When the Raptors drafted Bruno Caboclo 20th overall in 2014 it took everyone by surprise. He was famously labelled as being “2 years away from being 2 years away”. At the time many people, including myself, didn’t understand why the Raptors didn’t wait to draft him with their second round pick or even trade down. But after seeing flashes of his
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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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Born: 4/16/1991 (24 years old) Auburn, New York, United States Drafted: 2nd round (45th overall) in 2009 by Atlanta Thrashers Teams: Chicago Blackhawks (2010-2015), Columbus Blue Jackets (2014-2015) Position: Left Wing Height: 6’1″ Weight: 189 lbs Shoots: Right Full Hockey Reference Bio Hockey DB Profile for Full Career Stats The Trade Toronto Maple Leafs traded Richard Panik to the Chicago Blackhawks for Jeremy
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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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On Tuesday December 8, in Toronto’s 3-2 shootout win versus the New Jersey Devils, captain Dion Phaneuf played in his 400th game as a Toronto Maple Leaf. Love him or hate him you can’t deny that this is an impressive bench mark. Especially since many people thought he would be following Phil out the door this past summer. Although he is
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Last Friday night David Ayres was living every Canadian kid’s dream. Within 24 hours, he went from being a run-of-the-mill zamboni driver, to living the life of a professional goalie. Ayres, the Toronto Marlies zamboni driver, was signed to an amateur tryout by the Marlies on an emergency basis. The whole situation unfolded when James Reimer went down with an
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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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I have been stuck on this concept since my brother and I were talking basketball last weekend. He had just recently reread Bill Simmons’ “The Book of Basketball” so he was pretty jacked up to talk hoops. After a half hour of bouncing ideas back and forth, he asked me, “in a pick-up game to 21, you can pick any player
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Born: 7/28/1993 (23 years old) Elmhurst, Illinois, US Drafted: 7th round (190th overall) in 2011 by Toronto Maple Leafs Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (2015) Position: Goalie Height: 6’2″ Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Right 2015-16 Stats (Toronto Marlies AHL) GP W L OTL SO SV% GAA 11 8 2 1
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