What's old is new again: Blue Jays acquire Liam Hendriks from Royals for...
A day after losing the seventh game of the World Series, the Kansas City Royals shipped off right-hander pitcher Liam Hendriks to the Blue Jays in return for what is expected to be a catcher. Hendriks...
View ArticleBlue Jays pick up Andy Dirks and Jeff Francis
The Blue Jays claimed outfielder Andy Dirks off waivers from the Tigers and signed Jeff Francis to a minor league contract.Dirks,28, is a left-handed batter, he's played all 3 outfield spots in 3...
View ArticleBlue Jays to play Reds in Olympic Stadium on April 3 and 4
Since a report from Montreal's 98.5 FM's Jeremy Filosa way back in mid-August that the Blue Jays were playing two spring training exhibition games at Olympic Stadium, there have been multiple...
View ArticleJ.A. Happ will make $6.7 million in 2015 as Blue Jays exercise contract option
A decision has been made: according to Jon Heyman, Alex Anthopoulos has decided to take J.A. Happ to be his pitcher for 2015, picking up a $6.7 million club option that was placed on Happ's contract...
View ArticleBrewers acquire Adam Lind from Blue Jays
The first baseman will head to Milwaukee in the first significant deal of the offseason.The Brewers have acquired first baseman Adam Lind from the Blue Jays, according to a major-league source....
View ArticleBlue Jays Trade Adam Lind to Brewers for Marco Estrada
The Blue Jays picked up the option on Adam Lind and traded him to the Brewers for Marco Estrada.Estrada is a 31 year old, right-handed pitcher. He split time between the rotation and the bullpen last...
View ArticleBlue Jays bring back J.A. Happ, decline options on Dustin McGowan, Brandon...
The Jays were busy on Saturday, making multiple option decisions.The Blue Jays announced their option decisions on Saturday, exercising their club option on left-hander J.A. Happ ($6.7 million) while...
View ArticleReading Room: MLB free agency season taking shape
Plus: White Sox showed interest in Adam Lind and the Twins are close to a new managerWith free agency approaching, Major League Baseball teams can exclusively negotiate with their own free agents --...
View ArticleThis weekend only made things more unclear
Thanks to the Blue Jays deciding to make all their news on busy weekends, I never really got the chance to digest all of this weekend's moves until recently and things still aren't clear in my head....
View ArticleBlue Jays have had "internal discussions" about Russell Martin
The Canadian-born catcher may be a fit for the potentially aggressive Jays.The Blue Jays have had "internal discussions" about signing free agent catcher Russell Martin, according to Jeff Blair of...
View ArticleJ.A. Happ drawing trade interest
The left-hander could be on the move this offseason.Just a few days after the Blue Jayspicked up their $6.7 million club option on LHP J.A. Happ, opposing teams have contacted the Toronto about a...
View ArticleIntroducing the 2014 SB Nation MLB Awards
The SB Nation Baseball sites are running our own MLB Awards and, as always, we (well mostly I) need your help.The awards are going to be:the funnest moment of 2014the most regrettable moment of 2014the...
View ArticleWhat will the Blue Jays do with Marco Estrada?
The trade of Adam Lind provided more questions than answers, and the biggest is what becomes of the team's newest hurler.Like many Blue Jays fans, when I first heard the team had trade Adam Lind for...
View ArticleGoodbye Sergio Santos, we hardly knew ye
Perhaps one of the moves that flew under the radar this past weekend was the Blue Jays expected buyout of Sergio Santos for $750,000, instead of picking up his $6 million option. While his poor 2014...
View ArticleBlue Jays Year in Review: July
July was a good month and it ended on such a great note. If only the season had followed suit. June was rough and July started off the same way.The Jays lost eight of 12 games heading into the All-Star...
View ArticleAstros Dallas Keuchel wins AL Gold Glove Award
Dallas Keuchel received mainstream recognition yesterday for his fielding from the mound with his first Rawling's Gold Glove Award.Dallas Keuchel received mainstream recognition yesterday for his...
View ArticleArizona Fall League update: RHP Tyrell Jenkins
The 2010 first round draft pick is primed to climb the organization ladder in 2015.The Arizona Fall League provides minor leaguers with a stage in which they can enhance their prospect status. Despite...
View ArticleBaseball America's Top Ten Blue Jays Prospects
Baseball America has posted their Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects (we will wait until January to post our top prospects list, mostly because I hate putting up the list and then having guys traded...
View ArticleBlue Jays will host Reds in Montreal next spring
Baseball will be back in Montreal once again, with the Blue Jays hosting the Reds for a pair of spring training games.The Blue Jays played the Mets in a pair of exhibition games last spring. That...
View ArticleThursday Bantering: Howie Kendrick rumors
Ben Nicholson-Smith tells us that the Blue Jays have interest in Howie Kendrick:Howie Kendrick is definitely worth monitoring, as the Blue Jays have placed multiple calls on his availability this year....
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