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Gonzo Not Going Anywhere!
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The Blue Jays have added right-handed pitcher Reidier Gonzalez to their 40-man">http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091119&content_id=7691216&vkey=news_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor">40-man roster. That means the...
Lincecum Repeats as NL Cy Young
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Tim Linceum wins a very close vote to take home his second Cy Young Award.
Linceum's 100 points edged out Chris Carpenter (94) and Adam Wainwright (90). Linceum and Wainwright were named on all 32 ballots, with Wainwright actually polling more first-place votes (12 to 11) than...
A Uniform You Won't See Anymore
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I'm disappointed this club will not be wearing this sharp road uniform anymore but you can take a look at it here through the "ventana of visuality" known as the Batter's Box POTD.
Denard Span leads off from first during first inning action September...
Is Rachel Phelps Calling The Shots Here?
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As a "reward" for loyal fans and season ticket holders for a 75 win campaign, the Blue Jays organization is considering jacking up the price of single game tickets for next season according to the Globe & Mail. In addition, the team is cutting...
Kevin Phillips Bong'ed
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He polled no votes at all. Not a sausage. Bugger all. He didn't get a whole lot of love from the Baseball Writers Association of America but he gets some here in another installment of the Batter's Box POTD.
Ricky Romero delivers a pitch against Seattle in his final 2009 start...
Prospect Ranking - Diamond Futures
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A hat tip to KaneCoKeith who alerted me that Dimaond Futures had begun ranking the farm systems of the major league teams with the Blue Jays. Chad Jenkins is the top rated prospect. In case you were wondering they didn't pick the Jays out of interest, Toronto is their...
Greinke Wins AL Cy Young
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To the surprise of (hopefully) no one, Zack Greinke has won the AL Cy Young.
The only thing mildly surprising is his margin of victory, as Seattle's Felix Hernandez was a pretty distant second. Greinke received 25 of 28 first place votes. Hernandez had 2, and AL strikeout leader...
Minor League Free Agents
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The guys who are free agents who don't cost a draft pick, or more than the ML minimum, is out with over 500 names to choose from. Can any help the Jays?
From http://thegameofbaseball.myblog.it/ and http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/minor-league-free-agentsBlue Jay...
Baileys? Irish Creamed!
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Congratulations to Andrew Bailey, winner of the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year award -- he probably shouldn't have won it, frankly, but the voters seem inclined to live by the mantra "when in doubt, give it to an Oakland Athletic" --he's the seventh Oaklander to win it...
Coghlan's Law - Marlin Wins NL ROY
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Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins may be pouring a cocktail or two today as he wins the National League Rookie of the Year award.
The 24 year-old Coghlan beat out Phillies lefty J.A. Happ by just 11 points for top NL rookie honours. Rounding out the top five were Atlanta...
Another Phillips For Toronto? Scutaro To Beantown?
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TSN.ca, via Jeff Blair of the Globe & Mail, says the Blue Jays have interest in Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips. The same story also mentions the Red Sox are interested in Jays shortstop Marco Scutaro according to ESPN.com's Peter Gammons.
The 28 year-old...
Bailey receives AL ROY award
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According to reports, Oakland A's relief pitcher Andrew Bailey is the American League Rookie of the Year, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes and 88 points. Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was the runner-up with 65 points, one ahead of Detroit Tigers ...
Wells' Wrist Well Again
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The wrist surgery for Vernon Wells went "well" (get it?) according to bluejays.com's Jordan Bastian. The 30 year-old center fielder is expected to be ready for the start of spring training next year.
Vernon Wells leads off from second base during a game against...
Hardball Times - Chavez #1 Prospect
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The Hardball Times rates outfielder Johermyn Chavez as the Jays best minor league prospect in its top 10 list. The minor league crew at Batter's Box had Chavez at #12 in the top 30 list which you can check out here, here and here.
THT rates righty...
Frickin' AAA!
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The Jays Triple-A all-star representative gets the limelight in the world wide web phenomenon known as the Batter's Box POTD. ;D
Congratulations to first baseman/DH Randy Ruiz, who's pictured here on Jays Vision in his first appearance as a Blue Jay at the Rogers...
Golden Bats = Silver Sluggers
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Congratulations to second baseman Aaron Hill and designated hitter Adam Lind for winning Silver Slugger Awards for 2009 according to Jordan Bastian from bluejays.com. A tip of the graphite Jays cap to Bauxite perlhack for the heads up.
Left Photo - Adam Lind pinch-hits for Randy...
Setting the AL Gold Standard ...
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The 2009 American League Gold Glove Awards have been "handed" out and are presented here entirely without comment from Batter's Box, as a means of inviting your comments and corrections, Bauxites around the world ...
Position Player Team C Joe Mauer, Twins...
The Straight Dope, Jays Get A Real McCoy
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The Jays have added first baseman/DH Brian Dopirak to the 40-man roster and also acquired utility man Mike McCoy off the waiver wire from the Colorado Rockies.
McCoy comes to the Jays after getting his first taste of the big leagues this past season. The 28 year-old right...
Still Here.......For Now!
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This Blue Jay was on the verge of going back to the team he began his major league career with. He's the subject of our POTD.
Lyle Overbay bats against the Twins at the Rogers Centre September 7th.A proposed deal that would have sent first baseman Lyle Overbay to Arizona...
Alex Anthopoulos Lays Out His Vision
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Alex Anthopoulos has completed his due diligence with the players, coaches, other GM and agents and he held a conference call today to answer questions about his plans. The conference call can be heard here. The call is 35 minutes long.
Here are my notes from the call:No...
75 to 88 Wins in 2 Simple Steps
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It's easier than you might think.
Step 1: Do NothingThe Jays won 75 games last year, but Pythagoras suggests they should have won 83 (actually, 83.5 to be more precise). The only significant non-random factor that affects a team's deviation from its Pythagorean record is the...
Gomez Gomez Gone
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The biggest sports transaction between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota since Brett Favre took place Friday as the Brewers and Twins completed a trade. One of the principles of that deal is the subject of our POTD.
Carlos Gomez kneels down...
Snake Eyes for Phillips & Lefties
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Jordan Bastian from bluejays.com reports the Jays have outrighted catcher Kyle Phillips and lefties Davis Romero and Bill Murphy to Las Vegas to make room on the 40-man roster.
Phillips catching in the bullpen before a September 26th game against Seattle at the Rogers Centre...
Another Reason To Hate The Yankee$
15 days ago by
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Evil Empire manager Joe Girardi is looking to change his uniform number. My suggestion to him is to 86 this idea. Another would involve the number 96 backwards and any or all of his players.
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Leaf Problems For Lincecum
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing marijuana charges after being pulled over for speeding in his home state of Washington last week. The 2008 National League Cy Young award winner is scheduled to appear in court in December.
Lincecum is in contention...
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