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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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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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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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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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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