2017 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2015) - Page 11

rpriske · 12-27-2016, 04:34 PM

Ethan Small, Colby Wyatt, and Zach Williams all signed minor league deals.

rpriske · 12-28-2016, 11:23 PM

July 29th, 2017

Andrew Albers and J.J. Hoover combined to shut out the Mariners 5-0.

Robinson Cano, D.J. Davis, and Didi Gregorius hit homers for the Jays.

WP - Andrew Albers (7-5)
LP - Felix Hernandez (8-10)

Record - 54-44

Toronto is tied with the Rays atop the AL East.

rpriske · 12-28-2016, 11:32 PM

TRADE

To WHITE SOX

Brett Gardner
Lee Stoppelman
Robbie Dickey
Jesus Navarro

To BLUE JAYS

Jon Lester
Dylan Hecht
Louie Lechich
Taylor Hawthorne
Luis Castillo

Lester joins the Jays. Drew Smyly is sent back to AAA.

John Stilson is designated for assignment.

rpriske · 12-29-2016, 06:56 PM

July 30th, 2017

The Mariners ut the boots to the Jays, beating them 7-1.

Seth Smith hit his 9th homer for the only Toronto run.

WP - James Paxton (11-3)
LP - Juan Nicasio (2-3)

Record - 54-45

The Rays also lost so the teams are still tied.

rpriske · 12-29-2016, 07:05 PM

The Jays fell to #12 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: Adam Eaton, Tigers & Wilin Rosario, Rockies

TRADE

To DODGERS

Josh Phegley
Reynaldo Lopez
Taylor Trammell

To BLUE JAYS

Michael Saunders
Zach Lee
Luke Eigsti
Christian Gomez
Brennon Lund

Saunders joins the Jays. Yeltsin Gudino is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 12-30-2016, 11:21 PM

July 31st, 2017

The Padres came to town for interleave play and they handled the Jays easily, beating them 6-1.

Robinson Cano left the game with a hip injury but it is not thought to be serious.

WP - Andrew Cashner (9-6)
LP - Aaron Sanchez (9-6)

Record - 54-46

The Rays did not play today so Toronto trails by a half game.

rpriske · 12-30-2016, 11:25 PM

July Awards

PITCHER: Drew Rucinski, Angels & Hyun-jin Ryu, Dodgers

HITTER: Jurickson Profar, Rangers & Jon Pederson, Dodgers

ROOKIE: Ketel Marte, Mariners & Jordan Patterson, Phillies

rpriske · 12-30-2016, 11:30 PM

Andrew Albers is sent to AAA.

Drew Smyly is called back up.

rpriske · 12-31-2016, 02:07 PM

August 1st, 2017

It took 13 innings but the Jays fell to the Padres, 6-4.

D.J. Davis and Matt Dominguez hit homers.

WP - Alex Torres (7-1)
Save - Chris Rearick (2)
LP - Ben Rowen (0-2)

Record - 54-47

The Rays won so the Jays are back by 1.5 games.

rpriske · 12-31-2016, 02:09 PM

Slade Heathcott is activated from the D.L.

D.J. Davis is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 12-31-2016, 02:22 PM

The Jays claimed Luis Exposito off waivers from the Cardinals.

He assigned to AAA.

rpriske · 12-31-2016, 02:50 PM

August 2nd, 2017

The Toronto slump continues as they fell to the Padres 8-2, for a San Diego sweep.

Kes Carter hit his 3rd home run.

WP - Robbie Erlin (5-10)
LP - Drew Hutchison (5-8)

Record - 54-48

The Rays also lost.

rpriske · 01-01-2017, 11:10 AM

August 4th, 2017

Jon Lester and Dellin Betandes combined to shut out the Orioles, beating them 3-0!

Logan Morrison hit his 12th home run.

WP - Jon Lester (10-3)
Save - Dellin Betances (26)
LP - Chris Tillman (5-8)

Record - 55-48

The Rays also won. The Jays trail by 1.5 games.

rpriske · 01-02-2017, 09:55 AM

August 5th, 2017

Cliff Pennington hit a home run and a triple, knocking in 4 runs, as the Jays beat the Orioles 7-1.

Andrew Susac also hit a homer.

Michael Saunders left with a balky hamstring but it is not believed to be serious.

WP - Juan Nicasio (3-3)
LP - Kevin Gausman (3-11)

Record - 56-48

The Rays also won.

rpriske · 01-02-2017, 10:03 AM

WAIVER TRADE

To CARDINALS

Cliff Pennington
Marquise Doherty

To BLUE JAYS

Matt Carpenter
Gilberto Celestino
Oscar Cotes
Anderson Gerdel
D.J. Artis

rpriske · 01-03-2017, 07:43 AM

August 6th, 2017

Robinson Cano came up big, going 2 for 3 with a home run in a 7-4 win over the Orioles.

Didi Gregorius also hit one out.

WP - Aaron Sanchez (10-6)
Save - Dellin Betances (27)
LP - Dylan Bundy (4-8)

Record - 57-48

The Rays also won. Their lead remains 1.5 games.

rpriske · 01-03-2017, 07:45 AM

Sean Manaea. Dunedon, was named Player of the Week for his A league.

For the bigs it was Nick Castellanos, Tigers & Maikel Franco, Phillies

The Jays rose to #9 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 01-03-2017, 07:48 AM

Drew Smyly is sent back to AAA and Andrew Albers is recalled.

rpriske · 01-06-2017, 07:57 AM

August 7th, 2017

Everything went right today. Drew Hutchison pitched a 10-strikeout shut out as the Jays blanked the Astros 13-0.

Andrew Susac and Marcell Ozuna hit home runs. Susac had 5 RBI.

WP - Drew Hutchison (6-8)
LP - Mike Leake (5-12)

Record - 58-48

The Rays split a double header with the Royals so the Jays trail by 1 game.

rpriske · 01-08-2017, 09:59 AM

August 8th, 2017

Toronto got the hits but Houston got the homers as the Astros won 7-4.

WP - Collin McHugh (9-7)
Save - Drew Storen (23)
LP - Andrew Albers (7-6)

Record - 58-49

The Rays won so the Jays trail by 2.

Incidentally, Toronto trails the Astros by a half game for the 2nd Wild Card.

12-27-2016, 04:34 PM	#201
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	Ethan Small, Colby Wyatt, and Zach Williams all signed minor league deals. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-28-2016, 11:23 PM	#202
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	July 29th, 2017 Andrew Albers and J.J. Hoover combined to shut out the Mariners 5-0. Robinson Cano, D.J. Davis, and Didi Gregorius hit homers for the Jays. WP - Andrew Albers (7-5) LP - Felix Hernandez (8-10) Record - 54-44 Toronto is tied with the Rays atop the AL East. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-28-2016, 11:32 PM	#203
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	TRADE To WHITE SOX Brett Gardner Lee Stoppelman Robbie Dickey Jesus Navarro To BLUE JAYS Jon Lester Dylan Hecht Louie Lechich Taylor Hawthorne Luis Castillo Lester joins the Jays. Drew Smyly is sent back to AAA. John Stilson is designated for assignment. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-28-2016 at 11:33 PM.

12-29-2016, 06:56 PM	#204
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	July 30th, 2017 The Mariners ut the boots to the Jays, beating them 7-1. Seth Smith hit his 9th homer for the only Toronto run. WP - James Paxton (11-3) LP - Juan Nicasio (2-3) Record - 54-45 The Rays also lost so the teams are still tied. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-29-2016, 07:05 PM	#205
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	The Jays fell to #12 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: Adam Eaton, Tigers & Wilin Rosario, Rockies TRADE To DODGERS Josh Phegley Reynaldo Lopez Taylor Trammell To BLUE JAYS Michael Saunders Zach Lee Luke Eigsti Christian Gomez Brennon Lund Saunders joins the Jays. Yeltsin Gudino is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-30-2016, 11:21 PM	#206
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	July 31st, 2017 The Padres came to town for interleave play and they handled the Jays easily, beating them 6-1. Robinson Cano left the game with a hip injury but it is not thought to be serious. WP - Andrew Cashner (9-6) LP - Aaron Sanchez (9-6) Record - 54-46 The Rays did not play today so Toronto trails by a half game. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-30-2016, 11:25 PM	#207
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	July Awards PITCHER: Drew Rucinski, Angels & Hyun-jin Ryu, Dodgers HITTER: Jurickson Profar, Rangers & Jon Pederson, Dodgers ROOKIE: Ketel Marte, Mariners & Jordan Patterson, Phillies __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-30-2016, 11:30 PM	#208
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	Andrew Albers is sent to AAA. Drew Smyly is called back up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2016, 02:07 PM	#209
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 1st, 2017 It took 13 innings but the Jays fell to the Padres, 6-4. D.J. Davis and Matt Dominguez hit homers. WP - Alex Torres (7-1) Save - Chris Rearick (2) LP - Ben Rowen (0-2) Record - 54-47 The Rays won so the Jays are back by 1.5 games. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2016, 02:09 PM	#210
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	Slade Heathcott is activated from the D.L. D.J. Davis is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-31-2016 at 02:12 PM.

12-31-2016, 02:22 PM	#211
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	The Jays claimed Luis Exposito off waivers from the Cardinals. He assigned to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2016, 02:50 PM	#212
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 2nd, 2017 The Toronto slump continues as they fell to the Padres 8-2, for a San Diego sweep. Kes Carter hit his 3rd home run. WP - Robbie Erlin (5-10) LP - Drew Hutchison (5-8) Record - 54-48 The Rays also lost. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-01-2017, 11:10 AM	#213
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 4th, 2017 Jon Lester and Dellin Betandes combined to shut out the Orioles, beating them 3-0! Logan Morrison hit his 12th home run. WP - Jon Lester (10-3) Save - Dellin Betances (26) LP - Chris Tillman (5-8) Record - 55-48 The Rays also won. The Jays trail by 1.5 games. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-02-2017, 09:55 AM	#214
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 5th, 2017 Cliff Pennington hit a home run and a triple, knocking in 4 runs, as the Jays beat the Orioles 7-1. Andrew Susac also hit a homer. Michael Saunders left with a balky hamstring but it is not believed to be serious. WP - Juan Nicasio (3-3) LP - Kevin Gausman (3-11) Record - 56-48 The Rays also won. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-02-2017, 10:03 AM	#215
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	WAIVER TRADE To CARDINALS Cliff Pennington Marquise Doherty To BLUE JAYS Matt Carpenter Gilberto Celestino Oscar Cotes Anderson Gerdel D.J. Artis __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-03-2017, 07:43 AM	#216
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 6th, 2017 Robinson Cano came up big, going 2 for 3 with a home run in a 7-4 win over the Orioles. Didi Gregorius also hit one out. WP - Aaron Sanchez (10-6) Save - Dellin Betances (27) LP - Dylan Bundy (4-8) Record - 57-48 The Rays also won. Their lead remains 1.5 games. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-03-2017, 07:45 AM	#217
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	Sean Manaea. Dunedon, was named Player of the Week for his A league. For the bigs it was Nick Castellanos, Tigers & Maikel Franco, Phillies The Jays rose to #9 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-03-2017, 07:48 AM	#218
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	Drew Smyly is sent back to AAA and Andrew Albers is recalled. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-06-2017, 07:57 AM	#219
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 7th, 2017 Everything went right today. Drew Hutchison pitched a 10-strikeout shut out as the Jays blanked the Astros 13-0. Andrew Susac and Marcell Ozuna hit home runs. Susac had 5 RBI. WP - Drew Hutchison (6-8) LP - Mike Leake (5-12) Record - 58-48 The Rays split a double header with the Royals so the Jays trail by 1 game. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-08-2017, 09:59 AM	#220
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,751	August 8th, 2017 Toronto got the hits but Houston got the homers as the Astros won 7-4. WP - Collin McHugh (9-7) Save - Drew Storen (23) LP - Andrew Albers (7-6) Record - 58-49 The Rays won so the Jays trail by 2. Incidentally, Toronto trails the Astros by a half game for the 2nd Wild Card. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````