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Who should be the Blue Jays' fourth outfielder?
Spring training is getting closer (yay, it seems like this has been the longest of off-seasons, I would so much love to have actual baseball to talk about), so I thought we could start looking at the...
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Poll Time: Do you approve of the job Blue Jays ownership is doing?
We've had approve polls for Alex Anthopoulos, John Gibbons and even Buck and Pat, so I figured it was time to do an approval poll on ownership, the wonderful Rogers Corp.I know I'm setting things up to...
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Rockies acquire Tyler Ybarra from Blue Jays in exchange for Jayson Aquino
Colorado designated Aquino for assignment on Jan. 30 but was still able to get something of value in return for him.The Colorado Rockies on Wednesday acquired relief pitcher Tyler Ybarra from the...
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Thursday Rockpile: Kyle Kendrick ready to hit the ground running
The Rockies' newest free agent acquisition says he is ready to tackle the challenge of Coors Field and be a mentor to younger members of the rotation.New Rockies pitcher Kyle Krendrick eager to try and...
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Notes from the Blue Jays State of the Franchise
A quick recap of tonight's event. Some quick notes from the Blue Jays State of the Franchise.In Paul Beeston's opening remarks, he said he wasĀ definitely leaving after the season andĀ Ā said he'd go out...
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V for Victory: Danny Valencia wins in arbitration
Danny Valencia is batting 1.000 when it comes to arbitration hearings. This morning we learned that the Valencia will be paid $1,675,000 this season for his services, a number the panel of arbitrators...
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Lefty Luis Perez returns to Blue Jays on minor league deal
There will be a reunion of sorts at spring training this season as the Blue Jays have signed left-handed reliever Luis Perez to a minor league contract,Ā according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America....
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Wi-Fi is coming to Rogers Centre
Soon you can compulsively check the comments on Bluebird Banter without incurring data costs! Yay!An oft-repeated joke around these parts is that the Rogers-owned Blue Jays should go find a big...
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The Rays Tank: James Shields signing day is here!
Rays WestAfter much speculation last week that James Shields would indeed return home -- to his original home of San Diego --the deal appeals to be done. SB Nation's Chris Cotillo reported late last...
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What the James Shields contract would have looked like for the Blue Jays
With the final big free agent signing inĀ James Shields going to the San Diego Padres early this morning, the offseason circus has unofficially come to a close (although Mark Ellis is still on the...
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Blue Jays trade rumors: Tigers interested in Dioner Navarro
Happy Birthday Dioner. Jeff Blair had an interesting little bit,Ā buried in a post mostly that's about the Leafs, with some stuff on Paul Beeston:With Victor Martinez's availability for the start of the...
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Tigers interested in Blue Jays catcher Dioner Navarro as possible Victor...
The Blue Jays are rumored to want pitching in return for their 31-year-old catcher.When Victor Martinez injured his left knee in 2012, Tigers president and GM Dave Dombrowski moved quickly to find his...
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The 2015 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 40-36
It's time for our annual look at the Blue Jays top prospects. Time to start on our Top 40 Prospects list. As always, the ones at the bottom of the list are not exactly great prospects but more like...
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Monday Bantering: Jays have the second best lineup in baseball?
Anthony Castrovince, at Sports on Earth, lists his top ten MLB lineups for 2015 and the Blue Jays place number 2! The only lineup he rates as better than our Jays is the Red Sox. This is what he had to...
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Jon Jay and St. Louis Cardinals avoid arbitration, Detroit Tigers pursuing...
The last stages of the MLB hot stove continued, with news on arbitration settlements and a possible trade scenario.Jon Jay and the St. Louis Cardinals avoided arbitration Monday after agreeing to terms...
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Aaron Loup needs to throw his secondary stuff for strikes
Aaron Loup struggled with his control for the first time last season. Where did all of the strikes go?Simply put, the Blue Jays need Aaron Loup to be good this season.Although the bullpen isn't quite...
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The 2015 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 26-30
The annual BBB countdown rolls onWe're getting into the more well-known prospects now, after MjwW covered 31-35 yesterday and Tom spotlighted 36-40 the day prior. Once again the links for this year and...
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Want to chase the Blue Jays around this summer?
Here is the Blue Jays travel plan for this season.You want to chase the Blue Jays this summer, this is the flying you will have to do:Image from baseballsavant.comThat's 26563 miles of flight, roughly...
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PECOTA likes Marco Estrada
According to Baseball Prospectus, Marco Estrada is due for a sizeable improvement in the 2015 season.As I'm sure many of you know, the Baseball Prospectus for 2015 is in. I'm still digesting all of it...
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Blue Jays win Josh Donaldson arbitration case
Josh Donaldson will make $4.3 million in 2015Jon Heyman of CBS SportsĀ informed us thatJosh Donaldson and the Toronto Blue Jays were in a salary arbitration hearing on Thursday and today we found out...
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