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Jays sign Thole
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed catcher Josh Thole to a one year contract worth US $800,000. A veteran of seven Major League seasons with New York (Mets) and Toronto, Thole is a career .249 hitter with eight home runs and 104 RBI in 428 games. The Breese, Illinois native appeared in 18 games for Toronto in […]
Smoak stays a Jay
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a one year contract worth US $3.9 million, thus avoiding arbitration. SMOAK, who turns 30 on Saturday, appeared in 132 games for Toronto last season batting .236 with 18 home runs, setting career-highs in RBI (59) and OPS (.768). The Goose Creek, South Carolina native was credited […]
Jays sign Happ for Three Years
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed lefty J.A. Happ to a three year contract worth US $36 million. Happ made 31 starts for Seattle and Pittsburgh last season, going 11-8 with a 3.61 ERA, posting career-highs in innings (172) and strikeouts (151). Following a trade to the Pirates in July, the left-hander went 7-2 with a 1.85 ERA […]
Rogers the Twin Scorpion
Minnesota Twins prospect Taylor Rogers was the winning pitcher for the Scottsdale Scorpions in Saturday’s Arizona Fall League championship game. Rogers, who is the Twins’ No. 13 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, twirled three shutout innings Saturday, allowing two hits and striking out a pair of batters. The 24-year-old concluded his AFL regular season with […]
The Only MVP downs Team 12
Ted Drew-Smith was probably the hottest hitter at the Blue Jays Fantasy Camp. Hitting a home run to put his team into the semi finals on Wednesday and another in the finals Thursday Drew Smith is shown here adding insurance with an RBI single His team the “The Only MVP” named after their manager George Bell beat […]
The Ageless Biback Plays at them All
Blue Jays Fantasy Camper Steve Biback kept his string intact for the 2015 camp having been to them all. Biback, who doesn’t list his age came to Dunedin for the first camps held from 1993 through 1998 then again when they resumed again this year. He is the only camper to make them all. During […]
Day 2 Campers
With a fantasy camper at bat plate umpire Gary Glover kind of gets in tight behind the catcher for a good reason. It seems that Glover forget to put on his shin guards prior to leaving the umpires room. Not to worry he escaped without injury. As a note Glover’s brother in law, Vince […]
2016 Jays Home Spring Training Schedule
DATE LOCATION VERSUS TIME Wednesday, March 2 DUNEDIN Philadelphia Phillies 1:07 PM Friday, March 4 DUNEDIN Baltimore Orioles 1:07 PM Saturday, March 5 DUNEDIN Philadelphia Phillies 1:07 PM Monday, March 7 DUNEDIN Atlanta Braves 1:07 PM Tuesday, March 8 DUNEDIN Pittsburgh Pirates 1:07 PM Friday, March 11 DUNEDIN Boston Red Sox 1:07 PM Sunday, March […]
It’s Blue Jays Camper Time
Former Blue Jays manager and hitting coach Cito Gaston listens as former infielder Pat Tabler explains the finer points on hitting to a group of fantasy campers. Between 70-80 die hard Blue Jays fans are in Dunedin, Fl. at the team’s Mattick Complex for the first Fantasy Camp since 1998 that runs through Thursday. […]
The Runners Go!
(Above) Getting two RBI is fairly easy with a single when the runners are off on the pitch except the way Sarasota native Tim Schalch did in the MSBL on Friday at the Mattick Complex. Playing along Billy Colome at short Schalch got an infield hit in the hole to short that scored two runs for the Brandon Bombers […]
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