Bluebird Banter Mid-Season Prospect Review 1-5
A look at how the players on our top prospect list are doing this season.With the All-Star break we thought we'd look at how the guys on our Top 30 Prospect List are doing to this point this season....
View ArticleGIF'ing it: Moises Sierra, White Sox dugout All-Star
Fourth outfielder has become first ringleader of dugout antics since joining team in MaySince he joined the White Sox via a waiver claim from Toronto in early May, Moises Sierra's contributions have...
View ArticleBluebird Banter Mid-Season Prospect Review 6-10
Continuing our review of how the players on our Top 40 prospect list are doing this season. Again, it isn't a re-doing of the list, just a look at how the players are doing.6. Mitch Nay: Nay has been...
View ArticleOnly One Blue Jay Cracks Keith Law's Top 50 Prospects List
After two Blue Jays cracked both the Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus Top 50 prospect lists last week, Keith Law has toned down the excitement a bit. Only lefty Daniel Norris made his list...
View ArticleAaron Sanchez moved to the Bisons' bullpen?
Jeff Blair tweeted this:As I mentioned on Sportsnet Connected on Wednesday, Aaron Sanchez has been moved to Bisons bullpen. Could be here within 10 days as reliever — Jeff Blair (@SNJeffBlair) July 17,...
View ArticleBlue Jays claim Brad Mills off waivers
Ken Rosenthal tells us:#BlueJays claim LHP Brad Mills. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 17, 2014I'd guess it is to fill out the Bisons' starting rotation. I think the Blue Jays have a full 40-man...
View ArticleAthletics left-handed starting pitcher Brad Mills claimed by Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jaysclaimed left-handed starting pitcherBrad Mills from the Oakland Athletics today. Mills, 29, was designated for assignment on July 8 after Jason Hammel reported to the...
View ArticleBlue Jays DFA Deck McGuire
Another one that surprises me, not that they shouldn't DFA Deck, but that they would. I figured that, since he was the Blue Jays first round pick in 2010, that they would go a little longer before...
View ArticleWhite Sox sign Chien-Ming Wang; trade Dylan Axelrod to Reds
Chicago made a series of transactions on Thursday, including the signing of the former Yankees' ace. The Chicago White Soxmade a series of minor moves on Thursday, including the signing of Taiwanese...
View ArticleWhat Happened to the Cleanup Man?
Players who hit fourth in the lineup are meant to be feared, but in 2014 they have been far from fearsome. The idea of a manager agonizing over his lineup card is one of the most iconic concepts in...
View ArticleA Look Ahead To The Second Half
The "second half" of the regular season officially gets underway tonight as the Texas Rangers visit the Rogers Centre for a three-game weekend series that both teams will be wanting to win to kickstart...
View ArticleAround The Nest: Blue Jays Minor League Podcast - Week 16
It's Friday again and Friday means it is time to submit questions for this week's Around the Nest podcast. Our host. broadcaster for the Lansing Lugnuts, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, talks to the...
View ArticleBraves release Dan Uggla
Atlanta has finally cut ties with the struggling second baseman. After a year-and-a-half of terrifyingly bad performances, the Atlanta Braves have finally mustered up the courage to part ways with Dan...
View ArticleSeries Preview: Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays - Do we have to?
The second half of the baseball season begins and, unfortunately, that means the second half of the Rangers season beginsSeries Schedule:Friday, July 18 6:07: RHP R.A. Dickey vs. RHP Yu...
View Article39-57 - Darvish takes a runny dump on Gerry Fraley's chest, Rangers win
The Rangers open the second half of the 2014 season with a win against the Toronto Blue JaysNot a bad game at all. Adrian Beltre went deep. Roogie went 3-4 with a double and the 5th triple of his...
View ArticleGame #98 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Rangers
The second game post-All-Star Break gets underway from the Rogers Centre this afternoon at 1:07pm as Marcus Stroman takes on Colby Lewis. The California-born righty has been really, really bad this...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 7/18/14: Rob Segedin and Tyler Austin combine for six hits...
Recapping the Yankees' minor league affiliates' results from July 18th.Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:L 4-8 vs. Charlotte KnightsRF Jose Pirela 1-5, K2B Rob Refsnyder 1-5, K - hitting .250...
View Article39-58 - Tank game too stronk, Rangers get back to losing
And here I was told if Yu Darvish wins a game it's supposed to uplift the team and they'll win all the gamesWell, winning was fun while it lasted. Perhaps it was too early to dream of a miracle second...
View ArticleBench-clearing in Pawtucket after the Bisons' Esmil Rogers provokes the Red Sox
Last Friday evening at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, there was a small dust-up between the triple-A affiliates of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox that led to the emptying of both dugouts and...
View Article39-59 - Rangers reach dubious 20 games under .500, lose series to Jays
The Rangers are now 20 games under .500 for the first time since July 27, 2003I guess it'll take quite the tank effort for the Rangers to match the franchise worst 49 games under .500 set in...
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