Category Archives: Baseball

Welcome to the Bench: Jesse Chavez

Background Born: 8/21/1983 (32 y, 3 m, 9 d) Victorville, California, US Drafted: 42nd round (1252nd overall) in 2002 by Texas Rangers Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (2008-09), Atlanta Braves (2010), Kansas City Royals (2010-2011), Toronto Blue Jays (2012), Oakland Athletics (2012-2015) Positions: Pitcher Height: 6’2″ Weight: 160 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (Oakland Athletics) G     GS  

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Welcome to the Bench: Matt Hague

Background Born: 8/20/1985 (29 y, 11 m, 29 d) Bellevue, Washington, US Drafted: 9th round (264th overall) in 2008 by Pittsburgh Pirates Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (2012, 2014) Positions: First Base (16 games), DH (4 games) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 225 lbs Bat: Right Throw: Right Full Baseball Reference Bio 2015 Stats (AAA Buffalo) GP   AB   1B   2B   3B   HR   RBI   BB   SO   SB   CS   

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Welcome to the Bench: Cliff Pennington

Background Born: 6/15/1984 (31 y, 1 m, 25 d) Corpus Christi, Texas, US Drafted: 1st round (21st overall) in 2005 by Oakland Athletics Teams: Oakland Athletics (2008-2012), Arizona Diamondbacks (2013-2015) Toronto Blue Jays (Current) Positions: Shortstop (564 games), Second Base (106 games), Third Base (31 games), Left Field (5 games), DH (1 game) Height: 5’10” Weight: 195 lbs Bat: Both Throw:

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David Price: A Risk Worth Taking

Words alone can’t describe how much I love this move. The Jays have the best offense in the MLB, led by arguably the best Third Baseman, Right Fielder and Shortstop in the game. Yet despite leading the MLB in runs scored with 543 (58 more than the second place Yankees) the Jays find themselves with a mediocre record of 52-51. This leaves them 6 games out

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