2007 Fictional Toronto Blue Jays - Page 14

ryan008 · 11-06-2007, 03:46 PM

Jays Announce Minor League Award Winners

December 21st, 2012.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced today the annual player of the year awards for each level in their minor league system:

AAA Syracuse
CF Rick Bjork
.316 41 HR 135 RBI (with AAA Syracuse)
Drafted in the 1st round 21st overall in the 2008 First Year Player Draft the 24 year old is poised to capture a roster spot with the Jays in 2013. He can play all 3 outfield positions and can hit for power and average. He will likely split time with CF Vitantonio Ardinghi in 2013.

AA New Hampshire
1B Juan Campos
.296 27 HR 128 RBI (with AA New Hampshire)
The 24 year old was a 2nd round pick 60th overall in 2012 out of the University of the University of Iowa and is starting to find his swing. He will get an invitation to Spring Training and could compete for the 1B position vacated by the departure of 1B Nathan Wilder. If he does not make the team he will likely start for AAA Syracuse in 2013.

High A Dunedin
LF Victor Glenn
.280 5 HR 59 RBI (with A Dunedin)
The 22 year old was a 3rd round pick 86th overall in 2009 amd has moved slowly through the organization. He is starting to come around offensively and may have put himself back on the radar with a good season in Dunedin. He is still only 22 so he has time to develop and will lilely start the ytear back with Dunedin in 2013.

Low A Lansing
CF Rodrigo Fernandez
.296 9 HR 78 RBI (with A Lansing)
The 21 year old was 3rd round pick 90th overall in 2010 and is progressing nicely and with another solid season has moved steadily up my depth chart. Look for him to start at Dunedin next year and he could see AA by the end of 2013.

Short Season A - Auburn
SP Manny Feliz
5-1 1 SV 4.59 ERA (with SA Auburn)
The 22 year old signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2008 and has not moved quickly at all but has finally started to show some improvement. He spent his first 2 season in Pulaski before finally moving up to Auburn this season. He put up solid numbers and will likely spend one more season witht he double days before moving up to Lansing.

Pulaski - Rookie League
2B Michael Everly
.316 1 HR 14 RBI (Pulaski (R))
My 3rd round pick 90th overall in 2012 from The University of Northern Illinois did very well in his first professional season. He did not hit for much power but I expect that it will come around. He will likely head to Low A Lansing for the start of 2013 but could move up quickly if his hot start continues.

ryan008 · 11-06-2007, 04:48 PM

Winter Meeting Conclude: Draft to Expand to 20 Rounds

December 12th, 2012.

The winter meetings concluded today in Scottsdale Arizona and the biggest news to come from them was the Unaminous decision by the Owners and General Managers to expand the annual First Year Player Draft from 15 rounds to 20. Some teams were having a hard time fielding enough players for their low level minor league teams and we believe that by giving General Managers 5 more selections per season they can field more players to adequately fill every level of their minor league system.

Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart ont he draft expansion "I was pushing for it from the begining. It gives us 5 more chances to catch lightning in a bottle and maybe pick up that late round gem that can blossom into a superstar"

On the Blue Jays front everything is quiet as the Jays made no moves during the meetings leaving everyone to believe that they will fill their empty roster spots from within their own organization. GM Ryan Stewart on his lack of activity during the winter meetings "I wouldn't call it a lack of activity it wasn't like we weren't trying to make a move. The prices were just too steep. We don't want to give up any of our young arms in the starting rotation or one of our young corner outfielders to bring in first baseman or second baseman. every trade we discussed involved one of our young players and I am not willing to fill one hole but create another. Spring training is still a few months away and there is still time to make moves so we will see what happens"

ryan008 · 11-06-2007, 04:52 PM

2B Stan Elliott Signs with Reds

December 13th, 2012.

Former Toronto Blue Jays 2B Stan Elliott has signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He signed a 3 year $56,820,000 contract. The deal will pay him $18,940,000 per year and will keep him with the Reds until the end of the 2016 season.

In 2012 with the Blue Jays Elliott hit .301 with 32 HR and 127 RBIs.

The Commissioner's office also announced that the Toronto Blue Jays will receive the Reds 1st round pick in the 2013 First Year Player Draft as compensation.

ryan008 · 11-06-2007, 04:54 PM

1B Nathan Wilder Signs with Angels

January 18th, 2013.

Former Toronto Blue Jays 1B Nathan Wilder has signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He signed a 4 year $67,280,000 contract. The deal will pay him $16,820,000 per year and will keep him with the Angels until the end of the 2017 season.

In 2012 with the Blue Jays Wilder hit .256 with 40 HR and 127 RBIs.

The Commissioner's office also announced that the Toronto Blue Jays will receive the Angels 1st round pick in the 2013 First Year Player Draft as compensation.

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 08:33 AM

Spring Training About to Start: Jays Make No Offseason Moves

March 1st, 2013.

With Spring Training just days away many people thought that the Troronto Blue Jays and GM Ryan Stewart would be much more active this offseason. The Blue Jays currently have holes to fill at 1B, 2B both back up outfield spots as well as 2 open spots in the bullpen. The Jays lost 1B Nathan Wilder who signed with the Angels and 2B Stan Elliott who signed with the Reds. It was not expected that GM Ryan Stewart would go after any big name free agents simply because of bugetary constraints but he actually stood pat and did nothing. It is good news for a group of Blue Jays Prospects who will be battling to fill out the roster in Spring Training. GM Ryan Stewart "We tried to make a number of trades but to get the type of impact player that we were looking for would cost us too much. Just about every counter offer included SP Raul Ruiz and we have no intention of trading him. Spring Training is going to be interresting this year as we have a number of kids who will be competing for jobs and competition is always a good thing"

2013 Spring Training Invitees:

SP Richie MacGruder
SP Michael Montgomery
MR Ramiro Seguira
CL Joseph Wilson
CL Mario Barron
C Nick Williams
1B Bill Darby
1B Javier Gomez
2B Lorenzo Vazquez
3B Paul Wood
LF Rickey O'Esmund
CF Rick Bjork
RF Jim Leblanc

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 08:53 AM

Jays - Orioles Agree to Trade

March 3rd, 2013.

Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart announced that the Blue Jays have traded AAA LF Rickey O'Esmund and 2B Christian Aragon to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu, RF Stan Pierce and SP Manny Guzman.

Players Going to Baltimore:

LF Rickey O'Esmund (27 years old, 3rd Round Pick in 2008)
2B Christian Aragon (22 years old, Signed as a Non-Drafted Free agent in 2008)

Players Coming to Toronto:

MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu (37 years old, 2-9 6.45 ERA in 2012 with Baltimore)
RF Stan Pierce (20 years old, 2nd round pick in 2012, .323 5 HR 17 RBI with Freemont Short Season A)
SP Manny Guzman (21 years old, 2nd round pick in 2011, 3-2 2.89 ERA with Freemont Short Season A)

GM Ryan Stewart on the Trade "Baltimore approached us about the possibility of aquiring Rickey O'Esmund and we managed to work out this deal. We get a veteran MR who will get a chance to compete for one of the open roster spots with the Jays and 2 young prospects that could help us down the road. We really didn't have to give up that much O'Esmund was blocked by a group of talented young outfielders and at 27 was going to have to clear waivers to be sent back down to AAA Syracuse and 2B Christian Aragon was going to be nothing more than a backup"

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 09:58 AM

Blue Jays Announce Roster; Opening Day Around the Corner

March 31st, 2013.

Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart announced the Blue Jays Opening Day 25 Man roster and it has a few new faces from the one that won the World Series last season. GM Ryan Stewart on the Jays Roster Selection "It was a long month in Dunedin this year but it was a good, fun month. Our kids that were competing for spots gave us a great show and have made the selection of the last few roster spots very difficult. We are very porud of how they performed during the spring and have little doubt that those that didn't make the team right away will continue to develop. It is a long season and guys get hurt and go into slumps you always have to be prepared. I think the fact that we lost so many good players and are able to replace them from within is a testiment to how deep out minor league system is. For that the credit must go to the scouting staff for finding and evaluating the kids and to our minor league development staff for getting the players to the point where they can produce at the major league level"

The 2012 Blue Jays Roster:

Starting Pitchers:

SP Raul Ruiz - 26-1 1.77 ERA (with Toronto)
SP Bill Arkell - 17-6 2.59 ERA (with Toronto)
SP Christian Jacobs - 23-3 2.04 ERA (with Toronto)
SP Kiminobu Hashimoto - 18-9 2.70 ERA (with Toronto)
SP Andy Simmons - 23-5 2.19 ERA (with Toronto)

BullPen:

MR Vincent Evans - 5-1 2 SV 2.58 ERA (with Toronto)
MR Remiro Sequra- 4-0 8 SV 0.89 ERA (with AAA Syracuse)
MR Ray Russell - 1-0 5.54 ERA (with Toronto)
MR Mario Barron - 2-0 4 SV 2.87 ERA (with AAA Syracuse)
MR Sergio Vargas - 4-1 10 SV 0.47 ERA (with Toronto)
MR Carlos Yhuit -3-4 3 SV 1.09 ERA (with Toronto)
CL Steve Perkins - 3-2 40 SV 1.22 ERA (with Toronto)

Position Players:

C Nick Cooper - .218 14 HR 51 RBI (with Toronto)
C Hugh Edwards - .271 9 HR 58 RBI (with Toronto)
1B Javier Gomez - .280 17 HR 70 RBI (with AAA Syracuse)
2B Lorenzo Vazquez - .330 4 HR 51 RBI (with AAA Syracuse)
2B Michael Leonard - .190 0 HR 3 RBI (with Toronto)
3B Mario Rivera - .250 9 HR 58 RBI (with Toronto)
3B Dave Chambers - .277 26 HR 88 RBI (with Toronto)
SS Richard Evans - .271 23 HR 106 RBI (with Toronto)
LF Felipe Montero - .298 32 HR 108 RBI (with Toronto)
CF Rick Bjork - .337 32 HR 135 RBI (with AAA Syracuse)
CF Vitantonio Ardinghi - .274 5 HR 65 RBI (with Toronto)
RF Jim Leblanc - .307 27 HR 107 RBI (with AAA)
RF Alonso Martinez - .269 15 HR 71 RBI (with Toronto)

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 12:10 PM

Blue Jays Release MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu

April 1st, 2013.

Toronto Blue Jays announced that they have released MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu today after the 37 year old refused an assignment to the minors. He was aquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles just prior to the start of Spring Training.

GM Ryan Stewart on the move "We brought him in to give him a shot at winning a spot in our bullpen by performing well in Spring Training and from the begining he was a dissapointment. He finished the spring with a 0-2 record a 12.15 ERA and 4 BB and 2 K in 12.2 innings of work. He was simply out performed by some of our other arms. We wanted to keep him around and offered him a spot in AAA but he refused the assignment. We also tried to trade him but with no takers we were forced to release him"

24Rocks · 11-07-2007, 12:43 PM

Nice on winning the Rookie of the year.

24Rocks · 11-07-2007, 12:47 PM

where was Tekle-Giorgis Badu born?

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 24Rocks

where was Tekle-Giorgis Badu born?

He was born in Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape) in South Africa. His name is easily the strangest that I have had in OOTP.

Oh and thanks for the congrats on the rookie of the year. It was neck in neck with that kid from Boston but Dave Chambers had a good finish to cement the Rookie of the Year Trophy.

Thanks for Reading

Ryan

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 03:19 PM

Blue Jays Kick Off 2013 Season With Win at Home Against Baltimore

April 2nd, 2013.

The Toronto Blue Jays began their quest for a 4th consecutive World Series Championship today on the right foot with a 7-1 win over Baltimore in front of a sellout crowd at the Rogers Center in Toronto.

Starting Pitchers:

SP Andy Simmons (23-5 2.19 ERA)
SP Gerald Campbell (9-22 4.06 ERA)

Score: Toronto 7 - Baltimore 1

W: A. Simmons (1-0)
L: G. Campbell (0-1)

Recap:

SS Richard Evans homered in the first inning and would go 2-5 with 1 HR 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored on the day. Rookie CF Rick Bjork got the start and would not dissapoint going 2-4 with his first HR of the year and 2 RBI and Rookie 1B Javier Gomez went 2-3 with 1 RBI and 2 walks. SP Andy Simmons was given the ball and he wowed a sellout crowd as he pitched all 9 innings giving up 5 hits and only 1 earned run. He struckout 9 and did not walk a batter.

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 03:40 PM

Jays Finish Strong Month of April in 1st Place

May 1st, 2013.

The Toronto Blue Jays capped off another very strong month that saw them go 22-5 and currently sit in 1st Place in the American League East division. The Jays are 8 Games up on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 11.5 up on the Baltimore Orioles. The American League East division seems to be particularly weak as the Red Sox, Yankees and Devil Rays all seem to be in rebuilding mode. The Red Sox finished 2nd last in the entire American League last season and will have the second overall pick in this years First Year Player Draft. In a division that has traditionally played very tough it looks like the Jays may stand a very good chance of being the top team in the east for the 6th consecutive season.

Blue Jays Notable Performances:

SP Christian Jacobs - 5-0 1.10 ERA
SP Andy Simmons - 6-0 2.52 ERA
SP Bill Arkell - 3-0 3.03 ERA
RF Alonso Martinez - .339 2 HR 7 RBI
SS Richard Evans - .333 5 HR 21 RBI
CF Rick Bjork - .317 5 HR 20 RBI
LF Felipe Montero - .306 4 HR 29 RBI

*If anyone can tell me how to post complete stats where they are not all squished together I would really like to post them, but every time I try they all get squished together into one big unreadable mess. Thanks*

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 03:44 PM

American League Announces Rookie of the Month

May 1st, 2013.

Hot hitting CF Rick Bjork of the Toronto Blue Jays garnered the Rookie of the Month Award Honors for April in the American League.

The 24 year old poasted a .317 batting average last month. He collected 32 hits, 5 HR and 20 RBIs adn scored 21 runs himself.

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 03:47 PM

Chambers Pounds American League Pitchers This Week

May 20th, 2013.

3B Dave Chambers demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the American League Player of the Week Award.

The Blue Jays 3B wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week pounding them for a .480 average (12-25) with 2 HR and 12 RBIs on his way to player of the week honors.

In 2013 Chambers is hitting .315 with 52 hits, 6 HR, 43 RBIs, 26 walks and a .405 onbase percentage and has crossed the plate 34 times himself.

ryan008 · 11-07-2007, 03:50 PM

AL Presents Player of the Week Trophy

May 27th, 2013.

The American League made it official -- 3B Dave Chambers is this weeks recipient of the Player of the Week Award in the American League.

The Blue Jays 3B was sensational with a .500 Batting Average, 4 HR and 14 RBIs. Chambers also had 11 walks and posted a .667 onbase percentage. This marks the 2nd consecutive week he has taken home this honor.

This year chambers is hitting .325 with 10 HR and 55 RBIs. He has played in 51 games and scored 44 times.

ryan008 · 11-08-2007, 08:26 AM

Jays Finish May With Big Lead in American League East

June 1st, 2013.

The Toronto Blue Jays improved their record to 46-9 with an impressive month of May that saw them go 24-4. The Blue Jays are running away with the American League East lead having compiled a 20.5 game lead on the Baltimore Orioles and a 22.5 game lead on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The American League East division seems particularly weak this season as only the Blue Jays and Orioles are playing above .500 baseball (The Orioles are 1 game above .500 at 26-25).

Notable Blue Jays Performances:

SP Christian Jacobs - 5-1 1.19 ERA
SP Raul Ruiz - 5-0 0.71 ERA
Andy Simmons - 5-0 1.45 ERA
3B Dave Chambers - .355 6 HR 34 RBI
2B Lorenzo Vazquez - .351 0 HR 13 RBI
LF Felime Montero - .330 2 HR 20 RBI

Cold Bats:

C Hugh Edwards - .193 0 HR 5 RBI
1B Javier Gomez - .217 4 HR 8 RBI

ryan008 · 11-08-2007, 10:05 AM

Chambers Claims AL Batter of the Month Award

June 1st, 2013.

May's American League Batter of the Month Trophy was claimed by 3B Dave Chambers of the Toronto Blue Jays today.

Last month the 25 year old compiled a .356 batting average with 6 HR, 34 RBI and 21 runs scored. He also posted a fine .477 onbase percentage.

On the season Chambers is batting .319 with 10 HR and 57 RBIs.

ryan008 · 11-08-2007, 10:08 AM

May's No. 1 Starter Named in American League

Juns 1st, 2013.

Toronto Blue Jays SP Christian Jacobs claimed the American Leage Pitcher of the Month award today with a masterful performance in May.

The 33 year old tossed 53 innings of solid baseball putting up a 1.19 ERA 52 strikeouts and a 5-1 record in 6 games.

In 2013 Jacobs has started 11 games posted a 10-1 record and an ERA of 1.15. He has thrown 94 innings with 86 strikeouts and only 12 walks. Opposing teams have only managed to hit .187 against him.

ryan008 · 11-08-2007, 10:55 AM

First Year Player Draft today: Jays Have 3 First Round Picks

June 1st, 2013.

The 2013 first year player draft was held today and the Toronto Blue Jays selected 3 times in the first 30 picks. They received first round selections from both Cincinnati and Los Angeles Angels for the signing of 2B Stan Elliott and 1B Nathan Wilder in the offseason. The 2013 draft will also be the first year that the draft will expand from 15 rounds to 20 enabling teams to take 5 more players. The change was voted in unanimously at the winter meetings this past offseason. GM Ryan Stewart on his multiple picks "It is really nice to have a bunch of picks in the first round but since we can't trade draft picks it means we had to lose some pretty good ball players to pick them up. We are going to be looking for youth in this draft as we are pretty well set on the Major league roster and have some fine prospects in AA and AAA that could see time in the bigs shortly. We have the luxuary of being able to develop some younger players slowly and maybe draft a few more of the high risk/reward type players that we would normally shy away from"

Toronto Blue Jays 1st-3rd Round Picks

3B Rob Hairston (1st Round from Cincinnati)
19 Years Old, 6'0", 195 lbs Bats: R Throws: R
Frankston Highschool, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Highschool (USHS)
Potential Ratings:10/9/8/8/7 Rating @ 3B: 4 Infield Arm: 10
Comment: An offensively gifted thordbaseman who is not very good defensively but has a rocket for an arm. He projects and a 23-30 HR guy in the bigleagues and has the potential to hit for a good average. He hit .388 with 11 HR and 32 RBI for his highschool team in 2013.
Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2018-2019. He is very young and his ratings are very under-developed relative to his potential. I could see him spending a year or two with Rookie League Pulaski before he moves up in the organization. He is very young at 19 and will be given ample time to develop.

C Manny Gonzalez (1st Round from Cincinnati)
19 Years Old, 5'9", 195 lbs Bats: R Throws: R
Ceader Grove Highschool, Memphis, Tennessee - Highschool (USHS)
Potential Ratings: 10/10/10/7/6 Rating @ C: 2 Catcher Arm: 6
Comment: He is the consumate project player. He has very high potential ratings but will need a ton of development to get there. (His current ratings are 1/2/1/3/1). He is a below average defensive catcher but I was willing to ignore that because of his bat. I project him to be either a DH or 1B in the majors and will likely start him at 1B in Pulaski. The only thing that scares me about him is the fact that je has a 2 in workrate, but with 3 first round picks I decided to take a flier on him anyway. He hit .410 with 7 HR and 27 RBI for his Highschool team in 2013.
Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2018-2020. He will need a lot of time to develop and because I plan on switching him from C to 1B it could take him a little longer. If he does develop to his potential he could be a future hall of famer. Hopefully my minor league development staff can help him a long.

SP Bill 'Rapid' Lee (1st Round)
22 Years Old, 6'0", 215 lbs Bats: R Throws: L
Oregon State University - College (NCAA)
Potential Ratings: 9/8/9 Fastball: 94-96 MPH
Comment: A fairly polished left handed starter whe could move through the minor leagues quickly. He throws 4 pitches and has a plus fastball and very good command. He projects as a #2 or #3 starter who can log a lot of innings. He was 6-4 with a 2,70 ERA for the Beavers this year and was an Allstar for the 3rd consecutive year.
Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2015-2017. He is actually quite well developed already and could move through the system quickly. He does tend to get a little wild at times, which can be seen in his walk totals this year (32 in 56 innings) but he also strikesout a ton of hittes (122 last year). Expect him to reach at least Low A Lansing or even High A Dunedin before the year is out.

SP Tyler Kennedy (2nd Round)
22 Years Old, 6'0", 185 lbs Bats: L Throws: R
University of Oklahoma - College (NCAA)
Potential Ratings: 9/9/6 Fastball: 97-99 MPH
Comment: Another fairly well polished College Product. He is a right handed flamethrower who can bring it in the high 90's. He throws a plus fastball and adds a curveball, changeup and splitfinger fastball for a very good assortment of pitches. He was 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA as a Sooner in 2013.
Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2015-2017. He is fairly well developed to this point but he is like most power pitchers in that his control is only average. It is the one thing that could keep him from climbing the organizational ladder as quickly as SP Bill Lee. If he cuts down on his walks he could also see Low A Lansing or even High A Dunedin byt he end of the season.

LF Mike Halloway (3rd Round)
22 Years Old, 6'1", 195 lbs Bats: S Throws: R
University of Miami - College (NCAA)
Potential Ratings: 9/8/5/7/10 Rating @ LF: 10 Outfield Arm: 7
Comment: A very versatile outfielder who is proficient at all 4 OF positions. He is also a switchhitter but his for a slightly better average from the Left side. He has great range in LF and has an above average arm. He is very speedy on the basepaths and could steel 50 bags a year. In 2013 he hit .358 with 8 HR and 36 RBIs.Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2016-2018. I am still not sold on the fact that he is good enough to be an everyday player but might be better utilized as a utility outfielder/pinch runner/defensive replacement. He had great numbers in all 4 years of College so we will see how he fares in professional baseball. He will start with rookie league Pulaski and move from there.

Toronto Draft Summary:

Total # of Picks: 22
Total # of Pitchers Selected: 7 (3 SP, 2 CL, 2 MR)
Total # of Position Players Selected: 15 (4 OF, 2 1B, 1 C, 2 2B , 3 3B, 3 SS)
Total # of College Players Selected: 11 (3 SP, 4 OF, 2 SS, 1 2B, 1 3B)
Total # Of Highschool Players Selected: 11 (2 CL, 2 MR, 2 1B, 2 3B 1 C, 1 SS, 1 2B)

11-06-2007, 03:46 PM	#261
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Announce Minor League Award Winners December 21st, 2012. The Toronto Blue Jays announced today the annual player of the year awards for each level in their minor league system: AAA Syracuse CF Rick Bjork .316 41 HR 135 RBI (with AAA Syracuse) Drafted in the 1st round 21st overall in the 2008 First Year Player Draft the 24 year old is poised to capture a roster spot with the Jays in 2013. He can play all 3 outfield positions and can hit for power and average. He will likely split time with CF Vitantonio Ardinghi in 2013. AA New Hampshire 1B Juan Campos .296 27 HR 128 RBI (with AA New Hampshire) The 24 year old was a 2nd round pick 60th overall in 2012 out of the University of the University of Iowa and is starting to find his swing. He will get an invitation to Spring Training and could compete for the 1B position vacated by the departure of 1B Nathan Wilder. If he does not make the team he will likely start for AAA Syracuse in 2013. High A Dunedin LF Victor Glenn .280 5 HR 59 RBI (with A Dunedin) The 22 year old was a 3rd round pick 86th overall in 2009 amd has moved slowly through the organization. He is starting to come around offensively and may have put himself back on the radar with a good season in Dunedin. He is still only 22 so he has time to develop and will lilely start the ytear back with Dunedin in 2013. Low A Lansing CF Rodrigo Fernandez .296 9 HR 78 RBI (with A Lansing) The 21 year old was 3rd round pick 90th overall in 2010 and is progressing nicely and with another solid season has moved steadily up my depth chart. Look for him to start at Dunedin next year and he could see AA by the end of 2013. Short Season A - Auburn SP Manny Feliz 5-1 1 SV 4.59 ERA (with SA Auburn) The 22 year old signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2008 and has not moved quickly at all but has finally started to show some improvement. He spent his first 2 season in Pulaski before finally moving up to Auburn this season. He put up solid numbers and will likely spend one more season witht he double days before moving up to Lansing. Pulaski - Rookie League 2B Michael Everly .316 1 HR 14 RBI (Pulaski (R)) My 3rd round pick 90th overall in 2012 from The University of Northern Illinois did very well in his first professional season. He did not hit for much power but I expect that it will come around. He will likely head to Low A Lansing for the start of 2013 but could move up quickly if his hot start continues. Last edited by ryan008; 11-06-2007 at 04:39 PM.

11-07-2007, 12:10 PM	#268
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Blue Jays Release MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu April 1st, 2013. Toronto Blue Jays announced that they have released MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu today after the 37 year old refused an assignment to the minors. He was aquired in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles just prior to the start of Spring Training. GM Ryan Stewart on the move "We brought him in to give him a shot at winning a spot in our bullpen by performing well in Spring Training and from the begining he was a dissapointment. He finished the spring with a 0-2 record a 12.15 ERA and 4 BB and 2 K in 12.2 innings of work. He was simply out performed by some of our other arms. We wanted to keep him around and offered him a spot in AAA but he refused the assignment. We also tried to trade him but with no takers we were forced to release him" Last edited by ryan008; 11-07-2007 at 03:32 PM.

11-07-2007, 12:43 PM	#269
24Rocks All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Posts: 808	Nice on winning the Rookie of the year. __________________ Jonny Former OOTP Online leagues: LOHO: Detroit Tigers ISL: San Diego Padres VSL: Pittsburgh Pirates NPBL: Ohio Raptors/Nova Scotia Fishermen AFBL:Ontario Blue Pirates Check you my YOUTUBE or TWITCH

11-07-2007, 12:47 PM	#270
24Rocks All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Posts: 808	where was Tekle-Giorgis Badu born? __________________ Jonny Former OOTP Online leagues: LOHO: Detroit Tigers ISL: San Diego Padres VSL: Pittsburgh Pirates NPBL: Ohio Raptors/Nova Scotia Fishermen AFBL:Ontario Blue Pirates Check you my YOUTUBE or TWITCH

11-08-2007, 08:26 AM	#277
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Finish May With Big Lead in American League East June 1st, 2013. The Toronto Blue Jays improved their record to 46-9 with an impressive month of May that saw them go 24-4. The Blue Jays are running away with the American League East lead having compiled a 20.5 game lead on the Baltimore Orioles and a 22.5 game lead on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The American League East division seems particularly weak this season as only the Blue Jays and Orioles are playing above .500 baseball (The Orioles are 1 game above .500 at 26-25). Notable Blue Jays Performances: SP Christian Jacobs - 5-1 1.19 ERA SP Raul Ruiz - 5-0 0.71 ERA Andy Simmons - 5-0 1.45 ERA 3B Dave Chambers - .355 6 HR 34 RBI 2B Lorenzo Vazquez - .351 0 HR 13 RBI LF Felime Montero - .330 2 HR 20 RBI Cold Bats: C Hugh Edwards - .193 0 HR 5 RBI 1B Javier Gomez - .217 4 HR 8 RBI Last edited by ryan008; 11-08-2007 at 10:02 AM.

11-06-2007, 04:48 PM	#262
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Winter Meeting Conclude: Draft to Expand to 20 Rounds December 12th, 2012. The winter meetings concluded today in Scottsdale Arizona and the biggest news to come from them was the Unaminous decision by the Owners and General Managers to expand the annual First Year Player Draft from 15 rounds to 20. Some teams were having a hard time fielding enough players for their low level minor league teams and we believe that by giving General Managers 5 more selections per season they can field more players to adequately fill every level of their minor league system. Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart ont he draft expansion "I was pushing for it from the begining. It gives us 5 more chances to catch lightning in a bottle and maybe pick up that late round gem that can blossom into a superstar" On the Blue Jays front everything is quiet as the Jays made no moves during the meetings leaving everyone to believe that they will fill their empty roster spots from within their own organization. GM Ryan Stewart on his lack of activity during the winter meetings "I wouldn't call it a lack of activity it wasn't like we weren't trying to make a move. The prices were just too steep. We don't want to give up any of our young arms in the starting rotation or one of our young corner outfielders to bring in first baseman or second baseman. every trade we discussed involved one of our young players and I am not willing to fill one hole but create another. Spring training is still a few months away and there is still time to make moves so we will see what happens"

11-06-2007, 04:52 PM	#263
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	2B Stan Elliott Signs with Reds December 13th, 2012. Former Toronto Blue Jays 2B Stan Elliott has signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He signed a 3 year $56,820,000 contract. The deal will pay him $18,940,000 per year and will keep him with the Reds until the end of the 2016 season. In 2012 with the Blue Jays Elliott hit .301 with 32 HR and 127 RBIs. The Commissioner's office also announced that the Toronto Blue Jays will receive the Reds 1st round pick in the 2013 First Year Player Draft as compensation.

11-06-2007, 04:54 PM	#264
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	1B Nathan Wilder Signs with Angels January 18th, 2013. Former Toronto Blue Jays 1B Nathan Wilder has signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He signed a 4 year $67,280,000 contract. The deal will pay him $16,820,000 per year and will keep him with the Angels until the end of the 2017 season. In 2012 with the Blue Jays Wilder hit .256 with 40 HR and 127 RBIs. The Commissioner's office also announced that the Toronto Blue Jays will receive the Angels 1st round pick in the 2013 First Year Player Draft as compensation.

11-07-2007, 08:33 AM	#265
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Spring Training About to Start: Jays Make No Offseason Moves March 1st, 2013. With Spring Training just days away many people thought that the Troronto Blue Jays and GM Ryan Stewart would be much more active this offseason. The Blue Jays currently have holes to fill at 1B, 2B both back up outfield spots as well as 2 open spots in the bullpen. The Jays lost 1B Nathan Wilder who signed with the Angels and 2B Stan Elliott who signed with the Reds. It was not expected that GM Ryan Stewart would go after any big name free agents simply because of bugetary constraints but he actually stood pat and did nothing. It is good news for a group of Blue Jays Prospects who will be battling to fill out the roster in Spring Training. GM Ryan Stewart "We tried to make a number of trades but to get the type of impact player that we were looking for would cost us too much. Just about every counter offer included SP Raul Ruiz and we have no intention of trading him. Spring Training is going to be interresting this year as we have a number of kids who will be competing for jobs and competition is always a good thing" 2013 Spring Training Invitees: SP Richie MacGruder SP Michael Montgomery MR Ramiro Seguira CL Joseph Wilson CL Mario Barron C Nick Williams 1B Bill Darby 1B Javier Gomez 2B Lorenzo Vazquez 3B Paul Wood LF Rickey O'Esmund CF Rick Bjork RF Jim Leblanc

11-07-2007, 08:53 AM	#266
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays - Orioles Agree to Trade March 3rd, 2013. Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart announced that the Blue Jays have traded AAA LF Rickey O'Esmund and 2B Christian Aragon to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu, RF Stan Pierce and SP Manny Guzman. Players Going to Baltimore: LF Rickey O'Esmund (27 years old, 3rd Round Pick in 2008) 2B Christian Aragon (22 years old, Signed as a Non-Drafted Free agent in 2008) Players Coming to Toronto: MR Tekle-Giorgis Badu (37 years old, 2-9 6.45 ERA in 2012 with Baltimore) RF Stan Pierce (20 years old, 2nd round pick in 2012, .323 5 HR 17 RBI with Freemont Short Season A) SP Manny Guzman (21 years old, 2nd round pick in 2011, 3-2 2.89 ERA with Freemont Short Season A) GM Ryan Stewart on the Trade "Baltimore approached us about the possibility of aquiring Rickey O'Esmund and we managed to work out this deal. We get a veteran MR who will get a chance to compete for one of the open roster spots with the Jays and 2 young prospects that could help us down the road. We really didn't have to give up that much O'Esmund was blocked by a group of talented young outfielders and at 27 was going to have to clear waivers to be sent back down to AAA Syracuse and 2B Christian Aragon was going to be nothing more than a backup"

11-07-2007, 09:58 AM	#267
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Blue Jays Announce Roster; Opening Day Around the Corner March 31st, 2013. Toronto Blue Jays GM Ryan Stewart announced the Blue Jays Opening Day 25 Man roster and it has a few new faces from the one that won the World Series last season. GM Ryan Stewart on the Jays Roster Selection "It was a long month in Dunedin this year but it was a good, fun month. Our kids that were competing for spots gave us a great show and have made the selection of the last few roster spots very difficult. We are very porud of how they performed during the spring and have little doubt that those that didn't make the team right away will continue to develop. It is a long season and guys get hurt and go into slumps you always have to be prepared. I think the fact that we lost so many good players and are able to replace them from within is a testiment to how deep out minor league system is. For that the credit must go to the scouting staff for finding and evaluating the kids and to our minor league development staff for getting the players to the point where they can produce at the major league level" The 2012 Blue Jays Roster: Starting Pitchers: SP Raul Ruiz - 26-1 1.77 ERA (with Toronto) SP Bill Arkell - 17-6 2.59 ERA (with Toronto) SP Christian Jacobs - 23-3 2.04 ERA (with Toronto) SP Kiminobu Hashimoto - 18-9 2.70 ERA (with Toronto) SP Andy Simmons - 23-5 2.19 ERA (with Toronto) BullPen: MR Vincent Evans - 5-1 2 SV 2.58 ERA (with Toronto) MR Remiro Sequra- 4-0 8 SV 0.89 ERA (with AAA Syracuse) MR Ray Russell - 1-0 5.54 ERA (with Toronto) MR Mario Barron - 2-0 4 SV 2.87 ERA (with AAA Syracuse) MR Sergio Vargas - 4-1 10 SV 0.47 ERA (with Toronto) MR Carlos Yhuit -3-4 3 SV 1.09 ERA (with Toronto) CL Steve Perkins - 3-2 40 SV 1.22 ERA (with Toronto) Position Players: C Nick Cooper - .218 14 HR 51 RBI (with Toronto) C Hugh Edwards - .271 9 HR 58 RBI (with Toronto) 1B Javier Gomez - .280 17 HR 70 RBI (with AAA Syracuse) 2B Lorenzo Vazquez - .330 4 HR 51 RBI (with AAA Syracuse) 2B Michael Leonard - .190 0 HR 3 RBI (with Toronto) 3B Mario Rivera - .250 9 HR 58 RBI (with Toronto) 3B Dave Chambers - .277 26 HR 88 RBI (with Toronto) SS Richard Evans - .271 23 HR 106 RBI (with Toronto) LF Felipe Montero - .298 32 HR 108 RBI (with Toronto) CF Rick Bjork - .337 32 HR 135 RBI (with AAA Syracuse) CF Vitantonio Ardinghi - .274 5 HR 65 RBI (with Toronto) RF Jim Leblanc - .307 27 HR 107 RBI (with AAA) RF Alonso Martinez - .269 15 HR 71 RBI (with Toronto)

11-07-2007, 03:19 PM	#272
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Blue Jays Kick Off 2013 Season With Win at Home Against Baltimore April 2nd, 2013. The Toronto Blue Jays began their quest for a 4th consecutive World Series Championship today on the right foot with a 7-1 win over Baltimore in front of a sellout crowd at the Rogers Center in Toronto. Starting Pitchers: SP Andy Simmons (23-5 2.19 ERA) SP Gerald Campbell (9-22 4.06 ERA) Score: Toronto 7 - Baltimore 1 W: A. Simmons (1-0) L: G. Campbell (0-1) Recap: SS Richard Evans homered in the first inning and would go 2-5 with 1 HR 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored on the day. Rookie CF Rick Bjork got the start and would not dissapoint going 2-4 with his first HR of the year and 2 RBI and Rookie 1B Javier Gomez went 2-3 with 1 RBI and 2 walks. SP Andy Simmons was given the ball and he wowed a sellout crowd as he pitched all 9 innings giving up 5 hits and only 1 earned run. He struckout 9 and did not walk a batter.

11-07-2007, 03:40 PM	#273
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Finish Strong Month of April in 1st Place May 1st, 2013. The Toronto Blue Jays capped off another very strong month that saw them go 22-5 and currently sit in 1st Place in the American League East division. The Jays are 8 Games up on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and 11.5 up on the Baltimore Orioles. The American League East division seems to be particularly weak as the Red Sox, Yankees and Devil Rays all seem to be in rebuilding mode. The Red Sox finished 2nd last in the entire American League last season and will have the second overall pick in this years First Year Player Draft. In a division that has traditionally played very tough it looks like the Jays may stand a very good chance of being the top team in the east for the 6th consecutive season. Blue Jays Notable Performances: SP Christian Jacobs - 5-0 1.10 ERA SP Andy Simmons - 6-0 2.52 ERA SP Bill Arkell - 3-0 3.03 ERA RF Alonso Martinez - .339 2 HR 7 RBI SS Richard Evans - .333 5 HR 21 RBI CF Rick Bjork - .317 5 HR 20 RBI LF Felipe Montero - .306 4 HR 29 RBI If anyone can tell me how to post complete stats where they are not all squished together I would really like to post them, but every time I try they all get squished together into one big unreadable mess. Thanks

11-07-2007, 03:44 PM	#274
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	American League Announces Rookie of the Month May 1st, 2013. Hot hitting CF Rick Bjork of the Toronto Blue Jays garnered the Rookie of the Month Award Honors for April in the American League. The 24 year old poasted a .317 batting average last month. He collected 32 hits, 5 HR and 20 RBIs adn scored 21 runs himself.

11-07-2007, 03:47 PM	#275
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Chambers Pounds American League Pitchers This Week May 20th, 2013. 3B Dave Chambers demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the American League Player of the Week Award. The Blue Jays 3B wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week pounding them for a .480 average (12-25) with 2 HR and 12 RBIs on his way to player of the week honors. In 2013 Chambers is hitting .315 with 52 hits, 6 HR, 43 RBIs, 26 walks and a .405 onbase percentage and has crossed the plate 34 times himself.

11-07-2007, 03:50 PM	#276
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	AL Presents Player of the Week Trophy May 27th, 2013. The American League made it official -- 3B Dave Chambers is this weeks recipient of the Player of the Week Award in the American League. The Blue Jays 3B was sensational with a .500 Batting Average, 4 HR and 14 RBIs. Chambers also had 11 walks and posted a .667 onbase percentage. This marks the 2nd consecutive week he has taken home this honor. This year chambers is hitting .325 with 10 HR and 55 RBIs. He has played in 51 games and scored 44 times.

11-08-2007, 10:05 AM	#278
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Chambers Claims AL Batter of the Month Award June 1st, 2013. May's American League Batter of the Month Trophy was claimed by 3B Dave Chambers of the Toronto Blue Jays today. Last month the 25 year old compiled a .356 batting average with 6 HR, 34 RBI and 21 runs scored. He also posted a fine .477 onbase percentage. On the season Chambers is batting .319 with 10 HR and 57 RBIs.

11-08-2007, 10:08 AM	#279
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	May's No. 1 Starter Named in American League Juns 1st, 2013. Toronto Blue Jays SP Christian Jacobs claimed the American Leage Pitcher of the Month award today with a masterful performance in May. The 33 year old tossed 53 innings of solid baseball putting up a 1.19 ERA 52 strikeouts and a 5-1 record in 6 games. In 2013 Jacobs has started 11 games posted a 10-1 record and an ERA of 1.15. He has thrown 94 innings with 86 strikeouts and only 12 walks. Opposing teams have only managed to hit .187 against him.

11-08-2007, 10:55 AM	#280
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	First Year Player Draft today: Jays Have 3 First Round Picks June 1st, 2013. The 2013 first year player draft was held today and the Toronto Blue Jays selected 3 times in the first 30 picks. They received first round selections from both Cincinnati and Los Angeles Angels for the signing of 2B Stan Elliott and 1B Nathan Wilder in the offseason. The 2013 draft will also be the first year that the draft will expand from 15 rounds to 20 enabling teams to take 5 more players. The change was voted in unanimously at the winter meetings this past offseason. GM Ryan Stewart on his multiple picks "It is really nice to have a bunch of picks in the first round but since we can't trade draft picks it means we had to lose some pretty good ball players to pick them up. We are going to be looking for youth in this draft as we are pretty well set on the Major league roster and have some fine prospects in AA and AAA that could see time in the bigs shortly. We have the luxuary of being able to develop some younger players slowly and maybe draft a few more of the high risk/reward type players that we would normally shy away from" Toronto Blue Jays 1st-3rd Round Picks 3B Rob Hairston (1st Round from Cincinnati) 19 Years Old, 6'0", 195 lbs Bats: R Throws: R Frankston Highschool, Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Highschool (USHS) Potential Ratings:10/9/8/8/7 Rating @ 3B: 4 Infield Arm: 10 Comment: An offensively gifted thordbaseman who is not very good defensively but has a rocket for an arm. He projects and a 23-30 HR guy in the bigleagues and has the potential to hit for a good average. He hit .388 with 11 HR and 32 RBI for his highschool team in 2013. Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2018-2019. He is very young and his ratings are very under-developed relative to his potential. I could see him spending a year or two with Rookie League Pulaski before he moves up in the organization. He is very young at 19 and will be given ample time to develop. C Manny Gonzalez (1st Round from Cincinnati) 19 Years Old, 5'9", 195 lbs Bats: R Throws: R Ceader Grove Highschool, Memphis, Tennessee - Highschool (USHS) Potential Ratings: 10/10/10/7/6 Rating @ C: 2 Catcher Arm: 6 Comment: He is the consumate project player. He has very high potential ratings but will need a ton of development to get there. (His current ratings are 1/2/1/3/1). He is a below average defensive catcher but I was willing to ignore that because of his bat. I project him to be either a DH or 1B in the majors and will likely start him at 1B in Pulaski. The only thing that scares me about him is the fact that je has a 2 in workrate, but with 3 first round picks I decided to take a flier on him anyway. He hit .410 with 7 HR and 27 RBI for his Highschool team in 2013. Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2018-2020. He will need a lot of time to develop and because I plan on switching him from C to 1B it could take him a little longer. If he does develop to his potential he could be a future hall of famer. Hopefully my minor league development staff can help him a long. SP Bill 'Rapid' Lee (1st Round) 22 Years Old, 6'0", 215 lbs Bats: R Throws: L Oregon State University - College (NCAA) Potential Ratings: 9/8/9 Fastball: 94-96 MPH Comment: A fairly polished left handed starter whe could move through the minor leagues quickly. He throws 4 pitches and has a plus fastball and very good command. He projects as a #2 or #3 starter who can log a lot of innings. He was 6-4 with a 2,70 ERA for the Beavers this year and was an Allstar for the 3rd consecutive year. Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2015-2017. He is actually quite well developed already and could move through the system quickly. He does tend to get a little wild at times, which can be seen in his walk totals this year (32 in 56 innings) but he also strikesout a ton of hittes (122 last year). Expect him to reach at least Low A Lansing or even High A Dunedin before the year is out. SP Tyler Kennedy (2nd Round) 22 Years Old, 6'0", 185 lbs Bats: L Throws: R University of Oklahoma - College (NCAA) Potential Ratings: 9/9/6 Fastball: 97-99 MPH Comment: Another fairly well polished College Product. He is a right handed flamethrower who can bring it in the high 90's. He throws a plus fastball and adds a curveball, changeup and splitfinger fastball for a very good assortment of pitches. He was 5-2 with a 2.79 ERA as a Sooner in 2013. Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2015-2017. He is fairly well developed to this point but he is like most power pitchers in that his control is only average. It is the one thing that could keep him from climbing the organizational ladder as quickly as SP Bill Lee. If he cuts down on his walks he could also see Low A Lansing or even High A Dunedin byt he end of the season. LF Mike Halloway (3rd Round) 22 Years Old, 6'1", 195 lbs Bats: S Throws: R University of Miami - College (NCAA) Potential Ratings: 9/8/5/7/10 Rating @ LF: 10 Outfield Arm: 7 Comment: A very versatile outfielder who is proficient at all 4 OF positions. He is also a switchhitter but his for a slightly better average from the Left side. He has great range in LF and has an above average arm. He is very speedy on the basepaths and could steel 50 bags a year. In 2013 he hit .358 with 8 HR and 36 RBIs.Estimated Arrival in the Majors: 2016-2018. I am still not sold on the fact that he is good enough to be an everyday player but might be better utilized as a utility outfielder/pinch runner/defensive replacement. He had great numbers in all 4 years of College so we will see how he fares in professional baseball. He will start with rookie league Pulaski and move from there. Toronto Draft Summary: Total # of Picks: 22 Total # of Pitchers Selected: 7 (3 SP, 2 CL, 2 MR) Total # of Position Players Selected: 15 (4 OF, 2 1B, 1 C, 2 2B , 3 3B, 3 SS) Total # of College Players Selected: 11 (3 SP, 4 OF, 2 SS, 1 2B, 1 3B) Total # Of Highschool Players Selected: 11 (2 CL, 2 MR, 2 1B, 2 3B 1 C, 1 SS, 1 2B)