitration Case: This piece was first published on MLBTR on October 13th, 2010. Arbitration Expert Breaks Down Bautista’s Value With MLBTR A...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Avoid Arbitration With Carlos Villanueva: The Blue Jays and Carlos Villanueva have agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.415MM according to SI.com's Jon Heyman. Villanueva...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Jays, Soriano, Farnsworth, Arroyo: Some news items from the AL East... Toronto's payroll could end up being in the $80-$85MM range, tweets FOXSports.com's Jon...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Nine potential arbitration cases: The Toronto Blue Jays could have as many as nine players go through arbitration, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm. The eligible...[+] players include OFs Rajai Davis and Jose Bautista, SS Yunel Escobar and Ps Jason Frasor, Brandon Morrow, Jesse Litsch, Shawn Camp, Carlos Villanueva and Casey Janssen.
• 1/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar or Rajai Davis could bat first: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar and OF Rajai Davis are both under consideration to serve as the team's leadoff hitter next...[+] season, according to Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com. Davis is expected to have the edge unless he opens the season as Toronto's No. 4 outfielder.

• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Lots Of Arb Cases For Angels, Jays, Giants, Padres: The Angels and Blue Jays have more upcoming arbitration cases than any other major league teams. Toronto and Los Angeles both...
• 12/26 The Golden Sombrero: Around The League: Lincecum’s SI cover, Manny Ramirez, Yunel Escobar, J.R. Richard and more…: Baseball fans loved Tim Lincecum’s suit and bowtie look so much that Sports Illustrated thought that it...
• 12/6 The UpperCard Network: Brewers Acquire Shaun Marcum: The Brewers have acquired Shaun Marcum from the Blue Jays. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirms the news....
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Interested In Bartlett, Hardy: The Pirates would like to upgrade at shortstop and are interested in Jason Bartlett and J.J. Hardy, according to Jon Paul Morosi...

• 11/30 Baseball Press: Three Up, Three Down - Shortstops: Ian Desmond is poised for a breakout year in 2011. (AP) Baseball Press presents a new miniseries titled "Three Up, Three...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 26th: Though November 26th hasn't historically been as action-packed as the day that precedes it, some memorable transactions have gone...
• 11/10 B-R Blog: Best defensive shortstops in 2010: Here's an updated list of shortstops from 2010 ranked by best fielding runs (minimum 100 games played, at least half at SS.) Sean...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Exercise Options For Gonzalez, Infante: The Braves exercised their 2011 options for Alex Gonzalez and Omar Infante, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...

• 10/29 Braves Journal: Hitting coaches: I’ve written this before, but it’s been awhile and I don’t know if I ever did a formal post on the subject,...
• 10/21 B-R Blog: 2010 Least Valuable Player: Who was the least valuable player in the majors this year? Let's start with the following list of 23 players. These are the players...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Big Raise Ahead: Jose Bautista’s 2011 Salary: Arbitration Expert Breaks Down Bautista’s Value With MLBTR A glance at the all-time single season home run leaders tells you...
• 10/12 PaulLebowitz.com: The Bobby Cox Legacy: Going out the way he came in: There's no question that Bobby Cox is deserving of going to the Hall of Fame as a baseball...
• 10/12 Sabernomics: So Long, Bobby…and Thank You: Last night, the Braves 2010 season came to an end, along with Bobby Cox’s managerial career. I was a good fan this year,...
• 10/7 Baseball Moves: Playoff Profiles: Atlanta Braves: Atlanta Braves Postseason Profile Season Summary They’re at it again. After missing the playoffs four straight seasons, the...
• 10/7 Obstructed View: NLDS: Braves vs Giants: The last of the four Divisonal Series is the Wild Card winning Braves against the NL West champion Giants. Both teams made it...
• 10/5 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Atlanta Braves: The Bravos are sending Cox off with a bang. (AP) It took 162 games but the Atlanta Braves punched their playoff ticket on...

• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Francisco Rodriguez's Trade Value: Two winters ago, Francisco Rodriguez was the most attractive free agent closer around, but if the Mets put him on the trade market...
• 9/20 Crashburn Alley: Braves-Phillies Series Preview with Peter Hjort: It looked like the Phillies were going to welcome in the Atlanta Braves with just a two-game lead in the NL East, but thanks to...
• 9/19 Fungoes.net: Are injuries a valid excuse for the Cardinals’ demise?: During last Sunday’s Baseball Tonight Live chat on ESPN, a commenter posed the following question: Matt obviously a tough...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar collects four hits Friday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI against the Boston Red Sox Friday, Sept. 17, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar swinging hot stick: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar is batting .356 with a double, home run and six runs in his last 12 games, according to MLB.com's...[+] Jesse Sanchez.
• 9/10 Baseball Musings: Beating Bautista: Jose Bautista hit two two-run home runs, one in the fifth and one in the seventh to help bring the Blue Jays back from an 8-3...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Three players homer Monday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Vernon Wells, 2B Aaron Hill and SS Yunel Escobar all homered Monday, Sept. 6, to give the team a 7-2 win...[+] over the Texas Rangers, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar returnsToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) returned to the lineup Monday, Sept. 6, MLB.com's Larry Millson reports. ...[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) returned to the lineup Monday, Sept. 6, MLB.com's Larry Millson reports.
• 9/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Trade Destinations For Colby Rasmus: Most teams fortunate enough to have cheap, productive players don’t have a whole lot of interest in trading them. The Cardinals,...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar day-to-day: Updating previous reports, Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) missed his sixth consecutive game Saturday, Sept. 4, according...[+] to MLB.com's Zach Schonbrun. He took batting practice before the game and is listed as day-to-day.
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | More on Yunel Escobar, Fred Lewis: Updating a previous report, Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) appears closer to returning than OF Fred Lewis (elbow),...[+] according to MLB.com's Thomas Boorstein. Escobar could return Saturday, Sept. 4, after missing five games with a sore back. Lewis was available to run Friday, Sept. 3, but not to hit. SS Mike McCoy hit leadoff Friday and started at shortstop. OF Travis Snider filled in in left field for Lewis.
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Two sitting: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) and OF Fred Lewis (elbow) are out of the lineup Friday, Sept. 3, according to the team's...[+] Twitter page.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar likely out until Saturday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) missed his fourth straight game due to a stiff back Wednesday, Sept. 1, according to...[+] Associated Press writer Fred Goodall. Escobar is not expected to play until Saturday, Sept. 4.

• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar sits againToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) sat out again Monday, Aug. 30, with a stiff back, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) sat out again Monday, Aug. 30, with a stiff back, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar out SundayToronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) did not start Sunday, Aug. 29, according to The Associated Press....[+] Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (back) did not start Sunday, Aug. 29, according to The Associated Press.
• 8/27 The UpperCard Network: Will The Blue Jays Regret Not Dealing Bautista?: ESPN projects Jose Bautista on pace to hit 52 home runs and 122 RBI to finish the 2010 season, which would be more home runs in...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Toronto Blue Jays: A look at the Blue Jays players who will be arbitration-eligible after the season... First time: Fred Lewis, Yunel Escobar,...
• 8/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Jose Bautista hits two more Jose Bautistas, spoils Nova's debut start as Blue Jays beat Yanks 3-2: Do we really have to play this team eight more times?Jose Bautista hit two more home runs -- or Jose Bautistas, as they have...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/21: After getting s**** 16-2 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in game two of a three-game set against the Toronto...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/21: After getting s**** 16-2 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in game two of a three-game set against the Toronto...
• 8/18 Bus League Baseball: Q&A: Blue Jays Prospect Adeiny Hechavarria: Adeiny Hechavarria signed with the Toronto organization in mid-April of this year, about ten months after he arrived in Mexico...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: The Dodgers' Approach To Matt Kemp: He “was slow to learn to be a professional,” someone who drew the ire of his manager and “infuriate[d] some members of...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Suitors For Derek Jeter: Let’s induge ourselves for a minute and play a game. Imagine, if you can, that Derek Jeter is not going to re-sign with the...
• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Vernon Wells, Yunel Escobar return Wednesday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Vernon Wells (foot) and SS Yunel Escobar (knee) both returned to the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 11, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/10: After a split with their bitter rivals the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border to take on the Toronto...
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar scratched Tuesday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (knee) was scratched from the lineup Tuesday, Aug. 10, with a sore right knee, according to...[+] MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. OF Travis Snider will move up to the No. 2 spot with SS John McDonald hitting ninth.
• 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Dunn, Reds, Ransom, Gonzalez: Links for Monday night, as Brandon Phillips' choice words make this week's Reds-Cardinals series that much more intriguing... MLB.com's...
• 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 MLBTradeRumors: Alex Anthopoulos' First Year: Alex Anthopoulos took over as general manager of the Blue Jays on October 3rd, 2009.  Though he might make a few moves in August,...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Travis Snider leads off Wednesday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Travis Snider hit leadoff Wednesday, Aug. 4, with OF Fred Lewis and SS Yunel Escobar taking the day off,...[+] according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. Snider is batting .385 (5-for-13) with two doubles, one home run and three RBIs in five games since being recalled.
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Three players homer Sunday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista, 2B Aaron Hill and SS Yunel Escobar all homered Sunday, Aug. 1, according to The Associated...[+] Press, in a 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

• 7/31 The UpperCard Network: Braves Acquire Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth: The Braves have acquired outfielder Rick Ankiel along with former Braves reliever Kyle Farnsworth from the Royals in exchange...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Royals/Braves Trade: Ankiel, Farnsworth for Chavez, Collins, Blanco: In the last non-waiver deal of 2010 that involved multiple players on both sides changing hands, the Kansas City Royals sent veteran...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Acquire Ankiel, Farnsworth: 3:19pm: The deal is confirmed by a Royals press release, which notes that they sent cash to the Braves too. 3:10pm: The Braves...
• 7/26 The Crazy Crabbers: Edgar Renteria, Not as bad as you think: There are calls for Edgar Renteria's head from the peanut gallery. Here is a sampling of comments made over at the Extra Baggs...
• 7/26 Call to the Pen: D’backs/Angels Trade Analysis: Dan Haren, Joe Saunders, and More: If you regularly read my trade analyses here at Call to the Pen, you probably know my formula for breaking things down: I start...
• 7/25 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 25: Position Players: ss Yunel Escobar – Doubleheader 1b Lyle Overbay – Doubleheader 3b Edwin Encarnacion – Doubleheader of...
• 7/23 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 23: News fallout: Despite Ozzie Guillen’s hedging, pick up J.J. Putz if he’s still available for some reason. Wilson...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Werth, Fielder, Uggla, Mets: The Phillies have asked the Rays about B.J. Upton and Wade Davis, but someone familiar with the trade talks tells Jon Heyman of...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar out again Wednesday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (hand) is out of the lineup again Wednesday, July 21, due to a right hand contusion, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. SS John McDonald received the start at shortstop in Escobar's place. Manager Cito Gaston is optimistic that Escobar will return Thursday, July 22.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar sits out Tuesday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar (hand) was scratched from the team’s lineup Tuesday, July 20, with a bruised right hand, reports...[+] The Canadian Press. X-rays were negative and revealed no fracture. He was replaced in the lineup by SS John McDonald.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Leaving Yunel Escobar's swing alone: The Toronto Blue Jays have seen nothing in particular that they feel they need to change with SS Yunel Escobar's swing, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. 'Murph and I agreed, right now, just leave him alone,' manager Cito Gaston said. 'Let him go on his own. He's done a good job so far.' Escobar went 6-for-13 with one home run and five RBIs in his first three games with the team.
• 7/20 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Braves Options, Uggla Availability: Going around the diamond for July 20th: Within an article discussing the Braves as a legit postseason team vs. the Padres as a...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Relievers, Beltre: Red Sox rumors from those covering the team... GM Theo Epstein said he isn't close to any trades, reports Nick Cafardo of...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Iannetta, Athletics, Bautista: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports kicks off his latest column with a look at Alex Rodriguez's $30MM worth of home run incentives. ...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/12/10 - 7/18/10: Baseball lost George Steinbrenner this week, easily it's most recognizable owner, and the National League won it's first All...
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Yunel Escobar homers Sunday: Toronto Blue Jays SS Yunel Escobar hit his first career grand slam Sunday, July 18, and finished the team’s game 3-for-4 with...[+] five RBIs and two runs scored, reports The Associated Press.
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Raising the Escobar: Yunel Escobar picks up three hits against the Orioles, one of three Jays hitters to collect three hits in the 10-1 Toronto victory....
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Hitting like the Jays: Yunel Escobar hits his first home run of the season, a grand slam in the second inning to give the Blue Jays a 5-1 lead over the...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Carmona, Oswalt, Rangers, Orioles: Sunday morning linkage.. R.J. Anderson of Fangraphs attempted to peg Fausto Carmona's trade value. Roy Oswalt wants to claim...
• 7/17 The UpperCard Network: Chone Figgins, Blue Jays Rebuilding Strategy: Saturday news: Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times looks at how Chone Figgins leaving the Angels to sign with the Mariners as a...
• 7/16 Baseball Press: First Half Fantasy Stars and Scrubs: Could this First Half Scrub be a Second Half Star? (AP) The Baseball Press Crew sat down on Wednesday night for a podcast...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Sheets, Padres, Scutaro, Nationals: A few links to check out while the Yankees play their first game without George Steinbrenner at the helm since 1972... James...
• 7/16 Call to the Pen: Blue Jays/Braves Trade Analysis: Alex Gonzalez, Yunel Escobar, and More…: It’s certainly been a busy July on the trade front, and it got busier earlier today, as the Toronto Blue Jays shipped SS...
• 7/16 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Giants, Fielder, Lee: On this date in 2001, Fred McGriff invoked his no-trade clause to block a deal that would have sent him from the last place Devil...
• 7/16 The UpperCard Network: Around The Diamond: Astros Approach, More Escobar Reaction: Around the diamond for July 16th: With a now depleted farm system after the promotions of Jason Castro and Chris Johnson, Bernando...
• 7/16 Tomahawk Take: GAME RECAP: Atlanta Braves 2 Milwaukee Brewers 1: To say the Braves had an eventful All Star Break would be an understatement. Five players represented the team on the winning...
• 7/15 Baseball Press: Trading Places: Alex Gonzalez and Yunel Escobar: Gonzalez is a better fit for Atalanta than Escobar. (AP) On Wednesday morning the second major trade in less than a week...
• 7/15 The UpperCard Network: Braves, Bluejays Writers Weigh In On Escobar Trade: After the Braves sent Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes to the Jays for Alex Gonzalez, Tim Collins and Tyler Pastornicky, my initial...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Braves-Blue Jays Trade: The Braves and Blue Jays swapped shortstops today and it's time for you to weigh in. We've heard from the experts, but what do...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | No plans to move Adeiny Hechevarria to another position: The Toronto Blue Jays have no plans to move SS Adeiny Hechevarria to another position and delay his progress toward the big leagues...[+] after the acquisition of SS Yunel Escobar, according to The Toronto Star's Morgan Campbell. Instead, general manager Alex Anthopoulos hinted that Escobar could be the one changing positions.
• 7/14 El Maquino: Brendan Stays; Gonzalez to Braves: Mentioned earlier that the Blue Jays were scouting the Cards-Astros game, but the Braves traded Yunel Escobar for Alex Gonzalez; meaning...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Yunel Escobar-Alex Gonzalez Trade Reactions: The Braves sent Yunel Escobar north for a veteran who happens to lead MLB shortstops in home runs (Alex Gonzalez). It's a win-now...
• 7/14 MLBguru: Braves acquire Alex Gonzalez: The Braves made a move today to steady their chances for a NL-East title this season.  Atlanta has traded Yunel Escobar and Lefty...
• 7/14 The UpperCard Network: Bluejays Acquire Yunel Escobar For Alex Gonzalez: The Bluejays have acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar and reliever Jo-Jo Reyes from Atlanta in exchange for shortstop Alex Gonzalez,...
• 7/14 Baseball Musings: Shortstop Trade: The Braves and Blue Jays completed a five-player deal, the center of it a swap of shortstops. Yunel Escobar heads to the great...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Acquire Alex Gonzalez, two pitchers: The Atlanta Braves have acquired SS Alex Gonzalez and Ps Tyler Pastronicky and Tim Collins from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange...[+] for SS Yunel Escobar and P Jo-Jo Reyes, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Acquire Yunel Escobar, Jo-Jo Reyes: The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired SS Yunel Escobar and P Jo-Jo Reyes from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for SS Alex Gonzalez...[+] and Ps Tim Collins and Tyler Pastronicky, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Acquire Yunel Escobar: The Blue Jays acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar and pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes from the Braves for shortstop Alex Gonzalez and minor leaguers...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Acquire Yunel Escobar, Jo-Jo Reyes: The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired SS Yunel Escobar and P Jo-Jo Reyes from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for SS Alex Gonzalez...[+] and Ps Tim Collins and Travis Pastronicky, reports MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: Solutions At Short: The Tigers, Cardinals, Rockies and Padres could improve at short and other teams, like the Yankees, have interest in adding a...
• 7/11 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves Injury Report Heading into the All Star Break: As we told you earlier, Jason Heyward has decided not to parti**** in the All Star Game. He however reported no problems with...
• 7/7 MLBguru: Atlanta listening to offers for Yunel: Jerry Crasnick tweets that Atlanta may be willing to listen to offers regarding Yunel Escobar.  They could be hesitant to make...
• 7/6 The UpperCard Network: Braves Getting Calls For Yunel Escobar: According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Braves have received many calls on teams trying to “bottomfeed” on acquiring...
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Are Inquiring On Yunel Escobar: Teams are calling the Braves about shortstop Yunel Escobar, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick (links all via Twitter) ....
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Teams calling about Yunel Escobar: The Atlanta Braves have received calls from teams looking to buy low on SS Yunel Escobar, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports. The...[+] Braves are hesitant to move the 27-year-old and think he may have a big second half.

• 6/29 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 29: I hope nobody starved to death… the diner isn’t being shut down, but I’ve not even had time to look at my own...
• 6/29 Tomahawk Take: Tim Hudson Out Duels Strasburg, Braves win 5-0: The much anti**** debut of Stephen Strasburg was well received in Atlanta. 42,889 fans made their way out to Turner Field and...
• 6/28 Baseball Musings: Killer Defense: Chipper Jones draws a walk and Brian McCann singles to start the seventh against Stephen Strasburg. He then induces Troy Glaus...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Not Actively Shopping Escobar: One American League scout gets the sense that the Braves may be willing to trade Yunel Escobar, according to Mark Bowman and Chris...
• 6/21 Tomahawk Take: Braves Sweep Royals, Lead Division by 2.5: Source: Yardbarker.net I can remember a time when a Braves team would struggle in a series against a lesser opponent. Not taking...
• 6/17 NY Baseball Digest: Cano/A-Jax Lead in Runs Saved: John Dewan’s “Stat of the Week” examined the early return on the top fielders who saved runs this year. If you...
• 6/10 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 10: Position Players: Angel Pagan – Jon Garland and Mat Latos are both doing well this season, and aren’t easy pitchers,...
• 6/7 Tomahawk Take: Braves vs Dodgers, Series Review: Source: Yardbarker.com 5-3 – Kris Medlen vs Hiroki Kuroda The Braves staked starter Kris Medlen to an early 4-0 and...
• 6/2 Tomahawk Take: Braves Take First Two Games From Philly, Lead Division: Source: Yardbarker.com What an awesome turnaround? By taking the first two games of their three game set with the Phillies, the...

• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar crosses Mendoza Line: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar had three hits Sunday, May 30, to lift his average from .188 to .203, The Associated Press reports....[+]
• 5/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Complete Sweep of Pirates, Take Finale 5-2: (Source: Yardbarker.com) It is official, Kenshin Kawakami has to be snake bit. Kawakami finished off his third great start in...
• 5/28 Tomahawk Take: Braves Hammer Marlins Bullpen, Win 8-3: Source: Yardbarker.com For the second night in a row, Atlanta Braves batters teed off on the Florida Marlins bullpen. Martin...
• 5/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar snaps slump: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar snapped an 0-for-15 slump with two hits in the seventh inning Wednesday, May 26, The Associated...[+] Press reports. He had three hits in his previous 36 at-bats.
• 5/26 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 26 (Breakfast Edition): Remember to get your moves in extra-early today with the early start! They didn’t exactly pile up the strikeouts, but...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar continuing to struggle at the plate: Entering play Sunday, May 23, Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar was 3-for-28 since being activated from the disabled list, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He is batting .187 for the season.
• 5/22 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 22: Edwin Encarnacion suddenly put his name back in the hat for guys to consider grabbing and keeping, with his 3-homer game yesterday...
• 5/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar activated from disabled list: The Atlanta Braves activated SS Yunel Escobar (groin) from the 15-day disabled list Saturday, May 15, according to USAToday.com....[+] He went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup.
• 5/15 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 15: We don’t often discuss how MLB teams handle their operations on Roto Lunch, aside from where it impacts you, the fantasy...
• 5/12 B-R Blog: Sabermetric Fielding: Adam Everett’s Legendary 2006: (Note: All of the data in this post was obtained from the new Baseball-Reference Fielding Stats.) Sometimes a player has a season...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar to go on rehab assignment: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) will go on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett later this week before he is eligible...[+] to come off of the disabled list Saturday, May 15, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. SS Brandon Hicks is likely to be sent down to the minors to make room for Escobar.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar expected to return Saturday: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) is expected to come off of the disabled list when he is eligible Saturday, May 15, according...[+] to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar to DL: Updating a previous report, the Atlanta Braves placed SS Yunel Escobar (groin) on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, May 4, with...[+] a strained left adductor, according to CBSSports.com.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar appears headed for DL: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) appears headed for the 15-day disabled list, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Carroll...[+] Rodgers reports. SS Luis Bolivar was called up from Double-A Mississippi to replace SS Brandon Hicks in the lineup at Triple-A Gwinnett Monday, May 3. Hicks was presumably on his way to join the team for their road series against the Washington Nationals.
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar could land on DL: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) could be headed to the disabled list this week, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman. ...[+]
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar still sidelined: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (thigh) missed his second consecutive game because of a strained thigh Saturday, May 1, according...[+] to The Associated Press.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar out Friday: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) is out of the lineup Friday, April 30, with a strained left adductor, according to The...[+] Associated Press. He is being listed as day-to-day. IF Omar Infante is starting at shortstop Friday.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | More on Yunel Escobar: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) strained his left adductor muscle in his groin fielding a...[+] groundball and throwing to first base Thursday, April 29, and could return in a few days, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Yunel Escobar injured Thursday: Atlanta Braves SS Yunel Escobar (groin) left the game in the seventh inning Thursday, April 29, with a strained left groin muscle,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Jason Heyward bats fifth Friday, with Glaus and Escobar out: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien reports Atlanta Braves OF Jason Heyward batted fifth against the New York Mets...[+] Friday, April 23, as a result of slumping SS Yunel Escobar and 1B Troy Glaus being given the day off. Both players returned to the lineup Saturday, April 24, and Heyward returned to the seventh spot in the batting order.
• 4/20 MLBTradeRumors: First Time Arbitration-Eligibles: More than 80 players project to be eligible for arbitration for the first time after the 2010 season.  It's a big step in a...