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Toronto Blue Jays Sign Vladimir Guerrero, but to What End?
May 11th, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Yesterday evening it was announced that the Toronto Blue Jays had signed potential future hall-of-famer Vladimir Guerrero to a minor league deal that will be worth 1.3 million pro-rated to the amount of time he actually spends with the big league club. It's hard to imagine why Guerrero, a player...
Cincinnati Reds Do the Impossible, Shatter the Dreams of Toronto Blue Jays Fans
April 3rd, 2012 at 2:36 PM
Yesterday the Cincinnati Reds and superstar first baseman Joey Votto came to terms on a new contract that will keep him in a Reds uniform for the next 12 years (and most likely his entire career) for the staggering sum of 251.5 million dollars. Essentially, the contract boils down to...
Toronto Blue Jays Interested in Jorge Soler
February 16th, 2012 at 5:59 PM
MLB.com reported that on Wednesday the Toronto Blue Jays attended a workout held for outfielder Jorge Soler in the Dominican Republic. Soler is regarded as the second most talented Cuban star who may enter MLB this year behind new Oakland Athletic Yoenis Cespedes who just signed a four year contract...
Toronto Blue Jays Avoid Arbitration, Sign Casey Janssen
February 14th, 2012 at 1:17 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed reliever Casey Janssen - their final remaining arbitration eligible player this offseason - to a two year deal worth a reported 5.9 million dollars with a club option in 2014 for another four million. While this is hardly a steal for the Jays in...
Toronto Blue Jays No Longer After Manny Ramirez
February 13th, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported on Sunday that the much-maligned former Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers DH/left fielder Manny Ramirez will not be signing with the Blue Jays for the 2012 season as they no longer have any interest...
Toronto Blue Jays Interested in Manny Ramirez
February 4th, 2012 at 2:29 PM
As Manny Ramirez attempts to make his return from a brief retirement from baseball, he is - as ESPN Deportes reports - weighing his options between the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Baltimore Orioles. It is intriguing that two AL East teams would be interested in Ramirez, but not...
What the Prince Fielder Signing Tells Us About the Toronto Blue Jays
January 26th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
Rejoice Blue Jays fans! No, not because your team just signed Francisco Cordero at 4.5 million to be the fifth best relief pitcher on your team, but because in spite of the fact that you desperately need a productive first baseman, your team's front office did not get swindled by...
Toronto Blue Jays’ Reliever Obsession Continues
January 25th, 2012 at 4:44 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired former Cincinnati Reds closer Francisco Cordero via free agency for the price of 4.5 million over one year. In an offseason that saw the Jays trade for Sergio Santos and Jason Frasor while signing Darren Oliver, one would have thought that Toronto had satisfactorily...
Toronto Blue Jays Lock up Brandon Morrow for Next Three Years
January 24th, 2012 at 5:34 PM
After having some disagreements over one-year salary negotiations with Brandon Morrow that looked like they were headed to arbitration, the Toronto Blue Jays have announced that they have locked up their number two pitcher for the next three years at the team friendly price of 20 million. The deal also...
Texas Rangers Ink Yu Darvish, Add Another Layer of Suspense to Prince Fielder Situation
January 19th, 2012 at 5:54 PM
The Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a contract worth 60 million over six years with Yu Darvish shortly before the deadline for negotiations yesterday, and the consummation of that deal will seemingly take them out of the running for the biggest remaining prize in free agency - first baseman...
Rounding up the Toronto Blue Jays Arbitration Action
January 18th, 2012 at 1:56 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays were able to avoid arbitration with Kelly Johnson, Carlos Villanueva, and Ben Francisco this week by signing them for the year to deals worth 6.375 million, 2.2275 million, and 1.537 million, respectively. In addition to the more dated news that the Jays were able to avoid...
Toronto Blue Jays Add Reliever Darren Oliver
December 31st, 2011 at 2:43 PM
In a move that is unlikely to generate the kind of excitement that Blue Jays fans are desperate for, Toronto has signed former Texas Rangers reliever Darren Oliver to a one year deal with a club option for 2013. Working clean up duty in front of closer Neftali Feliz last...
Alex Anthopoulos is Unenthused by Free Agent Market; Actively Pursuing Trades
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:11 PM
The National Post published a brief Q&A with Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos on December 20th in the aftermath of the announcement that the Texas Rangers won the bidding war for Yu Darvish. Anthopoulos was predictably mum on the whole Darvish situation - failing to acknowledge in an almost...
Texas Rangers Win Yu Darvish Bidding War; Save Toronto Blue Jays from Themselves?
December 20th, 2011 at 1:34 AM
Major league baseball announced late last night that the Texas Rangers won the bidding war for Japanese ace Yu Darvish, and that his team - the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - would be accepting the record setting 51.7 million dollar posting fee. The Rangers now have 30 days to get...
The Mat Latos Trade and What It Means for the Toronto Blue Jays
December 18th, 2011 at 7:19 PM
On Saturday the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres completed what is widely regarded as the most significant trade of the offseason thus far. Headed to San Diego was a considerable package of talent headlined by catching prospect Yasmani Grandal and first baseman Yonder Alonso. Also headed to the...
Toronto Blue Jays Poised to Make a Run at AL East Crown
December 16th, 2011 at 4:56 PM
In an article published on ESPN.com today which you can read here, writer David Schoenfield details why he believes that the Blue Jays are ready to make the AL East a four team race (three teams if you think the Carl Crawford deal coupled with Theo Epstein's departure will doom...
Toronto Blue Jays Submitted Highest Bid for Darvish?
December 16th, 2011 at 1:45 AM
SI.com is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays are the highest bidder for Japanese ace pitcher Yu Darvish. Right now you can file this under "hearsay" as there has been no acknowledgement by Darvish, Toronto, MLB, or Darvish's home team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters that this is in fact...
Yu Darvish Bids are in, Where Do the Blue Jays Stand?
December 15th, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Major league baseball teams had until 5pm on Wednesday to submit their bids for the superstar Japanese hurler, and Yu Darvish's team - the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters - have until 5pm on December 20th to accept or reject the highest bid. The Fighters' decision on the matter is little...
Yu Darvish Posted, Blue Jays Interested
December 9th, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Japanese super-star Yu Darvish announced on his blog early yesterday morning that he would be requesting for his team, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, to post him and thus make him eligible to come play for a major league team. The Fighters have, as they've always indicated they would, given...
Second Baseman Kelly Johnson Accepts Arbitration
December 8th, 2011 at 3:50 PM
***PHOTO1*** Kelly Johnson has accepted the Toronto Blue Jays' offer of arbitration and is now slated to fill second base for the Jays again in 2012. Second base was a key hole that Toronto needed to address this offseason and while it did not appear for some time that Johnson...
