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Community Projection: Brandon Morrow
Brandon Morrow has always been favorite of mine and I thought 2013 would be the season that it all came together for him. It didn't work out that way.Sometimes, life isn't fair. Injuries have wreck a...
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New Blue Jays batting practice cap just as horrible as expected
I guess I am on the turf, uniform number, cap, and pizza beat this offseason.On Wednesday afternoon New Era, the official cap supplier for Major League Baseball, unveiled a brand new alternate batting...
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It isn't the big free agent pitcher signing we've been waiting for but the Blue Jays made an international signing, getting pitchers Hansel Rodriguez, from the Dominican Republic, for $300,000.Baseball...
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Would You Rather: 2014 Blue Jays Edition
Something has to happen soon right? At this rate there's going to be some decisions that boil down to choosing the lesser of two evils in this upcoming season for the Blue Jays, especially if no other...
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This Day in Marlins History: Al Leiter traded
Sixteen years ago, the Marlins traded Al Leiter to the New York Mets for three prospects.On February 6, 1998, the Marlins fire sale after the 1997 championship continued. On that date, the Marlins...
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Why is Ervin Santana still available?
A variety of factors could be contributing to his delayed signing. Entering the offseason, Ervin Santana was widely regarded as one of the best free agents available this winter, with many pundits,...
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The Crying Game 2: The Plight of Stephen Drew
Explaining the absence of a market for Stephen Drew and what should happen in the coming weeks.Given the fact that in just 124 games he had the eighth-best fWAR and tenth-best rWAR amongst shortstops...
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Baseball America's MAC Baseball Preview
They've got it all: the team to beat, top prospects, players to watch. Baseball America has been releasing previews for each conference that plays at the Division-1 level. Today, they've released their...
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The 2014 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 40-36
Our annual Top Prospects list, we start at the shallow end of the pool.We start our annual prospects list. We are a little later getting going this year, I kept expecting that there would be a trade...
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Samardzija agrees with Cubs
Jeff Samardzija has reached an agreement with the Cubs to avoid arbitration. The Chicago Cubs have reached an agreement on a one-year deal with pitcher Jeff Samardzija to avoid arbitration, according...
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It's Always Snowing In Canada Sunday Feb 9, 2014 Links
It's getting close to spring training so there were a large amount of baseball related links to make. In this edition, among the links we get "Good Connections" Griff and "Mediocre Analyst" Griff, a...
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More Rumors: Jays 'bid' on Suk-min Yoon
The Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo mentions the Blue Jaystwice in his column today.The first mention was the usual 'could be in on' Ubaldo Jimenez stuff. Yes we could be in on him.The other was about...
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Sources: Perhaps the Blue Jays will sign Ervin Santana or Perhaps Not
Once again the Jays are rumored to be close to signing Ervin Santana. This time it is Fox Sports telling us that he's close to signing with, well, someone, maybe the Jays, maybe the Orioles, maybe...
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Dustin McGowan, looking for rotation spot, will ramp up slowly in spring...
Entering his fifteenth season in the Blue Jays organization, Dustin McGowan will be looking forward to something that he hasn’t done since his ninth year with the Jays: leave spring training as a...
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Suk-min Yoon rumors: Blue Jays have placed bid on Korean righty
At this point, the market for Yoon is pretty wide open. The Blue Jays are one of the teams that has placed a bid on Korean right hander Suk-min Yoon, according to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo. Yoon...
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The 2014 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 31-35
The next five on our prospects list.35. Yeyfry del Rosario: Yeyfry (who deserves extra points for the greatest first name in the system) dropped a few spots from his 22nd spot on last year's list,...
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Three Blue Jays on Fangraphs Top 100 Prospects
Our friend, Marc Hulet, has posted his top 100 MLB prospects on over at Fangraphs.He has Aaron Sanchez at #22, Marcus Stroman #56 and, the surprise, at least to me, Mitch Nay at #100.About Nay he said...
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Jamie Moyer, Matt Stairs join Phillies broadcast booth
The former Phillies will reunite as part of the club's new broadcast team for the 2014 season.Jamie Moyer and Matt Stairs will join the Phillies broadcast booth on Comcast SportsNet for the upcoming...
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Poll: Where will Ubaldo Jimenez land?
Perhaps the best free agent still remaining, Ubaldo Jimenez's market is limited.Spring Training has essentially started, however a number of high-profile free agents still remain jobless as we enter...
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The Fog of Rajai Davis
The presence of Rajai Davis has made it very difficult to see the struggles the Blue Jays have had on the base paths in recent years. Whenever commentators, sportswriters, or fans say that one player...
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