2023 Blue Jays (est. 2013) - Page 11

rpriske · 02-12-2021, 10:25 AM

July 3rd, 2023

Mitch Garver's 8th inning Grand Slam got them back in it but it still wasn't enough as the Blue Jays fell to the White Sox, 5-4.

WP - Robert Stephenson (9-3)
Save - Allan Taylor (17)
LP - Chia-jen Lo (8-6)

Record - 43-48

rpriske · 02-15-2021, 09:54 AM

July 4th, 2023

The Fourth of July and they are playing in Toronto.

Hey, I don't make the schedule.

The White Sox won, 5-1.

WP - Joshua Hodges (6-6)
LP - Alex Burgos (9-7)

Record - 43-49

rpriske · 02-17-2021, 09:15 AM

July 5th, 2023

Despite Giancarlo Stanton pulling ahead of D.J. Hicks in the AL Home Run King battle, the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox, 8-4.

Steve Lombardozzi homered for Toronto.

WP - Kyle Freeland (2-2)
Save - Johnny Wilson (13)
LP - Austin Kirk (7-8)

Record - 44-49

rpriske · 02-17-2021, 09:17 AM

Oscar Pennington and Ruben Luna signed minor league deals.

rpriske · 02-19-2021, 09:18 AM

July 6th, 2023

The Blue Jays put on a hitting display today as both D.J. Hicks and Victor Vazquez homered twice, and Eugene Silver and Joe Washington homered once each in a 7-3 win over the Orioles.

Hicks re-took the Home Run lead for the AL.

WP - Pierce Johnson (5-10)
Save - Kyle Serrano (1)
LP - A.J. Puk (4-6)

Record - 45-49

rpriske · 02-19-2021, 09:32 AM

TRADE

It became clear to the team that Tomas Telis would not re-sign with us for a reasonable amount of money, so away he goes... for a homecoming!

To CARDINALS

Tomas Telis
Willie Cobb
Steve McCain
Luis Lopez

To BLUE JAYS

Leonard O'Neill (SLC retains 20% of contract)
Joe Sweeney
Luis Vazquez
Robbie Henry
Luis Garcia

O'Neill joins the squad.

rpriske · 02-21-2021, 01:20 PM

July 7th, 2023

The Jays lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Orioles.

Claudio Heredia and D.J. Hicks homered for Toronto.

WP - Wilson Prieto (2-0)
Save - Keegan Thompson (28)
LP - C.K. Irby (0-3)

Record - 45-50

rpriske · 02-21-2021, 01:34 PM

TRADE

To YANKEES

Chia-jen Lo

To BLUE JAYS

Kyle Carter (NYY retains 80% of remaining salary)
Tom Arnold
Eduardo Diaz
Wendall Gear
Kevin Guerin

TRADE

To ORIOLES

Andrew Toles
Luis Nieves

To BLUE JAYS

Will LaMarche (BAL retains full salary)
Charles Brown
Ken Cartwright
John Watkins
Rob Reilly

Carter and LaMarche join the Jays.

Jose Martinez and Chang-heui-Ch'on are sent to AAA. Ruben Flores and Ron Black are called up.
Clyde Moore is Designated for Assignment.

Black was Toronto's 1st round pick in the Draft this year. The 22 year old went 4th overall.

rpriske · 02-25-2021, 08:46 AM

July 8th, 2023

Jeimar Candelario hit THREE home runs as the Blue Jays downed the Orioles, 10-5.

Ron Black got the win in his major league debut, but he did not exactly prove he belongs at this level, currently.

Victor Vazquez also homered for Toronto.

WP - Ron Black (1-0)
Save - Will LaMarche (1)
LP - Trey Ball (4-4)

Record - 46-50

rpriske · 02-25-2021, 08:48 AM

Jon MacNamara is activated from the IL.

Ron Black is sent down.

It seems that the clubhouse is happy he is gone. That is bad sign.

rpriske · 03-01-2021, 09:47 AM

July 9th, 2023

Things fell apart late for the Blue Jays and they lost, 9-5, to the Spiders.

Jeimer Candelario, Leonard O'Neill, and Eugene Silver all homered for Toronto.

WP - Jonathan Broxton (1-0)
LP - Leonard Dryden (2-3)

Record - 46-51

rpriske · 03-01-2021, 10:04 AM

Daniel Spears and Sammy Rodriguez signed minor league contracts.

The Blue Jays edged up one spot to #22 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Players of the Week: William Becker, Astros & Eric Jagielo, Dodgers

TRADE

To WHITE SOX

John Miller
Chang-heui Ch'on

To BLUE JAYS

Diego Juarez
Lou Blanchard (CWS retains most of remaining salary)
Christian Bland
Trent Brown
Santiago Rodriguez

Juarez and Blanchard join the Jays.

Ruben Flores and C.K. Irby are sent to AAA.

rpriske · 03-05-2021, 09:29 AM

July 10th, 2023

D.J. Hicks and Leonard O'Neill hit back-to-back homers in this 7-6, Toronto win over Cleveland.

WP - Chris Reid (2-2)
Save - Johnny Wilson (14)
LP - Chris Woods (1-1)

Record - 47-51

rpriske · 03-05-2021, 09:35 AM

Sammy Rodriguez had a SIXTEEN strikeout day for Dunedin.

rpriske · 03-05-2021, 10:21 AM

TRADE

To BREWERS

Gioskar Amaya

To BLUE JAYS

Jayson Aquino
Roy Williams
Larry Mathews
Alex Perez

TRADE

To METS

Pierce Johnson
Octavio Feliciano
Pablo Garcia

To BLUE JAYS

Jeremy Miller
Roy Sheffield
Chester Day
Larry Shaw
John Hebert

Aquino joins the Jays.

rpriske · 03-08-2021, 03:30 PM

July 11th, 2023

Jayson Aquino's first start for the Jays did not go the way he had hoped as the Spiders roughed him up a but in the 3rd and 4th innings. Eventually Cleveland won, 8-6.

In addition, Lou Blanchard left the game with a non-specified upper body injury.

Kyle Carter, D.J. Hicks, and Mitch Garver all homered for Toronto.

WP - Will Robinson (5-9)
Save - Ken Lowery (22)
LP - Jayson Aquino (0-1)

Record - 47-52

rpriske · 03-08-2021, 03:32 PM

Lou Blanchard has a strained abdominal muscle and is heading to the IL, hopefully for the minimum time.

Ruben Flores is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 03-08-2021, 03:51 PM

TRADE

It turns out Aquino was a flip...

To RANGERS

Jayson Aquino
Bob Ward
Carl Johnston

To BLUE JAYS

Chris Young (TEX retains full salary)
Ken Adams
Dante Fan
Kevin Pruitt
Dustin Cummings

TRADE

To MARINERS

Pat Wiggins

To BLUE JAYS

Chris Ayers (SEA retains full salary)
Orlando Cabral
Steve Spencer
Bill Carvalho
Carlos MacKellar

Young and Ayers join the Jays.

rpriske · 03-08-2021, 04:23 PM

Jesus Montero and Christian Vazquez signed minor league deals.

rpriske · 03-11-2021, 08:59 AM

July 13th, 2023

Leonard O'Neill went 3 for 4, scoring twice and driving n two, as the Jays beat the Twins, 6-5.

Jeimer Candelario homered for Toronto.

WP - Leonard Dryden (3-3)
Save - Johnny Wilson (15)
LP - D.J. Baxendale (2-2)

Record - 48-52

02-12-2021, 10:25 AM	#201
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 3rd, 2023 Mitch Garver's 8th inning Grand Slam got them back in it but it still wasn't enough as the Blue Jays fell to the White Sox, 5-4. WP - Robert Stephenson (9-3) Save - Allan Taylor (17) LP - Chia-jen Lo (8-6) Record - 43-48 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-15-2021, 09:54 AM	#202
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 4th, 2023 The Fourth of July and they are playing in Toronto. Hey, I don't make the schedule. The White Sox won, 5-1. WP - Joshua Hodges (6-6) LP - Alex Burgos (9-7) Record - 43-49 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-17-2021, 09:15 AM	#203
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 5th, 2023 Despite Giancarlo Stanton pulling ahead of D.J. Hicks in the AL Home Run King battle, the Blue Jays defeated the White Sox, 8-4. Steve Lombardozzi homered for Toronto. WP - Kyle Freeland (2-2) Save - Johnny Wilson (13) LP - Austin Kirk (7-8) Record - 44-49 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-17-2021, 09:17 AM	#204
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Oscar Pennington and Ruben Luna signed minor league deals. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-19-2021, 09:18 AM	#205
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 6th, 2023 The Blue Jays put on a hitting display today as both D.J. Hicks and Victor Vazquez homered twice, and Eugene Silver and Joe Washington homered once each in a 7-3 win over the Orioles. Hicks re-took the Home Run lead for the AL. WP - Pierce Johnson (5-10) Save - Kyle Serrano (1) LP - A.J. Puk (4-6) Record - 45-49 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-21-2021 at 12:45 PM.

02-19-2021, 09:32 AM	#206
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	TRADE It became clear to the team that Tomas Telis would not re-sign with us for a reasonable amount of money, so away he goes... for a homecoming! To CARDINALS Tomas Telis Willie Cobb Steve McCain Luis Lopez To BLUE JAYS Leonard O'Neill (SLC retains 20% of contract) Joe Sweeney Luis Vazquez Robbie Henry Luis Garcia O'Neill joins the squad. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-21-2021 at 01:18 PM.

02-21-2021, 01:20 PM	#207
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 7th, 2023 The Jays lost a close one, falling 4-3 to the Orioles. Claudio Heredia and D.J. Hicks homered for Toronto. WP - Wilson Prieto (2-0) Save - Keegan Thompson (28) LP - C.K. Irby (0-3) Record - 45-50 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-21-2021, 01:34 PM	#208
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	TRADE To YANKEES Chia-jen Lo To BLUE JAYS Kyle Carter (NYY retains 80% of remaining salary) Tom Arnold Eduardo Diaz Wendall Gear Kevin Guerin TRADE To ORIOLES Andrew Toles Luis Nieves To BLUE JAYS Will LaMarche (BAL retains full salary) Charles Brown Ken Cartwright John Watkins Rob Reilly Carter and LaMarche join the Jays. Jose Martinez and Chang-heui-Ch'on are sent to AAA. Ruben Flores and Ron Black are called up. Clyde Moore is Designated for Assignment. Black was Toronto's 1st round pick in the Draft this year. The 22 year old went 4th overall. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 02-25-2021 at 08:27 AM.

02-25-2021, 08:46 AM	#209
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 8th, 2023 Jeimar Candelario hit THREE home runs as the Blue Jays downed the Orioles, 10-5. Ron Black got the win in his major league debut, but he did not exactly prove he belongs at this level, currently. Victor Vazquez also homered for Toronto. WP - Ron Black (1-0) Save - Will LaMarche (1) LP - Trey Ball (4-4) Record - 46-50 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-01-2021 at 09:25 AM.

02-25-2021, 08:48 AM	#210
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Jon MacNamara is activated from the IL. Ron Black is sent down. It seems that the clubhouse is happy he is gone. That is bad sign. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-01-2021, 09:47 AM	#211
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 9th, 2023 Things fell apart late for the Blue Jays and they lost, 9-5, to the Spiders. Jeimer Candelario, Leonard O'Neill, and Eugene Silver all homered for Toronto. WP - Jonathan Broxton (1-0) LP - Leonard Dryden (2-3) Record - 46-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-01-2021, 10:04 AM	#212
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Daniel Spears and Sammy Rodriguez signed minor league contracts. The Blue Jays edged up one spot to #22 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Players of the Week: William Becker, Astros & Eric Jagielo, Dodgers TRADE To WHITE SOX John Miller Chang-heui Ch'on To BLUE JAYS Diego Juarez Lou Blanchard (CWS retains most of remaining salary) Christian Bland Trent Brown Santiago Rodriguez Juarez and Blanchard join the Jays. Ruben Flores and C.K. Irby are sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-05-2021, 09:29 AM	#213
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 10th, 2023 D.J. Hicks and Leonard O'Neill hit back-to-back homers in this 7-6, Toronto win over Cleveland. WP - Chris Reid (2-2) Save - Johnny Wilson (14) LP - Chris Woods (1-1) Record - 47-51 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-11-2021 at 08:37 AM.

03-05-2021, 09:35 AM	#214
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Sammy Rodriguez had a SIXTEEN strikeout day for Dunedin. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-05-2021, 10:21 AM	#215
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	TRADE To BREWERS Gioskar Amaya To BLUE JAYS Jayson Aquino Roy Williams Larry Mathews Alex Perez TRADE To METS Pierce Johnson Octavio Feliciano Pablo Garcia To BLUE JAYS Jeremy Miller Roy Sheffield Chester Day Larry Shaw John Hebert Aquino joins the Jays. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-08-2021, 03:30 PM	#216
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 11th, 2023 Jayson Aquino's first start for the Jays did not go the way he had hoped as the Spiders roughed him up a but in the 3rd and 4th innings. Eventually Cleveland won, 8-6. In addition, Lou Blanchard left the game with a non-specified upper body injury. Kyle Carter, D.J. Hicks, and Mitch Garver all homered for Toronto. WP - Will Robinson (5-9) Save - Ken Lowery (22) LP - Jayson Aquino (0-1) Record - 47-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-08-2021, 03:32 PM	#217
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Lou Blanchard has a strained abdominal muscle and is heading to the IL, hopefully for the minimum time. Ruben Flores is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-08-2021 at 03:51 PM.

03-08-2021, 03:51 PM	#218
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	TRADE It turns out Aquino was a flip... To RANGERS Jayson Aquino Bob Ward Carl Johnston To BLUE JAYS Chris Young (TEX retains full salary) Ken Adams Dante Fan Kevin Pruitt Dustin Cummings TRADE To MARINERS Pat Wiggins To BLUE JAYS Chris Ayers (SEA retains full salary) Orlando Cabral Steve Spencer Bill Carvalho Carlos MacKellar Young and Ayers join the Jays. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-08-2021, 04:23 PM	#219
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	Jesus Montero and Christian Vazquez signed minor league deals. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-11-2021, 08:59 AM	#220
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,555	July 13th, 2023 Leonard O'Neill went 3 for 4, scoring twice and driving n two, as the Jays beat the Twins, 6-5. Jeimer Candelario homered for Toronto. WP - Leonard Dryden (3-3) Save - Johnny Wilson (15) LP - D.J. Baxendale (2-2) Record - 48-52 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````