Born: 7/21/1986 (29 Years Old) Camden, New Jersey, US Drafted: 1st round (12th overall) in 2008 by the Sacramento Kings Teams: Sacramento Kings (2009-2015), Golden State Warriors (2015-2016) Position: Power Forward/Center Height: 6’11″ Weight: 250 lbs Shoots: Right The Signing March 1, 2016 the Raptors signed Jason Thompson, financial terms not disclosed. To make room on the roster, the Raptors waived froward
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Brooks Laich Born: 6/23/1983 (32 years old) Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 6th round (193rd overall) in 2001 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2003-2004), Washington Capitals (2003-2016) Position: Center Height: 6’2″ Weight: 195 lbs Shoots: Left Connor Carrick Born: 4/33/1994 (21 years old) Orland Park, Illinois, USA Drafted: 5th round (137th overall) in 2012 by Washington Capitals Teams: Washington Capitals (2013-2016) Position:
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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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Born: 11/16/1992 (23 years old) Sodertalje, Sweden Drafted: 7th round (209th overall) in 2012 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’3″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB Profile The Call-Up February 18, 2016 the Toronto Maple Leafs called up Viktor Loov on an emergency basis.
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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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While he hasn’t made a move yet, Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has been in the middle of many of the trade rumours that have been circulating before Thurday’s trade deadline. It’s no surprise to hear that the Raptors are looking to make a deal seeing as they are the second best team in the East despite the DeMarre Carroll-sized hole
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Born: 5/19/1994 (21 years old) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Drafted: 3rd round (89th overall) in 2012 by Nashville Predators Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2016) Position: Center Height: 5’9″ Weight: 170 lbs Shoots: Left HockeyDB profile The Trade February 15, 2015 traded from Nashville Predators with Olli Jokinen and round 1 pick in the 2015 draft (Travis Konecny) to Toronto Maple Leafs for Mike
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Jared Cowen Born: 1/25/1991 (25 years old) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Drafted: 1st round (9th overall) in 2009 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2009-2016) Position: Defense Height: 6’5″ Weight: 238 lbs Shoots: Left Colin Greening Born: 3/9/1986 (29 years old) St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Drafted: 7th round (204th overall) in 2005 by Ottawa Senators Teams: Ottawa Senators (2010-2016) Position: Left Wing Height: 6’2″
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After hearing Thursday’s All Star roster announcements, I was tempted to write about my own picks for the mid-season exhibition. But after looking at the list, I realized that I don’t have any problems with the reserves. The only issues I had were with Wade and Kobe starting, but at this point the starters are set. I’m not going to
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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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