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Week 5 - Behind the Dish
Top pitching prospect coming back slowly but surely from arm woes. Gerry McDonald, best known for his minor league work at Battersbox.ca, was in Dunedin recently and had a chance to sit down and speak with top pitching prospect Brett Cecil of the Dunedin Blue Jays. This is the 5th edition of Behind the Dish and our reach on the internet continues to grow.
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April 29, 2008
Discuss
Keeping it Rios with Hill
The Toronto Blue Jays today announced that they have signed budding superstar Alexis Rios to a 6 year 64 million dollar deal, meanwhile Aaron Hill has signed for 4 more years worth a grand total of 12 million dollars. The deal with Hill was the biggest surprise for most part, it was lightly discussed...
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April 20, 2008
BJ is back!!
Toronto 5 Texas 4
Almost one year to the date since he last appeared for the Blue Jays BJ Ryan recorded 3 outs in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his first save of the year in his appearance since his return from Tommy John surgery. The game reached an extra innings situation after [...]
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April 20, 2008
March-April 2008 Wallpaper
Everyone apart of the messag boards seem to be highly interested in getting a decent looking Jays schedule desktop wallpaper up and running. Well we are here to deliver for you, here is the first version of Blue Jay Way’s desktop wallpaper. For the opening month of the season (plus the lone gam...
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April 20, 2008
Jays bring in Benitez
From various report the Jays have signed Armando Benitez to a minor league contract. He is now 35 years young and split time with the Giants and Marlins this past season. He went 2-8 with 17 saves and a 5.37 ERA. His best season was when he saved 47 games with the Marlins in 2004.
This [...]
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March 19, 2008
Janssen done for the year
The Jays announced that Casey Janssen will require surgery on his right shoulder and will be on the shelf for the duration of the season. An MRI yesterday on Casey’s sore shoulder revealed that he had a torn labrum. Janssen will go under the knife sometime early next week with the operation bei...
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March 17, 2008
Glaus for Rolen; Nearly Complete
Various reports online have third basemen Troy Glaus being sent to St. Louis in exchange for 3rd basemen Scott Rolen. Glaus has had a rough time playing in Toronto with the artificial turf which has lead to numerous leg injuries. Rolen on the other hand has had his own problem with injuries. The t...
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March 02, 2008
Chacin & Tallet sign
Chacin and Tallet today signed one years deals to aviod arbitration with the Jays. Chacins deal is reportedly worth $725, 000
More details to follow
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March 02, 2008
BJW Exclusive interview: Jamie Campbell
Jamie I would like to first thank you for setting some time aside to participate in another Q&A with BlueJayWay. It is always an honour to sit down with you and talk baseball. I heard you on the radio the other day in Ottawa (The Team 1200) and it seems that right now everyone [...]
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March 02, 2008
Marc’s outlook: The Hot Corner
Seeing as yesterday we missed posting a positional write up, today we will make it up with a double day. Today we take a look at the left side of the infield, starting up in the bigs this year for the Jays will be two former Cardinals in Rolen and Eckstein. However who exactly falls [...]
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March 02, 2008
Marc Hulet’s outlook: Catchers
Everyday until we go through each position, we will release an offensive depth article. I will break down where I see every player right from A ball up to the bigs will end up come the 2008 season. Up first we take a look at the happenings behind the plate for the Jays [...]
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March 01, 2008
Jays add depth, Sign RHP Camp
JP was at it again by adding some additional depth to our bullpen by signing Shawn Camp to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Last season Shawn spent with the Tampa Bay Rays while posting a 0-3 record with a 7.20 ERA in 50 games in 2007.
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March 01, 2008
New Year, New Look
We are always looking for ways to improve the overall experience for you everyone who is apart of the site. After starring at the design for the forums, I found that it was hard on the eyes. We encourage everyone to spend as much time as they want on the forums. People are not [...]
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February 26, 2008
Arbitration Avoided - Rios Signed
Word just broke the Jays have signed Alex Rios to a one year deal to avoid arbitration. The deal is said to be worth $4.385 Million. Alex had his best year with the Jays this past season posting career highs in home runs with 24, RBI’s with 85 and had a batting average of .297. [...]
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February 22, 2008
Marc’s outlook : Outfield Part 1
Another article for Marc’s Outlook series, this time we take a look at the outfield but it will be split in two part with the next one coming sometime this weekend. Quite a few players are gone from the outfield from last year. Mottola, Vento, and Griffin are a few that are no longer in [...]
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February 22, 2008
Marc’s outlook : Shortstop
Marc’s series of articles are back with today’s outlook surrounding the Shortstop position. Aaron Hill and Russ Adams were originally drafted as shortstops but now find them selves at 2nd base and as a utility infielder.
The Jays still have defensive star John MacDonald and new comer Da...
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February 10, 2008
Morris & Stottlemyre miss the Hall
Jack Morris received 233 votes which equaled 42.9%, while Todd Stottlemyre only received a lone vote which equaled .02%.
To enter the hall you need 75% of the the vote.
More Details to come
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February 10, 2008
Minor League Reports Live!
Happy holidays minor league fans… BlueJayWay.ca and minor league columnist Marc Hulet are proud to present (free of charge) more than 170 scouting profiles for EVERY player currently in the Jays’ minor league system. It has taken more than two years to complete this first of what will h...
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February 10, 2008
Baseball Card Shows in Toronto
A lot of fans collect classic baseball cards. Whether you are looking for a Joe Carter rookie card (1984 Donruss) or need only a Jeff Kent card to finish your 1992 Blue Jays team set, Baseball Card Shows can be an excellent place to look for great deals and difficult-to-find cards. Upcoming sports ca...
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February 09, 2008
Matt Stairs returning for more
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed New Brunswick native Matt Stairs to a 2-year contract extension worth 3.5 million dollars. Stairs who will turn 40 shortly before next spring training had a great first season with the Blue Jays providing a valuable spark and solid numbers all after being signed t...
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February 05, 2008
Rios signs deal with Toronto
Word just broke the Jays have signed Alex Rios to a one year deal to avoid arbitration. The deal is said to be worth $4.385 Million. Alex had his best year with the Jays this past season posting career highs in home runs with 24, RBI's with 85 and had a batting average of .297.
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February 05, 2008
Marc Hulet's outlook: First Base
The response was great for the first part of this series of articles. Today we will break down the first base position, there are a lot of interesting names on this list with the likes of Chip Cannon(as seen on the right), Kevin Barker and Brant Colamarino. This is the second part of the series [.....
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February 01, 2008
Second base : Marc’s outlook
Today we take a look at the Jays and their organizational depth in the second base position. One would of thought that Russ Adams would be the starting short stop right now. He has tried to find his game as a second basemen and has had a tone of ups and downs along the way. [...]
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February 01, 2008
Johnson signs 1 year deal
Reed Johnson has signed a one year deal with the club for a reported 3.275 million dollars. Reed’s season started off slow last year after undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disk. He hit a .236 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI in 79 games. The 17th round pick(1999) of the Jays is [...]
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February 01, 2008
Towers set to land in the Rockies
Reports are surfacing that now former Blue Jay Josh Towers has signed on with Colorado Rockies. The deal is rumored to be worth $1.8 million in the first year with a mutual option for an additional year at $3 million.
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January 30, 2008
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