Q&A with St. Louis Cardinals 2B prospect Malik Collymore
If you haven't been keeping an eye on Collymore already, it might be a good idea to do so.With the team's 10th round pick of the 2013 MLB Draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Malik Collymore, an...
View ArticleGame #128 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Rays
The Blue Jays return home for a weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays beginning this evening at 7:07 pm. This nine-game homestand against the Rays, Red Sox, and Yankees is essentially the set of games...
View ArticleRays vs. Jays, game 1 recap: Smylys all around
All night long.Before coming to the Rays, he had never recorded an out in the eighth inning. Two starts ago he set his own major league career record by finishing seven and two thirds, and now Smyly's...
View ArticleRays dominate Blue Jays in every way
Rays 8 @ Blue Jays 0It has been famously said that 80% of life is just showing up. Whatever the merits of that proposition, it certainly wasn't the case Friday night, as the Blue Jays showed up to take...
View ArticleGame #129 Preview: Blue Jays vs. Rays
The Blue Jays try to get something started this afternoon at 1:07 pm from the Rogers Centre as time is slowly starting to tick down on their playoff chances. Is the season over? Is it not over? I don't...
View ArticleBlue Jays beat Rays 5-4 in 10! For now anyway.
It certainly wasn't the prettiest of wins, but the Blue Jays got the job done on Saturday afternoon against Tampa Bay to even the series. At least hopefully, as the game was played under protest from...
View ArticleRyan Goins makes one of the best defensive plays of the year as the Bisons...
Tonight the Buffalo Bisons demolished the Pawtucket Red Sox 15-2, combining an impressive show of offense and a pretty good start from Kendall Graveman. But what really stood out was a sensational...
View ArticleBlue Jays call up Sergio Santos, option Kyle Drabek
The Blue Jays are calling up Sergio Santos for tomorrow's game. They haven't announced who is making the trip to Buffalo to make room for Sergio but it will be Chad Jenkins, Kyle Drabek unless someone...
View ArticleScouting reports from Friday's Reading - Erie matchup
Firsthand looks at Erie's Devon Travis, Dixon Machado, Steven Moya, and Warwick Saupold and Reading's Adam Loewen and Aaron Altherr.As an evaluator who often chases high profile pitching prospects, it...
View ArticleWho needs to step up the most for the Blue Jays?
With the season almost one month from expiring on the Blue Jays, it's pretty much life support time for their playoff hopes. If the team is going to go on an epic run and make it interesting, it's...
View ArticleWell, there was a great comeback....Jays lose in 10
I would have liked that one. Red Sox 4 Blue Jays 3 (10 innings)The bottom of the 9th was the most fun, I've had watching the Jays in weeks. Unfortunately, the game didn't end right.In the 9th, Jose...
View ArticleCubs Minor League Wrap: August 25
Iowa wins in Soler's swansong. The Smokies and Daytona both lose, but stay in first place. Kane County is nearing a franchise record.So yes, Jorge Soler is heading to Chicago. Or Cincinnati,...
View ArticleNolan Reimold designated for assignment, Kevin Pillar recalled
Did you know that the Blue Jays acquired Nolan Reimold back on July 6? It has not felt like a month-and-a-half since that waiver claim. Of course, he had a stint on the disabled list four games into...
View ArticleMLB denies Rays' formal protest, Blue Jays win!
A win! A win! Major League Baseball and Joe Torre announced this afternoon that the Rays' protest from Saturday was denied meaning the Blue Jays will keep their win. The recap was written up nicely by...
View ArticleDalton Pompey and others headed to the Arizona Fall League
Dalton Pompey, Jon Berti, and Dwight Smith Jr. are three of the Blue Jays prospects who will play in the Arizona Fall League this October and November.Despite the Blue Jays' diminishing chances at...
View ArticleCubs Minor League Wrap: August 26
Daytona is claiming a playoff spot while Tennessee has lost their grip on one. The Cougars tie a franchise record for wins.Kane County manager Mark Johnson was named the Midwest League Manager of the...
View ArticleAngels Announce Arizona Fall League Roster
The AFL is players that the organization is pushing.The Arizona Fall League is baseball's way of extending the minor league season for a handful of prospects from each MLB club. The league forms...
View ArticleWolters, Smith, Baker, Maronde, Head to be on AZFL team
I assume this is another step in converting Nick Maronde back to a starting pitcher.2014 Az Fall League participants for the #Indians INF/C Tony Wolters OF Jordan Smith RHP Dylan Baker LHP Nick Maronde...
View ArticleRelease point anomalies
Which pitchers release the ball from the farthest point in each cardinal direction? Pitchers tend to pitch their own way. Deliveries stay mainly the same throughout a player's career because it's such...
View ArticleBlue Jays DFA Sergio Santos, Callup Chad Jenkins
Once again, Chad Jenkins makes the trip from Buffalo. You had to figure the Jays were going to send out Sergio Santos after last night's disaster and they did, he got the DFA treatment again. This time...
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