Background Born: 6/30/1985 (30 years old) Omaha, Nebraska, United States Drafted: 20th round (620th overall) in 2008 by New York Yankees Teams: Oakland A’s (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 185 lbs Bat: Both Throw: Both Full Baseball Reference Bio Full FanGraphs Profile The Call-Up Wednesday, April 13th, the Jays designate relief pitcher Arnold Leon for assignment and call up Pat Venditte from AAA Buffalo.
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Background Born: 1/24/1986 (30 years old) San Juan de los Morros, Guarico, Venezuela Drafted: Signed as an amateur free agent in 2002 by the Colorado Rockies Teams: Colorado Rockies (2007-2011, 2014), Boston Red Sox (2011-2013), Kansas City Royals (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 210 lbs Bat: Left Throw: Left Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Page The Signing April 2, the Toronto Blue Jays sign
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The 2016 season is coming in hot! I’ve already dusted off the old glove (and subsequently already thrown my arm out), read as much Blue Jays content as I can, and acquired a couple of tickets for April. The only thing keeping me from total baseball mode are those pesky 50-win Raptors. I am ready for a summer of Pillar web gems, Donaldson bombs,
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I’m going to start this off with a not-that-hot of a take: the 2016 season will be Jose Bautista’s last as a Blue Jay. Too many people are too skittish to actually say it out loud and many live in a dream world where David Price is still on the Jays. I just don’t see a match for a contract
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Background Born: 1/27/1983 (33 years old) Annapolis, Maryland, US Drafted: 1st round (4th overall) in 2001 by Philadelphia Phillies Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (2004-06), Chicago White Sox (2007-13), Atlanta Braves (2014), Cleveland Indians (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’4″ Weight: 245 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile The Signing February 5th the Jays sign Gavin Floyd to a 1
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Welp. The Kawasaki era is over. Forget Donaldson. Forget Bautista. Please, please, please try and forget Price. Kawasaki was the face of the playoff Jays. While he didn’t play a single game, this plucky monkey man-child who supposedly plays shortstop, was front and center for the entirety of last season magical playoff run. While Bautista’s bat flip is obviously the
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Background Born: 8/11/1988 (28 years old) Indianapolis, Indiana, US Drafted: 1st round (10th overall) in 2009 by Washington Nationals Teams: Washington Nationals (2010-2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 195 lbs Bat: Both Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile for full Career Advanced Statistics The Trade On January 8th, 2015 the Toronto Blue Jays trade outfielder Ben Revere and a player to be named later
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Background Born: 9/6/1988 (27 years old) Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Drafted: Signed as an international free agent by Oakland Athletics in 2008 Teams: Oakland Athletics (2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’1″ Weight: 205 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio Fangraphs Profile for Career and Advanced Statistics The Trade On January 5, 2016 the Oakland Athletics trade Leon to the Blue Jays for cash
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In the 2014 MLB off season, the Toronto Blue Jays and Alex Anthopoulos were making headlines as one of the MLB’s busiest teams. They traded for eventual MVP Josh Donaldson and signed Canadian Russell Martin to the largest contract the Jays had ever given to a position player. But at the time, fans and media were irate. The Jays were coming
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Background Born: 5/29/1990 (25 y, 6 m, 11 d) Menlo Park, California, US Drafted: 26th round (807th overall) in 2011 by San Fransisco Giants Teams: No MLB Experience Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’4″ Weight: 215 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (AA Richmond Flying Squirrels) G GS IP W L
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