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Are the Toronto Blue Jays Done with Adam Lind?
May 18th, 2012 at 5:39 PM
After having begun the season about as poorly at the plate as possible while contributing even less in the field, Adam Lind was finally optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas yesterday, mercifully putting him and many Blue Jays fans out of their misery. Brought up in place of Lind was Yan...
Adam Lind Putting the Final Nails in His Own Coffin
May 15th, 2012 at 3:05 PM
It is truly difficult to be a worse hitter than Adam Lind has been this year. At .589, Lind is currently tied for the 20th worst OPS in MLB, but his futility really doesn't end there. His on base percentage of .273 represents a career low, and his power -...
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...
Are the Toronto Blue Jays Giving David Cooper a Chance to Stick at First Base Over Adam Lind?
March 10th, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Reading the tea leaves in spring training is a particularly risky endeavor, and trying to read them this early in spring training can be characterized as nearly asinine. Still, among the things that would seem to matter would be the amount of playing time that is being given to certain...
How a Jose Bautista for Joey Votto Deal Makes Sense
March 4th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
If you haven't already read our article on why Jose Bautista may be due for a spot at first base in the near future, do so, because it lays a foundation without which this article may seem ludicrous. The Cincinnati Reds are enjoying the production of one of the most...
Is Jose Bautista the Eventual Answer at First Base for the Toronto Blue Jays?
March 3rd, 2012 at 2:23 PM
For this article to make any sense at all, we need to first begin with a premise about the talent that the Toronto Blue Jays have in their organization, and in particular, where that talent is young and cost-controlled. There are two areas where the Jays have a considerable amount...
Is Joey Votto in the Future Plans of the Toronto Blue Jays?
January 28th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays, as even casual fans of the franchise will know, have a problem at first base. Adam Lind has not even been an average major league hitter over the past two seasons, and the organization does not have any talent in the minor league pipeline to fill...
Upgrading the Toronto Blue Jays on the Cheap
December 21st, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Having lost out in the bidding war for Yu Darvish to the Texas Rangers, the general consensus now is that Toronto has a significant amount of money to spend with no obvious place to spend it. If you're a regular reader at Blue Jays 101 you're probably aware that Zack...
Toronto Blue Jays on Prince Fielder’s List
December 5th, 2011 at 7:39 PM
With the baseball winter meetings opening today in Dallas, many outlets have reported that Prince Fielder has narrowed his list of preferred suitors down to three teams - the Milwaukee Brewers, the Washington Nationals, and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays' inclusion on this list comes as a mild...
