Toronto Blue Jays (2013-present)

dl_ · 11-10-2013, 10:43 PM

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Hi there my name is Derek. I'm new to both the forum and OOTP, so please excuse any mistakes I make. I'm going to be taking over the Toronto Blue Jays from Opening Day 2013 and trying to manage this team to success.

All the settings are default from how the game comes packaged, because I just want to keep it relatively simple. I have no idea how fast or slow this will be, but I'll try to get a sense of it after a week or so (in real time).

Here is my 25-man roster to start the season against the Cleveland Indians:

Starting Rotation
#1: R.A. Dickey
#2: Josh Johnson
#3: Brandon Morrow
#4: Mark Buehrle
#5: Casey Janssen

Bullpen
Steve Delabar
Jeremy Jeffress
Aaron Loup
Darren Oliver
Esmil Rogers
Sergio Santos

Catchers
Starter: J.P. Arencibia
Backup: Henry Blanco

Infielders
1B: Edwin Encarnacion
2B: Emilio Bonifacio
3B: Maicer Izturis
SS: Jose Reyes
Utility: Mark DeRosa
Utility: Andy LaRoche

Outfielders
LF: Melky Cabrera
CF: Colby Rasmus
RF: Jose Bautista
DH: Adam Lind
Utility: Rajai Davis
Utility: Eugenio Velez

dl_ · 11-11-2013, 12:14 AM

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Opening Day: Blue Jays squeak past the Indians 4-3

Adam Lind had the game-winning double in the 11th inning, scoring Rajai Davis to give the Blue Jays an epic win to start off the 2013 season. Davis came on as a pinch runner for Encarnacion, who was hit by Smith to lead off the 11th.

The Indians took an early first-inning lead when Santana's sacrifice fly scored Brantley, who had tripled earlier in the game. Lind later tied it up at 1-1 with a solo home run in the bottom of the 2nd.

In the top of the 3rd, Brantley would hit a 2-run home run to give the visitors a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Arencibia would double home Lind, who was hit by a pitch, to cut the deficit to 3-2.

With Bautista and Reyes on base, Lind went down swinging to end the seventh inning, keeping the score at 3-2 Cleveland. And in the bottom of the eighth, Rasmus also struck out to end the inning with Izturis and Bonifacio on the corners.

Cabrera, in the bottom of the ninth, also struck out swinging with runners at the corners, but Arencibia's sacrifice fly scored Bautista to tie the game at 3-3, and send it into extra innings.

Delabar walked two Indians in the tenth inning in to load the bases while only recording two outs, but Santos struck out Stubbs in a ten-pitch at-bat to end the threat.

Jays' Pitchers of Record:
W: Sergio Santos (1-0)

Jays of the Day:
Adam Lind: 2/5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K, 5 LOB
Sergio Santos: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 3/3 inherited runners stranded

Suckage Award:
Colby Rasmus: 0/6, 2 K, 6 LOB

Lineup:
Bonifacio 4
Rasmus 8
Bautista 9
Encarnacion 3
Reyes 6
Lind DH
Arencibia 2
Cabrera 7
Izturis 5
(Dickey)

dl_ · 11-11-2013, 09:17 PM

Indians (0-0) @ Blue Jays (0-0)

April 2, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Indians (CLE) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    3  6  2
     Blue Jays (TOR) 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 x    9 13  1

WP: R.A. Dickey (1-0) - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
LP: Z. McAllister (0-1) - 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: J. Bautista (1), J. Reyes (1)
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 1/2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
E. Bonifacio - 2/5, 2 R, 0 RBI, 2 SB
E. Encarnacion - 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI
J. Reyes - 2/5, 1 R, 4 RBI

April 3, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Indians (CLE) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    5 12  1
     Blue Jays (TOR) 6 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 x   16 16  1

WP: A. Loup (1-0) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LP: U. Jimenez (0-1) - 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia (1), J. Bautista (2), E. Bonifacio (1), M. Cabrera (1), E. Encarnacion (1)
Jays' Stars:
J. Arencibia - 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI
J. Bautista - 2/4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB
M. Cabrera - 1/4, 1 R, 5 RBI
J. Reyes - 4/4, 4 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB

April 4, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Indians (CLE) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    4  6  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0  2 10  0

WP: V. Pestano (1-0) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
LP: S. Delabar (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
SV: J. Smith (1) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: J. Bautista (3)
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
J. Reyes - 2/5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB

dl_ · 11-11-2013, 09:19 PM

Red Sox (1-2) @ Blue Jays (2-1)

April 5, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0    4  7  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3    7 11  2

WP: M. Buehrle (1-0) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
LP: J. Hanrahan (1-1) - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: J. Bautista 2 (5)
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 4/5, 2 R, 5 RBI
R. Davis - 2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB

April 6, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0    4  7  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  4  0

WP: J. Lester (1-0) - 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
LP: C. Janssen (0-1) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
SV: J. Hanrahan (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

April 7, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    5 10  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 x    7 11  1

WP: S. Delabar (1-1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
LP: A. Milller (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
SV: J. Jeffress (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia 2 (3), J. Bautista (6), J. Reyes (2)
Jays' Stars:
J. Arencibia - 3/3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB

dl_ · 11-11-2013, 11:33 PM

April 8, 2013
Bautista Named AL Player of the Week

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays was named the American League's Player of the Week, as he went 13-for-21 for a .619 batting average to go along with 6 home runs and 13 RBI.

"It's been a real nice week for me, but most importantly the team is winning," said Bautista. His four-game home run streak was snapped, but his six-game hitting streak continues.

Bautista will look to carry his hot form on the road as the Blue Jays play Detroit tomorrow to start a six-game road trip.

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 04:09 AM

Blue Jays (4-2) @ Tigers (5-1)

April 9, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0    2  7  0
        Tigers (DET) 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 x    6  9  0

WP: D. Fister (2-0) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
LP: J. Johnson (0-1) - 5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Jays' HRs: M. Cabrera (2)
Jays' Stars: None
Notes: Izturis was injured in the series finale against the Red Sox. It was confirmed today that he broke his kneecap and will be out for the season. Izturis has been placed on the 60-day DL and Mickey Storey has been purchased from triple-A Buffalo.

April 10, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2  4 10  1
        Tigers (DET) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1  3 11  0

WP: A. Loup (2-0) - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
LP: J. Benoit (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
SV: J. Jeffress (2) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia 2 (5), A. Lind (1)
Jays' Stars:
M. Cabrera - 3/3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB
M. DeRosa - 1/1, 0 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB
Notes: Bautista struck out 4 times to end his hitting streak at 7 games.

April 11, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2    3  8  0
        Tigers (DET) 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 1 x   12 18  0

WP: A. Sanchez (1-0) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
LP: M. Buehrle (1-1) - 6.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (6), E. Encarnacion (2)
Jays' Stars:
A. Lind - 3/4, 0 R, 1 RBI
Notes: Velez is being placed on waivers as he isn't getting much playing time even off the bench, and is therefore wasting a roster spot; he hasn't been good either the odd times he finds himself on the field. Storey was sent back to Buffalo while Moises Sierra's contract is purchased from double-A New Hampshire.

Editor's Note: Sorry if it seems a little bit bland so far, but I was already in the last week of April when I started posting the dynasty here. Going into detail about past games isn't exactly the easiest thing to do.

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 10:20 AM

Blue Jays (5-4) @ Tigers (2-7)

April 12, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  3  1
        Royals (KCR) 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x    5  7  0

WP: E. Santana (2-0) - 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
LP: C. Janssen (0-2) - 7.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars: None

April 13, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    6  6  0
        Royals (KCR) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1    4 12  0

WP: R.A. Dickey (2-0) - 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
LP: J. Shields (0-2) - 8.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
SV: A. Loup (1) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: E. Encarnacion (3)
Jays' Stars:
E. Encarnacion - 3/4, 2 R, 3 RBI

April 14, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0    5  8  0
        Royals (KCR) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0    2 11  0

WP: J. Johnson (1-1) - 5.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
LP: J. Guthrie (0-2) - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
SV: S. Santos (1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (7)
Jays' Stars:
J.P. Arencibia - 2/3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Notes: Jose Bautista hasn't had a hit all week since the series opener against the Tigers. His 1-for-20 week, which includes 10 strikeouts, sees his batting average drop from .619 to .341. Eugenio Velez has been demoted to triple-A Buffalo and taking his roster spot is Ricardo Nanita, who has been added to the 40-man roster.

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 07:33 PM

White Sox (5-7) @ Blue Jays (7-5)

April 15, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CWS) 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0    7  9  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0    4 10  0

WP: J. Peavy (3-0) - 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
LP: B. Morrow (0-1) - 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
SV: A. Reed (5) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia (8), E. Encarnacion (4)
Jays' Stars:
E. Bonifacio - 4/5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 SB
M. Cabrera - 1/2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB

April 16, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CWS) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1    5 12  1
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0    4 10  1

WP: M. Thornton (2-1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
LP: E. Rogers (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
SV: H. Santiago (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: C. Rasmus (1)
Jays' Stars:
C. Rasmus - 3/4, 1 R, 3 RBI
J. Reyes - 3/3, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB
Notes: Rasmus' three-hit day has his season average go up to .179, but Nanita is still sent back to Buffalo after a short two-game stint in the big leagues. Ricky Romero will be called up and will pitch out of the bullpen.

April 17, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CWS) 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0    5  9  1
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 x    7 12  1

WP: R. Romero (1-0) - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LP: J. Crain (1-2) - 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
SV: A. Loup (2) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: E. Bonifacio (2)
Jays' Stars:
E. Bonifacio - 2/5, 2 R, 3 RBI
A. LaRoche - 4/4, 2 R, 0 RBI

Editor's Note: Jeffress was supposed to come on for the save but I screwed up a double switch so had to put in Loup instead. I still mess those double switches up every now and then.

April 18, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     White Sox (CWS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0    4 10  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1    2  7  0

WP: C. Sale (1-1) - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
LP: R.A. Dickey (2-1) - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
SV: A. Reed (6) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: H. Blanco (1), A. Lind (2)
Jays' Stars: None

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 08:11 PM

Yankees (5-11) @ Blue Jays (8-8)

April 19, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0    2  8  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1    1  5  0

WP: H. Kuroda (2-2) - 8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
LP: J. Johnson (1-2) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
SV: D. Robertson (3) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars: None

April 20, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  9  1
     Blue Jays (TOR) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x    5  6  1

WP: B. Morrow (1-1) - 6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
LP: I. Nova (0-2) - 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
SV: R. Romero (1) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (9)
Jays' Stars:
J.P. Arencibia - 1/2, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
J. Reyes - 2/3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

April 21, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Yankees (NYY) 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0    6 11  2
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1    5 13  1

WP: A. Pettitte (2-0) - 5.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
LP: M. Buehrle (1-2) - 8.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
SV: M. Rivera (2) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Jays' HRs: J. Reyes (3), M. Sierra (1)
Jays' Stars:
E. Bonifacio - 3/4, 0 R, 0 RBI
J. Reyes - 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 08:20 PM

April 22, 2013
Jays' GM: Big changes coming

Blue Jays' general manager Endi Sit made promises to the media that big changes would be coming. "I'm not the one to wait for things to work themselves out. I will force the issue if need be," said Sit. "There are players that aren't playing to the best of their abilities, and there are also areas on the team which we would like to improve. Hopefully we can kill two birds with one stone."

The Blue Jays (9-10) are in Baltimore right now to start a three-game series against the division leading Orioles (11-7). The Jays finish the road trip in New York before heading home to welcome the Red Sox to town. Now would be a great time to make up the 2.5 game deficit between themselves and the Orioles.

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 10:51 PM

Blue Jays (9-10) @ Orioles (10-8)

April 22, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0    3  8  0
       Orioles (BAL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0    2  8  0

WP: E. Rogers (1-1) - 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
LP: P. Strop (0-1) - 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
SV: A. Loup (3) - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars: None
Notes: With his fly out in the seventh inning, Rasmus is now 0-for-7 on the year while coming on as a pinch-hitter; Rasmus was sent down to Buffalo after the game. Taking his place on the 25-man roster is Brett Lawrie, who is being activated from the disabled list. DeRosa was also placed on waivers.

April 23, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0    3  8  0
       Orioles (BAL) 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 x    9 12  0

WP: S. Johnson (1-1) - 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
LP: R.A. Dickey (2-2) - 4.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Jays' HRs: M. Sierra (2)
Jays' Stars:
M. Cabrera - 3/4, 2 R, 0 RBI

April 24, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2    5  8  0
       Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0    2  8  1

WP: J. Johnson (2-2) - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K
LP: J. Hammel (3-2) - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
SV: J. Jeffress (3) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Jays' HRs: J. Bautista 2 (8)
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/2, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB

dl_ · 11-12-2013, 11:33 PM

April 25, 2013
The Doc returns!

The Blue Jays have completed a trade with the Phillies that sees fan favourite Roy Halladay, along with Canadian centre fielder Tyson Gillies, return to the Rogers Centre after three full seasons with Philadelphia. Heading the other way will be centre fielder Colby Rasmus and first baseman Edwin Encarnacion.

Rasmus was hitting .139 with one home run on the season. He first joined the Blue Jays in July 2011, and his batting line will end at .210/.272/.376 with 27 HRs and 92 RBIs after 203 games with the franchise.

Meanwhile, Encarnacion has been a mainstay in the lineup so far, and has often batted in the heart of the order. In 20 games, he was batting .247 with 4 HRs and 15 RBIs. Encarnacion also had a 9-game hitting streak that lasted from April 9th to April 19th. In a little over three-and-a-half seasons with Toronto, he posted a .265/.342/.496 batting line with 92 HRs and 254 RBIs over 443 games.

Gillies will be placed on the 40-man roster and assigned to triple-A Buffalo, while Halladay is expected to make the start tomorrow at Yankee Stadium.

Blue Jays' general manager Endi Sit will be holding a press conference next Monday (April 29) in advance of the Boston Red Sox' three-game series.

dl_ · 11-13-2013, 05:53 AM

Blue Jays (11-11) @ Yankees (10-12)

April 25, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0    6  9  1
       Yankees (NYY) 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 x    9 13  1

WP: B. Logan (1-1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LP: D. Oliver (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
SV: D. Robertson (6) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (10), J. Bautista (9), A. LaRoche (1)
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
A. LaRoche - 3/5, 1 R, 1 RBI
Notes: Halladay didn't have a good start in his first game since rejoining the Blue Jays. He struck out six Yankees in as many innings, but also gave up 6 runs through 10 hits, 3 of them home runs. DeRosa was sent down to triple-A after clearing waivers, and Munenori Kawasaki's contract was purchased from Buffalo to take his spot.

April 26, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    2  5  1
       Yankees (NYY) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x    4 13  0

WP: D. Phelps (3-2) - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
LP: B. Morrow (1-2) - 5.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
SV: D. Robertson (7) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: J. Reyes (4)
Jays' Stars:
J. Reyes - 3/4, 1 R, 2 RBI
Notes: Bautista made an error in centre field for the second consecutive game; he's mostly played centre field since Moises Sierra was called up. Meanwhile, Ichiro Suzuki went 5-for-5, hitting 5 singles against us.

April 27, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2    7 13  2
       Yankees (NYY) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0    3 10  2

WP: M. Buehrle (2-2) - 7.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
LP: A. Pettitte (2-1) - 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: H. Blanco (2), A. LaRoche (2)
Jays' Stars: None

April 28, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0    3  7  0
       Yankees (NYY) 0 3 4 5 2 0 0 2 x   16 17  2

WP: P. Hughes (3-1) - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
LP: R.A. Dickey (2-3) - 3.0 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

dl_ · 11-13-2013, 06:31 AM

April 29, 2013
Sit talks about the Halladay trade

With the Blue Jays having an off-day, general manager Endi Sit held a press conference to talk more about the Roy Halladay trade last week, among other things. Below are some excerpts from the press conference:

What made you decide on trading for Halladay just a few weeks into the season?
Well, on Opening Day, our rotation consisted of R.A. Dickey, Josh [Johnson], Brandon [Morrow], Mark [Buehrle], and Casey [Janssen]. Casey hadn't started in the majors on a regular basis since 2007, but he was stretched out in the spring to give us more flexibility, more options. We always felt that he was a better fit coming out of the bullpen, but breaking camp, Casey at the bottom of the rotation was the result. Since then, we've been looking around for a quality starter to join the team and we're very happy that we could strike a deal with Philly and have Roy back in Toronto.

Talk a little bit about Tyson Gillies, the other player you acquired.
Tyson is a very fast player that covers a lot of ground in the outfield. He's smart enough to let that speed be useful on the basepaths as well. Offensively, we're not expecting him to be the next superstar, but he should turn out to at least be able to hold his own in the big leagues; he's got good gap power. He hasn't had the best start to the season with Lehigh Valley, but Tyson will be joining Buffalo immediately. Aside from that, we're looking forward to seeing the Canadian boy continue to grow and be a part of our team going forward.

Did Colby Rasmus' bad start to the season have any influence in dealing such a promising talent away?
You already said it, Colby is a very promising talent. He had a very respectable rookie season with the Cardinals in 2009, and he followed up that with one-and-a-half very good seasons before we picked him up in July of 2011. Colby's had a full season under his belt here in Toronto, but he never got back to consistent playing at the level he did when he was in St. Louis. In addition to his relatively poor start this year, we decided that maybe a change of scenery would be best for Colby. Philadelphia seems to think that as well; actually, he had a 2-for-5 night yesterday against the Mets so it seems like he's already fitting in there. We wish Colby the best of luck back in the National League and we thank him for his service here in Toronto.

Edwin Encarnacion had a very good season last year, and he had played well leading up to the trade. Why did you decide to part ways with him, and will Adam Lind continue to be the full-time first baseman heading forwards?
To get talent like Roy and Tyson, you've got to give up talent as well. We didn't go into the trade thinking we were going to let Edwin go, but as the dialogue went on, we found out Philly were interested in Edwin. Ryan Howard wasn't doing so well down there and they liked Edwin's power bat. As far as how we will replace him, yeah, Adam has played a bit of first base over the past few weeks. For the time being, it looks like he will be getting a majority of the playing time there, but we're still working on many fronts as I speak. In an ideal world, he would be getting most of his at-bats at DH, but it's something we're going to have to adjust to in the short term until more options are available.

dl_ · 11-13-2013, 06:54 AM

Red Sox (9-17) @ Blue Jays (12-14)

April 30, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  5  1
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 x   10 15  0

WP: J. Johnson (3-2) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
LP: R. Dempster (0-4) - 3.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
SV: C. Janssen (1) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia 2 (12), A. LaRoche (3), M. Sierra (3)
Jays' Stars:
J.P. Arencibia - 2/5, 2 R, 4 RBI
J. Bautista - 4/5, 0 R, 1 RBI
J. Reyes - 2/4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

May 1, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0    3  7  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 x    4  8  1

WP: R. Halladay (3-2) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
LP: C. Buchholz (1-4) - 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
SV: J. Jeffress (4) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: M. Sierra (4)
Jays' Stars:
M. Sierra - 2/3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB

May 2, 2013

Code:

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Red Sox (BOS) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    3  9  0
     Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0    2  5  2

WP: J. Lester (2-2) - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
LP: B. Morrow (1-3) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
SV: J. Hanrahan (4) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Jays' HRs: None
Jays' Stars:
J. Bautista - 2/2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB

dl_ · 11-13-2013, 09:33 AM

May 3, 2013
April 2013 in review

Brandon Morrow seems to be the only starter who has realized spring training is over. He's pitched 30.0 innings and has an ERA of 3.00 over 5 starts.
Those who doubted the manager's decision to name Jeremy Jeffress the closer, let alone including him in the Opening Day roster, will see that in limited action, he has 10 strikeouts in 5.1 innings to go with a 1.69 ERA and 3 saves.
Aaron Loup, another reliever who had to fight for his roster spot, has 16 strikeouts in 12 innings. So far, he's 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 3 saves.
J.P. Arencibia is your surprised MLB leader in home runs with 12. However, he's also struck out 27 times.
Jose Bautista is no slouch either, as he already has 9 home runs on the year. He's gotten on base much more though, thanks to his 16 walks.
Jose Reyes has been batting a super .337/.405/.538 so far. He's also stolen 7 bases, but in 12 tries.
Finally, Moises Sierra already has 3 home runs in only 42 at-bats since being recalled from Buffalo. He's batting .333 with 3 RBIs, as all three of his home runs have came with no on base.

dl_ · 11-15-2013, 07:18 PM

So I put a lot of effort and really liked this dynasty. Liked the way it was going and the results weren't that bad really. But I just bought OOTP and there were a lot of things I was learning and I used this franchise as a guinea pig. It seems to have come to a point where i figured I'm a month or two in and too late to fix some things I overlooked. Therefore, I'll be ending this and hopefully I'll play a bit solo to understand the game before I start up another Jays' dynasty.

Thanks to those who followed.

Scrap that. I'll just live with what I didn't do in the past and continue on

11-12-2013, 04:09 AM	#6
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Blue Jays (4-2) @ Tigers (5-1) April 9, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 Tigers (DET) 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 x 6 9 0 WP: D. Fister (2-0) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K LP: J. Johnson (0-1) - 5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Jays' HRs: M. Cabrera (2) Jays' Stars: None Notes: Izturis was injured in the series finale against the Red Sox. It was confirmed today that he broke his kneecap and will be out for the season. Izturis has been placed on the 60-day DL and Mickey Storey has been purchased from triple-A Buffalo. April 10, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 1 Tigers (DET) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 WP: A. Loup (2-0) - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K LP: J. Benoit (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K SV: J. Jeffress (2) - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia 2 (5), A. Lind (1) Jays' Stars: M. Cabrera - 3/3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB M. DeRosa - 1/1, 0 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB Notes: Bautista struck out 4 times to end his hitting streak at 7 games. April 11, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 Tigers (DET) 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 1 x 12 18 0 WP: A. Sanchez (1-0) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K LP: M. Buehrle (1-1) - 6.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (6), E. Encarnacion (2) Jays' Stars: A. Lind - 3/4, 0 R, 1 RBI Notes: Velez is being placed on waivers as he isn't getting much playing time even off the bench, and is therefore wasting a roster spot; he hasn't been good either the odd times he finds himself on the field. Storey was sent back to Buffalo while Moises Sierra's contract is purchased from double-A New Hampshire. Editor's Note: Sorry if it seems a little bit bland so far, but I was already in the last week of April when I started posting the dynasty here. Going into detail about past games isn't exactly the easiest thing to do. Last edited by dl_; 11-12-2013 at 10:08 AM.

11-12-2013, 10:20 AM	#7
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Blue Jays (5-4) @ Tigers (2-7) April 12, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Royals (KCR) 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 7 0 WP: E. Santana (2-0) - 8.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K LP: C. Janssen (0-2) - 7.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: None April 13, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 0 Royals (KCR) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 12 0 WP: R.A. Dickey (2-0) - 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K LP: J. Shields (0-2) - 8.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K SV: A. Loup (1) - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: E. Encarnacion (3) Jays' Stars: E. Encarnacion - 3/4, 2 R, 3 RBI April 14, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 Royals (KCR) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 11 0 WP: J. Johnson (1-1) - 5.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K LP: J. Guthrie (0-2) - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K SV: S. Santos (1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (7) Jays' Stars: J.P. Arencibia - 2/3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB Notes: Jose Bautista hasn't had a hit all week since the series opener against the Tigers. His 1-for-20 week, which includes 10 strikeouts, sees his batting average drop from .619 to .341. Eugenio Velez has been demoted to triple-A Buffalo and taking his roster spot is Ricardo Nanita, who has been added to the 40-man roster. Last edited by dl_; 11-12-2013 at 07:10 PM.

11-12-2013, 07:33 PM	#8
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	White Sox (5-7) @ Blue Jays (7-5) April 15, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E White Sox (CWS) 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 7 9 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 10 0 WP: J. Peavy (3-0) - 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K LP: B. Morrow (0-1) - 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K SV: A. Reed (5) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia (8), E. Encarnacion (4) Jays' Stars: E. Bonifacio - 4/5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 SB M. Cabrera - 1/2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB April 16, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E White Sox (CWS) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 1 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 10 1 WP: M. Thornton (2-1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K LP: E. Rogers (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K SV: H. Santiago (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: C. Rasmus (1) Jays' Stars: C. Rasmus - 3/4, 1 R, 3 RBI J. Reyes - 3/3, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB Notes: Rasmus' three-hit day has his season average go up to .179, but Nanita is still sent back to Buffalo after a short two-game stint in the big leagues. Ricky Romero will be called up and will pitch out of the bullpen. April 17, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E White Sox (CWS) 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 x 7 12 1 WP: R. Romero (1-0) - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K LP: J. Crain (1-2) - 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K SV: A. Loup (2) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: E. Bonifacio (2) Jays' Stars: E. Bonifacio - 2/5, 2 R, 3 RBI A. LaRoche - 4/4, 2 R, 0 RBI Editor's Note: Jeffress was supposed to come on for the save but I screwed up a double switch so had to put in Loup instead. I still mess those double switches up every now and then. April 18, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E White Sox (CWS) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 WP: C. Sale (1-1) - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K LP: R.A. Dickey (2-1) - 7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 10 K SV: A. Reed (6) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: H. Blanco (1), A. Lind (2) Jays' Stars: None Last edited by dl_; 11-12-2013 at 07:37 PM.

11-12-2013, 08:11 PM	#9
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Yankees (5-11) @ Blue Jays (8-8) April 19, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 WP: H. Kuroda (2-2) - 8.1 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K LP: J. Johnson (1-2) - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K SV: D. Robertson (3) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: None April 20, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Yankees (NYY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Blue Jays (TOR) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 6 1 WP: B. Morrow (1-1) - 6.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K LP: I. Nova (0-2) - 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K SV: R. Romero (1) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (9) Jays' Stars: J.P. Arencibia - 1/2, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB J. Reyes - 2/3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB April 21, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Yankees (NYY) 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 11 2 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 1 WP: A. Pettitte (2-0) - 5.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K LP: M. Buehrle (1-2) - 8.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K SV: M. Rivera (2) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Jays' HRs: J. Reyes (3), M. Sierra (1) Jays' Stars: E. Bonifacio - 3/4, 0 R, 0 RBI J. Reyes - 3/4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

11-12-2013, 10:51 PM	#11
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Blue Jays (9-10) @ Orioles (10-8) April 22, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0 Orioles (BAL) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 WP: E. Rogers (1-1) - 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K LP: P. Strop (0-1) - 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K SV: A. Loup (3) - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: None Notes: With his fly out in the seventh inning, Rasmus is now 0-for-7 on the year while coming on as a pinch-hitter; Rasmus was sent down to Buffalo after the game. Taking his place on the 25-man roster is Brett Lawrie, who is being activated from the disabled list. DeRosa was also placed on waivers. April 23, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0 Orioles (BAL) 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 x 9 12 0 WP: S. Johnson (1-1) - 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K LP: R.A. Dickey (2-2) - 4.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Jays' HRs: M. Sierra (2) Jays' Stars: M. Cabrera - 3/4, 2 R, 0 RBI April 24, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 Orioles (BAL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 WP: J. Johnson (2-2) - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K LP: J. Hammel (3-2) - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K SV: J. Jeffress (3) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Jays' HRs: J. Bautista 2 (8) Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/2, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB Last edited by dl_; 11-13-2013 at 05:28 AM.

11-10-2013, 10:43 PM	#1
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Toronto Blue Jays (2013-present) QUICK LINKS April 25 - The Doc returns! April 29 - Sit talks about the Halladay trade Hi there my name is Derek. I'm new to both the forum and OOTP, so please excuse any mistakes I make. I'm going to be taking over the Toronto Blue Jays from Opening Day 2013 and trying to manage this team to success. All the settings are default from how the game comes packaged, because I just want to keep it relatively simple. I have no idea how fast or slow this will be, but I'll try to get a sense of it after a week or so (in real time). Here is my 25-man roster to start the season against the Cleveland Indians: Starting Rotation #1: R.A. Dickey #2: Josh Johnson #3: Brandon Morrow #4: Mark Buehrle #5: Casey Janssen Bullpen Steve Delabar Jeremy Jeffress Aaron Loup Darren Oliver Esmil Rogers Sergio Santos Catchers Starter: J.P. Arencibia Backup: Henry Blanco Infielders 1B: Edwin Encarnacion 2B: Emilio Bonifacio 3B: Maicer Izturis SS: Jose Reyes Utility: Mark DeRosa Utility: Andy LaRoche Outfielders LF: Melky Cabrera CF: Colby Rasmus RF: Jose Bautista DH: Adam Lind Utility: Rajai Davis Utility: Eugenio Velez Last edited by dl_; 11-13-2013 at 06:57 AM.

11-11-2013, 12:14 AM	#2
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Opening Day: Blue Jays squeak past the Indians 4-3 Adam Lind had the game-winning double in the 11th inning, scoring Rajai Davis to give the Blue Jays an epic win to start off the 2013 season. Davis came on as a pinch runner for Encarnacion, who was hit by Smith to lead off the 11th. The Indians took an early first-inning lead when Santana's sacrifice fly scored Brantley, who had tripled earlier in the game. Lind later tied it up at 1-1 with a solo home run in the bottom of the 2nd. In the top of the 3rd, Brantley would hit a 2-run home run to give the visitors a 3-1 lead. In the bottom of the 6th, Arencibia would double home Lind, who was hit by a pitch, to cut the deficit to 3-2. With Bautista and Reyes on base, Lind went down swinging to end the seventh inning, keeping the score at 3-2 Cleveland. And in the bottom of the eighth, Rasmus also struck out to end the inning with Izturis and Bonifacio on the corners. Cabrera, in the bottom of the ninth, also struck out swinging with runners at the corners, but Arencibia's sacrifice fly scored Bautista to tie the game at 3-3, and send it into extra innings. Delabar walked two Indians in the tenth inning in to load the bases while only recording two outs, but Santos struck out Stubbs in a ten-pitch at-bat to end the threat. Jays' Pitchers of Record: W: Sergio Santos (1-0) Jays of the Day: Adam Lind: 2/5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K, 5 LOB Sergio Santos: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 3/3 inherited runners stranded Suckage Award: Colby Rasmus: 0/6, 2 K, 6 LOB Lineup: Bonifacio 4 Rasmus 8 Bautista 9 Encarnacion 3 Reyes 6 Lind DH Arencibia 2 Cabrera 7 Izturis 5 (Dickey)

11-11-2013, 09:17 PM	#3
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Indians (0-0) @ Blue Jays (0-0) April 2, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Indians (CLE) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 2 Blue Jays (TOR) 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 9 13 1 WP: R.A. Dickey (1-0) - 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K LP: Z. McAllister (0-1) - 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: J. Bautista (1), J. Reyes (1) Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 1/2, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB E. Bonifacio - 2/5, 2 R, 0 RBI, 2 SB E. Encarnacion - 4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI J. Reyes - 2/5, 1 R, 4 RBI April 3, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Indians (CLE) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 1 Blue Jays (TOR) 6 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 x 16 16 1 WP: A. Loup (1-0) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K LP: U. Jimenez (0-1) - 0.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia (1), J. Bautista (2), E. Bonifacio (1), M. Cabrera (1), E. Encarnacion (1) Jays' Stars: J. Arencibia - 3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI J. Bautista - 2/4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB M. Cabrera - 1/4, 1 R, 5 RBI J. Reyes - 4/4, 4 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB April 4, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Indians (CLE) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 10 0 WP: V. Pestano (1-0) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K LP: S. Delabar (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K SV: J. Smith (1) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: J. Bautista (3) Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB J. Reyes - 2/5, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB Last edited by dl_; 11-11-2013 at 10:17 PM.

11-11-2013, 09:19 PM	#4
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Red Sox (1-2) @ Blue Jays (2-1) April 5, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 7 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 2 WP: M. Buehrle (1-0) - 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K LP: J. Hanrahan (1-1) - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: J. Bautista 2 (5) Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 4/5, 2 R, 5 RBI R. Davis - 2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB April 6, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 7 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 WP: J. Lester (1-0) - 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K LP: C. Janssen (0-1) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K SV: J. Hanrahan (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB April 7, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 x 7 11 1 WP: S. Delabar (1-1) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K LP: A. Milller (0-1) - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K SV: J. Jeffress (1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: J. Arencibia 2 (3), J. Bautista (6), J. Reyes (2) Jays' Stars: J. Arencibia - 3/3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB Last edited by dl_; 11-11-2013 at 11:23 PM.

11-11-2013, 11:33 PM	#5
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	April 8, 2013 Bautista Named AL Player of the Week Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays was named the American League's Player of the Week, as he went 13-for-21 for a .619 batting average to go along with 6 home runs and 13 RBI. "It's been a real nice week for me, but most importantly the team is winning," said Bautista. His four-game home run streak was snapped, but his six-game hitting streak continues. Bautista will look to carry his hot form on the road as the Blue Jays play Detroit tomorrow to start a six-game road trip.

11-12-2013, 08:20 PM	#10
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	April 22, 2013 Jays' GM: Big changes coming Blue Jays' general manager Endi Sit made promises to the media that big changes would be coming. "I'm not the one to wait for things to work themselves out. I will force the issue if need be," said Sit. "There are players that aren't playing to the best of their abilities, and there are also areas on the team which we would like to improve. Hopefully we can kill two birds with one stone." The Blue Jays (9-10) are in Baltimore right now to start a three-game series against the division leading Orioles (11-7). The Jays finish the road trip in New York before heading home to welcome the Red Sox to town. Now would be a great time to make up the 2.5 game deficit between themselves and the Orioles.

11-12-2013, 11:33 PM	#12
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	April 25, 2013 The Doc returns! The Blue Jays have completed a trade with the Phillies that sees fan favourite Roy Halladay, along with Canadian centre fielder Tyson Gillies, return to the Rogers Centre after three full seasons with Philadelphia. Heading the other way will be centre fielder Colby Rasmus and first baseman Edwin Encarnacion. Rasmus was hitting .139 with one home run on the season. He first joined the Blue Jays in July 2011, and his batting line will end at .210/.272/.376 with 27 HRs and 92 RBIs after 203 games with the franchise. Meanwhile, Encarnacion has been a mainstay in the lineup so far, and has often batted in the heart of the order. In 20 games, he was batting .247 with 4 HRs and 15 RBIs. Encarnacion also had a 9-game hitting streak that lasted from April 9th to April 19th. In a little over three-and-a-half seasons with Toronto, he posted a .265/.342/.496 batting line with 92 HRs and 254 RBIs over 443 games. Gillies will be placed on the 40-man roster and assigned to triple-A Buffalo, while Halladay is expected to make the start tomorrow at Yankee Stadium. Blue Jays' general manager Endi Sit will be holding a press conference next Monday (April 29) in advance of the Boston Red Sox' three-game series. Last edited by dl_; 11-12-2013 at 11:39 PM.

11-13-2013, 05:53 AM	#13
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Blue Jays (11-11) @ Yankees (10-12) April 25, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 9 1 Yankees (NYY) 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 x 9 13 1 WP: B. Logan (1-1) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K LP: D. Oliver (0-1) - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K SV: D. Robertson (6) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia (10), J. Bautista (9), A. LaRoche (1) Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB A. LaRoche - 3/5, 1 R, 1 RBI Notes: Halladay didn't have a good start in his first game since rejoining the Blue Jays. He struck out six Yankees in as many innings, but also gave up 6 runs through 10 hits, 3 of them home runs. DeRosa was sent down to triple-A after clearing waivers, and Munenori Kawasaki's contract was purchased from Buffalo to take his spot. April 26, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 Yankees (NYY) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x 4 13 0 WP: D. Phelps (3-2) - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K LP: B. Morrow (1-2) - 5.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K SV: D. Robertson (7) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: J. Reyes (4) Jays' Stars: J. Reyes - 3/4, 1 R, 2 RBI Notes: Bautista made an error in centre field for the second consecutive game; he's mostly played centre field since Moises Sierra was called up. Meanwhile, Ichiro Suzuki went 5-for-5, hitting 5 singles against us. April 27, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 13 2 Yankees (NYY) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 2 WP: M. Buehrle (2-2) - 7.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K LP: A. Pettitte (2-1) - 3.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: H. Blanco (2), A. LaRoche (2) Jays' Stars: None April 28, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 0 Yankees (NYY) 0 3 4 5 2 0 0 2 x 16 17 2 WP: P. Hughes (3-1) - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K LP: R.A. Dickey (2-3) - 3.0 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

11-13-2013, 06:31 AM	#14
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	April 29, 2013 Sit talks about the Halladay trade With the Blue Jays having an off-day, general manager Endi Sit held a press conference to talk more about the Roy Halladay trade last week, among other things. Below are some excerpts from the press conference: What made you decide on trading for Halladay just a few weeks into the season? Well, on Opening Day, our rotation consisted of R.A. Dickey, Josh [Johnson], Brandon [Morrow], Mark [Buehrle], and Casey [Janssen]. Casey hadn't started in the majors on a regular basis since 2007, but he was stretched out in the spring to give us more flexibility, more options. We always felt that he was a better fit coming out of the bullpen, but breaking camp, Casey at the bottom of the rotation was the result. Since then, we've been looking around for a quality starter to join the team and we're very happy that we could strike a deal with Philly and have Roy back in Toronto. Talk a little bit about Tyson Gillies, the other player you acquired. Tyson is a very fast player that covers a lot of ground in the outfield. He's smart enough to let that speed be useful on the basepaths as well. Offensively, we're not expecting him to be the next superstar, but he should turn out to at least be able to hold his own in the big leagues; he's got good gap power. He hasn't had the best start to the season with Lehigh Valley, but Tyson will be joining Buffalo immediately. Aside from that, we're looking forward to seeing the Canadian boy continue to grow and be a part of our team going forward. Did Colby Rasmus' bad start to the season have any influence in dealing such a promising talent away? You already said it, Colby is a very promising talent. He had a very respectable rookie season with the Cardinals in 2009, and he followed up that with one-and-a-half very good seasons before we picked him up in July of 2011. Colby's had a full season under his belt here in Toronto, but he never got back to consistent playing at the level he did when he was in St. Louis. In addition to his relatively poor start this year, we decided that maybe a change of scenery would be best for Colby. Philadelphia seems to think that as well; actually, he had a 2-for-5 night yesterday against the Mets so it seems like he's already fitting in there. We wish Colby the best of luck back in the National League and we thank him for his service here in Toronto. Edwin Encarnacion had a very good season last year, and he had played well leading up to the trade. Why did you decide to part ways with him, and will Adam Lind continue to be the full-time first baseman heading forwards? To get talent like Roy and Tyson, you've got to give up talent as well. We didn't go into the trade thinking we were going to let Edwin go, but as the dialogue went on, we found out Philly were interested in Edwin. Ryan Howard wasn't doing so well down there and they liked Edwin's power bat. As far as how we will replace him, yeah, Adam has played a bit of first base over the past few weeks. For the time being, it looks like he will be getting a majority of the playing time there, but we're still working on many fronts as I speak. In an ideal world, he would be getting most of his at-bats at DH, but it's something we're going to have to adjust to in the short term until more options are available.

11-13-2013, 06:54 AM	#15
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	Red Sox (9-17) @ Blue Jays (12-14) April 30, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 x 10 15 0 WP: J. Johnson (3-2) - 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K LP: R. Dempster (0-4) - 3.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K SV: C. Janssen (1) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Jays' HRs: J.P. Arencibia 2 (12), A. LaRoche (3), M. Sierra (3) Jays' Stars: J.P. Arencibia - 2/5, 2 R, 4 RBI J. Bautista - 4/5, 0 R, 1 RBI J. Reyes - 2/4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB May 1, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 8 1 WP: R. Halladay (3-2) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K LP: C. Buchholz (1-4) - 8.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K SV: J. Jeffress (4) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: M. Sierra (4) Jays' Stars: M. Sierra - 2/3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 SB May 2, 2013 Code: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + R H E Red Sox (BOS) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 Blue Jays (TOR) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 2 WP: J. Lester (2-2) - 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K LP: B. Morrow (1-3) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K SV: J. Hanrahan (4) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Jays' HRs: None Jays' Stars: J. Bautista - 2/2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB

11-13-2013, 09:33 AM	#16
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	May 3, 2013 April 2013 in review Brandon Morrow seems to be the only starter who has realized spring training is over. He's pitched 30.0 innings and has an ERA of 3.00 over 5 starts. Those who doubted the manager's decision to name Jeremy Jeffress the closer, let alone including him in the Opening Day roster, will see that in limited action, he has 10 strikeouts in 5.1 innings to go with a 1.69 ERA and 3 saves. Aaron Loup, another reliever who had to fight for his roster spot, has 16 strikeouts in 12 innings. So far, he's 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 3 saves. J.P. Arencibia is your surprised MLB leader in home runs with 12. However, he's also struck out 27 times. Jose Bautista is no slouch either, as he already has 9 home runs on the year. He's gotten on base much more though, thanks to his 16 walks. Jose Reyes has been batting a super .337/.405/.538 so far. He's also stolen 7 bases, but in 12 tries. Finally, Moises Sierra already has 3 home runs in only 42 at-bats since being recalled from Buffalo. He's batting .333 with 3 RBIs, as all three of his home runs have came with no on base. Last edited by dl_; 11-13-2013 at 10:16 AM.

11-15-2013, 07:18 PM	#17
dl_ Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 29	So I put a lot of effort and really liked this dynasty. Liked the way it was going and the results weren't that bad really. But I just bought OOTP and there were a lot of things I was learning and I used this franchise as a guinea pig. It seems to have come to a point where i figured I'm a month or two in and too late to fix some things I overlooked. Therefore, I'll be ending this and hopefully I'll play a bit solo to understand the game before I start up another Jays' dynasty. Thanks to those who followed. Scrap that. I'll just live with what I didn't do in the past and continue on Last edited by dl_; 11-15-2013 at 08:57 PM.