2015 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2015) - Page 3

rpriske · 04-13-2015, 06:48 PM

The Blue Jays signed Rafael Soriano to a one year, $4.22M contract.

TRADE

To DODGERS

R.A. Dickey
Michael Saunders
Melky Mesa
Miguel Almonte
Jean Almanzar

To BLUE JAYS

Andre Ethier
Brandon McCarthy
Daniel Coulombe
Ibandel Isabel

(We are taking on A LOT of contract here...)

McCarthy, Soriano & Ethier join the Jays.

Drew Hutchinson heads to AAA... for now.

rpriske · 04-15-2015, 07:08 AM

April 21st, 2015

Brandon McCarthy pitched a great game in his first start for Toronto but they fell just short, losing 1-0 to the Orioles.

WP - Miguel Gonzalez (1-0)
Save - Zach Britton (2)
LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-1)

Record - 7-6

rpriske · 04-15-2015, 05:46 PM

April 22nd, 2015

Trevor Rosenthal gave up a two-run homer in the ninth, but held it there to pick up the save in the 8-7 win over the Orioles.

Josh Donaldson hit his 6th homer.

WP - Aaron Sanchez (2-1)
Save - Trevor Rosenthal (3)
LP - Kevin Gausman (0-2)

Record - 8-6

rpriske · 04-17-2015, 08:29 PM

April 23rd, 2015

Mark Buehrle pitched a great game, but Chris Tillman was nearly flawless as the Orioles won 2-1.

WP - Chris Tillman (2-2)
Save - Darren O'Day (3)
LP - Mark Buehrle (2-1)

Record - 8-7

rpriske · 04-17-2015, 08:53 PM

April 24th, 2015

The Jays got outplayed in all facets of the game today.

What is with the Rays? They aren't this good.

Tampa Bay won 7-2.

WP - Mike Leake (2-0)
LP - Drew Pomeranz (1-2)

Record - 8-8

rpriske · 04-17-2015, 11:30 PM

April 25th, 2015

Toronto dropped a very tight game, losing 3-2 to the Rays in 11 innings.

Justin Smoak hit his third home run.

WP - Grant Balfour (1-0)
LP - Steve Delabar (0-1)

Record - 8-9

rpriske · 04-19-2015, 12:52 AM

April 26th, 2015

Toronto lost another to the surprising Rays, 3-1.

WP - Alex Cobb (3-1)
Save - Kevin Jepsen (2)
LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-2)

Record - 8-10

rpriske · 04-20-2015, 07:06 AM

April 27th, 2015

The Jays bashed their way to a big win behind home runs by Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin, as Toronto beat Boston 12-4.

WP - Aaron Sanchez (3-1)
LP - Rick Porcello (3-2)

Record - 9-10

rpriske · 04-20-2015, 07:07 AM

Toronto fell to #24 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Mookie Betts, Red Sox & Anthony Rizzo, Cubs

rpriske · 04-20-2015, 05:44 PM

April 28th, 2015

Five Red Sox pitchers combined to hold the Jays to a single run as Boston won 4-1.

WP - Justin Masterson (2-1)
Save - Koji Uehara (7)
LP - Mark Buerhle (2-2)

Record - 9-11

rpriske · 04-21-2015, 09:04 PM

April 29th, 2015

The game vs Boston was cancelled due to weather.

rpriske · 04-21-2015, 10:15 PM

April 30th, 2015

Drew Pomeranz threw 8 scoreless innings before turning it over to Trevor Rosenthal to finish things up as the Jays beat Cleveland 3-0.

Maicer Izturis went 3 for 4.

Russell Martin left the game with a sore calf.

During the game, Johan Santana notched his 2000th strikeout.

WP - Drew Pomeranz (2-2)
Save - Trevor Rosenthal (4)
LP - Johan Santana (1-3)

Record - 10-11

rpriske · 04-21-2015, 10:40 PM

TRADE

To NATIONALS

Ryan Raburn
Mitch Nay

To BLUE JAYS

Felix Pie
Wilmer Difo

TRADE

To ROYALS

Rajai Davis
Juan Oramas

To BLUE JAYS

Eric Hosmer
Brandon Finnegan

Pie, Hosmer and Finnegan join the Jays.

Sent to AAA: Aaron Sanchez, Chad Jenkins, Josh Thole

Placed on Waivers: Justin Smoak

Called up: Drew Hutchinson, Steve Tolleson, Sean Ochinko

rpriske · 04-24-2015, 07:19 AM

May 1st, 2015

Toronto lost a close one to Cleveland, falling 4-3.

Steve Tolleson got three this in his first start of the year and Sean Ochinko got two hits and an RBI in his first appearance in the bigs.

WP - Scott Atchison (2-0)
Save - Cody Allen (3)
LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-3)

Record - 10-12

rpriske · 04-25-2015, 10:09 AM

May 2nd, 2015

Drew Hutchinson went the distance, throwing a three-hit shut out, beating Cleveland 7-0!

Russell Martin went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI.

WP - Drew Hutchinson (2-2)
LP - Danny Salazar (3-1)

Record - 11-12

rpriske · 04-25-2015, 10:10 AM

Ofilio Castro signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 04-25-2015, 10:15 AM

TRADE

To DODGERS

Justin Smoak
Lane Thomas

To BLUE JAYS

Erisbel Arruebarrena
Alex Verdugo

Arruebarrena reports to Buffalo. Verdugo is going to the GCL.

rpriske · 04-26-2015, 12:53 PM

May 3rd, 2015

The bats were swinging today as the Jays beat Cleveland 12-8.

Jose Bautista went 4 for 5 with a home run. Jose Reyes and Maicer Izturis each netted three hits.

WP - Andrew Albers (1-0)
LP - Trevor Bauer (1-3)

Record - 12-12

rpriske · 04-26-2015, 12:55 PM

Matt Hague of Buffalo was named the Player of the Week for his AAA league.

Toronto rose to #16 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Steven Moya, Tigers & Hunter Pence, Giants

rpriske · 04-28-2015, 07:10 AM

May 4th, 2015

Steve Tolleson is trying to prove he deserves regular spot in the batting order as he got two this and two walks in four at-bats today, but the Jays still fell 6-4 to the Yankees.

WP - Nate Eovaldi (2-3)
Save - Dellin Betances (9)
LP - Mark Buehrle (2-3)

Record - 12-13

04-13-2015, 06:48 PM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	The Blue Jays signed Rafael Soriano to a one year, $4.22M contract. TRADE To DODGERS R.A. Dickey Michael Saunders Melky Mesa Miguel Almonte Jean Almanzar To BLUE JAYS Andre Ethier Brandon McCarthy Daniel Coulombe Ibandel Isabel (We are taking on A LOT of contract here...) McCarthy, Soriano & Ethier join the Jays. Drew Hutchinson heads to AAA... for now. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-15-2015, 07:08 AM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 21st, 2015 Brandon McCarthy pitched a great game in his first start for Toronto but they fell just short, losing 1-0 to the Orioles. WP - Miguel Gonzalez (1-0) Save - Zach Britton (2) LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-1) Record - 7-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-15-2015, 05:46 PM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 22nd, 2015 Trevor Rosenthal gave up a two-run homer in the ninth, but held it there to pick up the save in the 8-7 win over the Orioles. Josh Donaldson hit his 6th homer. WP - Aaron Sanchez (2-1) Save - Trevor Rosenthal (3) LP - Kevin Gausman (0-2) Record - 8-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-17-2015, 08:29 PM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 23rd, 2015 Mark Buehrle pitched a great game, but Chris Tillman was nearly flawless as the Orioles won 2-1. WP - Chris Tillman (2-2) Save - Darren O'Day (3) LP - Mark Buehrle (2-1) Record - 8-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-17-2015, 08:53 PM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 24th, 2015 The Jays got outplayed in all facets of the game today. What is with the Rays? They aren't this good. Tampa Bay won 7-2. WP - Mike Leake (2-0) LP - Drew Pomeranz (1-2) Record - 8-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 04-17-2015 at 11:29 PM.

04-17-2015, 11:30 PM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 25th, 2015 Toronto dropped a very tight game, losing 3-2 to the Rays in 11 innings. Justin Smoak hit his third home run. WP - Grant Balfour (1-0) LP - Steve Delabar (0-1) Record - 8-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-19-2015, 12:52 AM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 26th, 2015 Toronto lost another to the surprising Rays, 3-1. WP - Alex Cobb (3-1) Save - Kevin Jepsen (2) LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-2) Record - 8-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-20-2015, 07:06 AM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 27th, 2015 The Jays bashed their way to a big win behind home runs by Josh Donaldson and Russell Martin, as Toronto beat Boston 12-4. WP - Aaron Sanchez (3-1) LP - Rick Porcello (3-2) Record - 9-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-20-2015, 07:07 AM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	Toronto fell to #24 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Mookie Betts, Red Sox & Anthony Rizzo, Cubs __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-20-2015, 05:44 PM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 28th, 2015 Five Red Sox pitchers combined to hold the Jays to a single run as Boston won 4-1. WP - Justin Masterson (2-1) Save - Koji Uehara (7) LP - Mark Buerhle (2-2) Record - 9-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-21-2015, 09:04 PM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 29th, 2015 The game vs Boston was cancelled due to weather. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-21-2015, 10:15 PM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	April 30th, 2015 Drew Pomeranz threw 8 scoreless innings before turning it over to Trevor Rosenthal to finish things up as the Jays beat Cleveland 3-0. Maicer Izturis went 3 for 4. Russell Martin left the game with a sore calf. During the game, Johan Santana notched his 2000th strikeout. WP - Drew Pomeranz (2-2) Save - Trevor Rosenthal (4) LP - Johan Santana (1-3) Record - 10-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-14-2015 at 02:30 PM.

04-21-2015, 10:40 PM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	TRADE To NATIONALS Ryan Raburn Mitch Nay To BLUE JAYS Felix Pie Wilmer Difo TRADE To ROYALS Rajai Davis Juan Oramas To BLUE JAYS Eric Hosmer Brandon Finnegan Pie, Hosmer and Finnegan join the Jays. Sent to AAA: Aaron Sanchez, Chad Jenkins, Josh Thole Placed on Waivers: Justin Smoak Called up: Drew Hutchinson, Steve Tolleson, Sean Ochinko __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-24-2015, 07:19 AM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	May 1st, 2015 Toronto lost a close one to Cleveland, falling 4-3. Steve Tolleson got three this in his first start of the year and Sean Ochinko got two hits and an RBI in his first appearance in the bigs. WP - Scott Atchison (2-0) Save - Cody Allen (3) LP - Brandon McCarthy (1-3) Record - 10-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-25-2015, 10:09 AM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	May 2nd, 2015 Drew Hutchinson went the distance, throwing a three-hit shut out, beating Cleveland 7-0! Russell Martin went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI. WP - Drew Hutchinson (2-2) LP - Danny Salazar (3-1) Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-25-2015, 10:10 AM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	Ofilio Castro signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-25-2015, 10:15 AM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	TRADE To DODGERS Justin Smoak Lane Thomas To BLUE JAYS Erisbel Arruebarrena Alex Verdugo Arruebarrena reports to Buffalo. Verdugo is going to the GCL. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-26-2015, 12:53 PM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	May 3rd, 2015 The bats were swinging today as the Jays beat Cleveland 12-8. Jose Bautista went 4 for 5 with a home run. Jose Reyes and Maicer Izturis each netted three hits. WP - Andrew Albers (1-0) LP - Trevor Bauer (1-3) Record - 12-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-26-2015, 12:55 PM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	Matt Hague of Buffalo was named the Player of the Week for his AAA league. Toronto rose to #16 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Steven Moya, Tigers & Hunter Pence, Giants __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-28-2015, 07:10 AM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 27,115	May 4th, 2015 Steve Tolleson is trying to prove he deserves regular spot in the batting order as he got two this and two walks in four at-bats today, but the Jays still fell 6-4 to the Yankees. WP - Nate Eovaldi (2-3) Save - Dellin Betances (9) LP - Mark Buehrle (2-3) Record - 12-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````