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Blue Jay Minor League Free Agents
13 days ago by
Bluebird Banter
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The Jays have 16 Six-Year minor league free agents. Here is the list:
Pitchers: RHP T.J. Beam, LHP Fabio Castro, RHP James Lehman, LHP Chris Michalak, LHP Davis Romero, RHP Sean Smith
Catchers: Adair Betegon, Kyle Phillips
Infielders: Howie Clark, Jesus Gonzalez, Kevin Howard...
The Backstop Boys
September 05, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Four wins out of five = a really nice night for the farm teams. The offense was especially impressive - as were the performances from two catchers.
Las Vegas 7 Portland 2The offense was working again Friday night and JP Arencibia led the way with two homers and six RBI. The catcher...
The A&M Way
September 04, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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As the season winds down in the minors the affiliates won two of five games last night. Las Vegas won on the strength of a one hit-around inning while some of Auburn
32-14
September 03, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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That is the combined score of the games last night (not in the Jays' affiliates' favour), as they combined to go an opposite of perfect 0-5.
Fresno 10 at Las Vegas 4When your bullpen pitches 5 shutout innings, that's a good sign. But it's also a bad sign, because it...
No Where Near Weekly Poll
September 02, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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Been awhile since we had a 'Weekly Poll', but thought I'd ask you all Which batter you would most like to see the Jays call up for September? You can make your case in the comments.
Poll
What batter would you like to see the Jays call up for September...
Things I don't understand
September 02, 2009 by
Bluebird Banter
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Sometimes I really don't understand our organization. It is September, and we are out of the race. One would think it would be time to look at guys. And we call up three players? So many things we are doing make no sense in any way. What could we do?
Kevin Millar amazes me...
Another Forgettable Day
August 27, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Four losses and two games were postponed or cancelled. Ho hum.
Reno 6 @ Las Vegas 4
A Really Bad Day for the Blue Jays' Front Office
August 20, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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I couldn't help but follow up on the whole Unsigned Three issue having had time not only to digest a lot of fan conversation but also to hear more discussion by commentators and team officials.
Of course, it must be said that all of us outside the team have insufficient data to...
Schimpf Steps Upf
August 20, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Three wins in four tries. Ryan Schimpf went 4-4 with a home run to lead Auburn to victory. TJ Beam pitched well as Las Vegas won. And the GCL Jays won a slugfest 12-11, Michael Crouse is heating up and he added four more hits in this game. New Hampshire took...
The Farm Takes an 0-Fer
August 17, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The Jays' affiliates need help! Too bad they won't be getting it from three of their top 4 picks, as James Paxton, Jake Eliopolous, and Jake Barrett failed to sign on draft deadline day.
Albuquerque 4 at Las Vegas 3Fabio Castro pitched well, allowing 2 runs in 7 innings. Unfortunately...
Andrew Liebel is Unfamiliar With the Term 'Run Support'
August 17, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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A 3-2 night for the affiliates featured a pair of excellent starts and another nice performance by a Double-A speed demon.
Albuquerque 2 Las Vegas 5A pretty tidy game for the 51s. Buck Coats and Howie Clark each had a pair of hits while Brian Dopirak doubled...
Tepera Tosses a No-No
August 15, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The big boys were 0-3 on the night but the short-season teams picked up the slack with three wins. Dunedin's game was postponed due to rain.
Albuquerque 12 Las Vegas 6The Dodgers affiliate peppered the 51s pitchers with 20 hits and scored 12 runs. TJ Beam allowed six runs on 12...
The Cooper Nails It
August 12, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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David Cooper had a big night, three hits including a two run game winning home run in the ninth inning. Lansing won in extra innings, or rather South Bend loast it as the Lugnuts last five runs were unearned. The GCL Jays won behind a three hitter. Las Vegas, Dunedin...
Starting Pitching Better Than Clutch Hitting
August 12, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The affiliates could easily have gone 6-0 but they had to settle for a split as two games got away in extra innings and another was lost in the late going. The hitting with runners in scoring position was abysmal but there were a number of good performances turned in on...
Lucky Sevens for Angel Sanchez
August 10, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Las Vegas had 19 hits in their win. Angel Sanchez had three of them and 7 RBI's including a grand slam. Sanchez has been hot recently with the bat, hot streak or new level of performance? Time will tell. Dunedin as a team had three hits but still won on...
Cubs Lose 11-5, Fall Two Games Out - But Cubs Win, Too! (Iowa Cubs, That Is)
August 09, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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by David Zalubowski - AP
Sorry, Randy. It just wasn't your day.
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Most of what I'm going to write about today's game is going to be from the boxscore...
Extra Inning Wins and Nine Inning Losses
August 07, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The affiliates won both games that went into extra innings but lost every game that didn
51s' 3-4-5 know the 411
August 03, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Las Vegas split a double-header with Salt Lake, and the 3-4-5 hitters (Randy Ruiz, Travis Snider, Brian Dopirak) continued to mash.
Salt Lake 7 at Las Vegas 5 (game 1)This was a heart-breaker for Vegas. They built a comfortable 5-2 lead going into the 7th (and last) inning, thanks...
A Day of Liberation
August 03, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Sorry for the delay. I'm actually on vacation in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Of all the things I've hoped to do in this small artists town about a three hour drive north of Mexico City, sounding off on another disappointing day for the affiliates isn't one of them. I...
Some Ups and Some Downs
August 01, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Sure the big-league club stunk it up last night and the club lost aGold Glove third baseman at the trade deadline, but Halladay is stillhere and the triple-A affiliate had a big night with the bats... So,baseball life goes on.
Las Vegas 14 Portland 1Adrian Martin had a nice return...
Nobody Cares About the Lower Minors Anyway
July 29, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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As a Batter's Box Official Minor League Guy or something, that is an extremely un-PC thing to say. But Vegas, New Hampshire and Dunedin all won, while the rest of the affiliates lost. I'm allowed to be a fair-weather minor league updater, right? No? Okay, fine, here are all...
Four Shutouts, a Meltdown and a Blowout
July 24, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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The six minor league contests yesterday included four shutouts, a bullpen and fielding meltdown and an outburst at the plate for a struggling affiliate. Two Toronto affiliates threw shutouts while two others were held off the scoresheet, as the Fisher Cats were on the wrong end of...
Randy, Randy, Randy
July 23, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Randy Ruiz hit a three run walk-off home run to lead Vegas to victory. Auburn won a doubleheader 6-5, that was the score in both games. Henderson Alvarez retired the first 13 hitters he faced as Lansing won. Carlos Perez led the GCL Jays to a win. Dunedin scored...
Unwelcome Free Baseball
July 10, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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There was lots of free baseball on the farm yesterday, but given how things are currently going I
Perez Could Be Next!
July 08, 2009 by
Batter's Box
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Luis Perez stated his case for a promotion with a strong start for New Hampshire and Dunedin made just enough contact at the plate to earn the only two wins in the system on Tuesday. The rest of the affiliates didn't fare as well thanks to a come from ahead loss...
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