2024 Blue Jays (est. 2013) - Page 3

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 12:18 PM

March 19th, 2024

The Blue Jays ended their Spring schedule with a 7-5 loss to the Spiders.

Victor Vazquez an Jose Deleon homered for Toronto.

WP - Jordan Cote (2-1)
Save - Henry Mineo (6)
LP - Brenny Paulino (0-2)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-17

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 12:46 PM

FINAL SPRING CUTS

TRADE

To PADRES

Brenny Paulino
Tom Arnold

To BLUE JAYS

Jorge Fernandez (SD retains 15% of contract)
Tim Richards
Domingo Thompson
Dan Kidd
Juan Paz

Fernandez joins the Jays.

TRADE

To CUBS

Brian Cavazos-Galvez
Rafael Mendez

To BLUE JAYS

Yoenis Cespedes
Symao Cachapuz
Santiago Garcia
Gavin Koka
Carl Brown

All are minor leaguers (though Cespedes has a Major League option.)

TRADE

To NATIONALS

Jordan Dunatov
Erik Carlson

To BLUE JAYS

Iolana Akau (WAS retains most of contract)
Micah Coker
Vaclav Jevons
Jose Martinez
Jesus Francisco

Akau joins the Jays.
Sent to the Minor League Complex

Dalton Dockins
Kevin Walker
Chris Ayers
Garry Perez
Joseph Burns
Steve Crawford
Ruben Flores
Vicente Aguirre
Jose Perez
Orlando Cabral
Ricardo Gallardo
Juan Valdez
Jose Deleon
Feng Khu
Mitch Garver
Jorge Barrera

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 12:55 PM

TRADE

To ROYALS

Joseph Burns
Clayton Bush

To BLUE JAYS

Arturo Davila
Jason Atkins
Antonio Campos
Travis Gill
Adam Porter

All are minor leaguers.

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 01:42 PM

Minor league contracts signed:

John Danks
Jeff Niemann
Jeremy Miller
Mike Minor
Erik Hamren
J.R. Bradley
Michael Kockham
J.R. Graham
Chris Martin
Yeyfry Del Rosario
Jossiel Martinez

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 01:58 PM

Did we turn the team around in the off-season?

Well, probably not. But hopefully we are moving in the right direction.

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Patrick Norwood
Danny Hultzen
Michael Wacha
Alex Burgos
Diego Juarez

BULLPEN

Bartolo Aguilar (C)
Ken Eby
Lou Blanchard
Elvin Chaney
Sam Suo
Dave Klepfer
Tony Henderson

LINEUP

SS - Eugene Silver
3B - Jeimer Candelario
RF - Leonard O'Neill
DH - D.J. Hicks
1B - Jake Bernard
2B - Mark Martinez / Jack Rutledge
LF - Victor Vazquez
CF - Adam Guy
C - Iolana Akau

BENCH

Martinez / Rutledge 2B/IF
Jorge Fernandez - C
Bobby Fisher-Brown - 1B
Steve Lombardozzi - IF/OF

rpriske · 12-12-2021, 02:04 PM

The Experts expect us to finish 4th in the AL East with a record of 67-95.

Our owner hopes we can play closer to .500 and that is my goal as well.

Predictions

AL Division Winners - Yankees, Royals, Rangers
AL Wild Cards - Red Sox, White Sox

NL Division Winners - Phillies, Pirates, Diamondbacks
NL Wild Cards - Mets, Dodgers

Top AL Hitter - Pedro Rodriguez, Red Sox
Top AL Pitcher - Bill O'Brian, Royals

Top NL Hitter - David Dahl, Rockies
Top NL Pitcher - Julio Saurez, Phillies

(We tried to sign Suarez but couldn't swing it.)

They also say we have the second worst Minor League system, which is pretty bad when you are also a bad team.

Go me.

rpriske · 12-17-2021, 06:18 PM

March 23rd, 2024

What an exciting Opening Day!

Patrick Norwood pitched well but the Twins tied it up late to force extra innings.

Minnesota took the lead in the 12th but then Leonard O'Neill singled and D.J. Hicks homered to give Toronto a 5-4, walk-off win!

Iolana Akau also homered for the Jays.

WP - Elvin Chaney (1-0)
LP - Jose Torres (0-1)

Record - 1-0

rpriske · 12-21-2021, 11:53 AM

March 24th, 2024

The excitement from Opening Day wore off quickly as the Blue Jays were plastered by the Twins, losing 9-1.

WP - Juan Mejia (1-0)
LP - Danny Hultzen (0-1)

Record - 1-1

rpriske · 12-24-2021, 03:21 PM

March 25th, 2024

While the score was much closer, the result was the same as the Jays lost, 1-0, to the Twins.

WP - Arthur Jenkins (1-0)
Save - Leonard Dale (1)
LP - Michael Wacha (0-1)

Record - 1-2

rpriske · 12-28-2021, 12:21 PM

March 26th, 2024

Alex Burgos did a great job keeping the Jays in the game, until Iolana Akau hit a two run double in the 9th to give them a 3-2 win over the Orioles!

Adam Guy homered for Toronto.

WP - Alex Burgos (1-0)
Save - Bartolo Aguilar (1)
LP - Helmuth Grun (0-1)

Record - 2-2

rpriske · 12-28-2021, 01:03 PM

March 27th, 2024

Steve Lombardozzi went 3 for 4 with a home run but it was Jorge Fernandez's 9th inning homer that gave the Jays a 5-4 win over the Orioles.

Jake Bernard also homered for Toronto.

WP - Dave Klepfer (1-0)
Save - Lou Blanchard (1)
LP - Anastasio Garcia (0-1)

Record - 3-2

rpriske · 12-31-2021, 12:20 PM

March 28th, 2024

The Jays chipped away and kept the Orioles uncheck to beat them, 4-2.

WP - Patrick Norwood (1-0)
Save - Ken Eby (1)
LP - Trevor Bauer (0-2)

Record - 4-2

rpriske · 12-31-2021, 12:40 PM

March 29th, 2024

After a rough first outing, Danny Hultzen bounced back with a very nice, 5-3 win over the Spiders.

D.J. Hicks hit his second homer of the season.

WP - Danny Hultzen (1-1)
Save - Bartolo Aguilar (2)
LP - Will Robinson (0-1)

Record - 5-2

The Blue Jays are tied with the Yankees, leading the AL East.

rpriske · 12-31-2021, 01:00 PM

March 30th, 2024

Michael Wacha pitched six shutout innings and Sam Suo added three more as the Jays downed the Spiders, 5-0.

That is five wins in a row for Toronto.

Eugene Silver hit his first homer of the season.

WP - Michael Wacha (1-1)
Save - Sam Suo (1)
LP - Pat Moore (0-1)

Record - 6-2

rpriske · 12-31-2021, 01:15 PM

TRADE

To MARLINS

Chris Reid
Chris Ayers
Francisco Marrero
Adam Bennett

To BLUE JAYS

David Garner Jr. (MIA pays remaining salary)
Jack Cole
Howard Hill
Irwin Thomas
Tommy David

Sent to Buffalo: Victor Vazquez

Called Up: Yoenis Cespedes

rpriske · 01-03-2022, 12:27 PM

March 31st, 2024

Alex Burgos kept the Spiders scoreless into the 7th and the Jays held on for a 2-1 victory.

That is six wins in a row for Toronto!

WP - Alex Burgos (2-0)
Save - Bartolo Aguilar (3)
LP - Ken Lowery (0-1)

Record - 7-2

The Blue Jays are tied with the Yankees in first in the AL East (and the Mariners for first in the AL overall.)

rpriske · 01-03-2022, 12:44 PM

The Weekly Power Rankings came out and Toronto is #1 with a bullet!

Players of the Week: Ramon Zambrano, Orioles & Glenn Wilson, Nationals

TRADE

To ROCKIES

Ruben Flores
Jose Deleon
Ken Adams
Claudio Heredia

To BLUE JAYS

Oswaldo Castillo (COL retains 25% of contract)
Tim Drown
Alberto Rodriguez
Steve Thomas
Jeff Johnson

The fans are happy about Castillo.

Castillo joins the Jays.

Diego Juarez and Tony Henderson are sent to Buffalo.

John Danks is called up.

rpriske · 01-07-2022, 09:59 AM

April 1st, 2024

The Toronto winning streak ended with a 7-3 loss to the Tigers.

Mark Martinez went 4 for 4.

WP - John Barbato (1-0)
Save - Donald Curtis (1)
LP - John Danks (0-1)

Record - 7-3

rpriske · 01-07-2022, 10:01 AM

Dakota Mitchell signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 01-09-2022, 09:42 PM

April 2nd, 2024

Patrick Norwood led the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Tigers.

WP - Patrick Norwood (2-0)
Save - Ken Eby (2)
LP - Leonard Dryden (0-2)

Record - 8-3

12-12-2021, 12:18 PM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 19th, 2024 The Blue Jays ended their Spring schedule with a 7-5 loss to the Spiders. Victor Vazquez an Jose Deleon homered for Toronto. WP - Jordan Cote (2-1) Save - Henry Mineo (6) LP - Brenny Paulino (0-2) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 13-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-12-2021, 12:46 PM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	FINAL SPRING CUTS TRADE To PADRES Brenny Paulino Tom Arnold To BLUE JAYS Jorge Fernandez (SD retains 15% of contract) Tim Richards Domingo Thompson Dan Kidd Juan Paz Fernandez joins the Jays. TRADE To CUBS Brian Cavazos-Galvez Rafael Mendez To BLUE JAYS Yoenis Cespedes Symao Cachapuz Santiago Garcia Gavin Koka Carl Brown All are minor leaguers (though Cespedes has a Major League option.) TRADE To NATIONALS Jordan Dunatov Erik Carlson To BLUE JAYS Iolana Akau (WAS retains most of contract) Micah Coker Vaclav Jevons Jose Martinez Jesus Francisco Akau joins the Jays. Sent to the Minor League Complex Dalton Dockins Kevin Walker Chris Ayers Garry Perez Joseph Burns Steve Crawford Ruben Flores Vicente Aguirre Jose Perez Orlando Cabral Ricardo Gallardo Juan Valdez Jose Deleon Feng Khu Mitch Garver Jorge Barrera __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-12-2021, 12:55 PM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	TRADE To ROYALS Joseph Burns Clayton Bush To BLUE JAYS Arturo Davila Jason Atkins Antonio Campos Travis Gill Adam Porter All are minor leaguers. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-12-2021, 01:42 PM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	Minor league contracts signed: John Danks Jeff Niemann Jeremy Miller Mike Minor Erik Hamren J.R. Bradley Michael Kockham J.R. Graham Chris Martin Yeyfry Del Rosario Jossiel Martinez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-12-2021, 01:58 PM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	Did we turn the team around in the off-season? Well, probably not. But hopefully we are moving in the right direction. OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Patrick Norwood Danny Hultzen Michael Wacha Alex Burgos Diego Juarez BULLPEN Bartolo Aguilar (C) Ken Eby Lou Blanchard Elvin Chaney Sam Suo Dave Klepfer Tony Henderson LINEUP SS - Eugene Silver 3B - Jeimer Candelario RF - Leonard O'Neill DH - D.J. Hicks 1B - Jake Bernard 2B - Mark Martinez / Jack Rutledge LF - Victor Vazquez CF - Adam Guy C - Iolana Akau BENCH Martinez / Rutledge 2B/IF Jorge Fernandez - C Bobby Fisher-Brown - 1B Steve Lombardozzi - IF/OF __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-12-2021, 02:04 PM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	The Experts expect us to finish 4th in the AL East with a record of 67-95. Our owner hopes we can play closer to .500 and that is my goal as well. Predictions AL Division Winners - Yankees, Royals, Rangers AL Wild Cards - Red Sox, White Sox NL Division Winners - Phillies, Pirates, Diamondbacks NL Wild Cards - Mets, Dodgers Top AL Hitter - Pedro Rodriguez, Red Sox Top AL Pitcher - Bill O'Brian, Royals Top NL Hitter - David Dahl, Rockies Top NL Pitcher - Julio Saurez, Phillies (We tried to sign Suarez but couldn't swing it.) They also say we have the second worst Minor League system, which is pretty bad when you are also a bad team. Go me. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-17-2021, 06:18 PM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 23rd, 2024 What an exciting Opening Day! Patrick Norwood pitched well but the Twins tied it up late to force extra innings. Minnesota took the lead in the 12th but then Leonard O'Neill singled and D.J. Hicks homered to give Toronto a 5-4, walk-off win! Iolana Akau also homered for the Jays. WP - Elvin Chaney (1-0) LP - Jose Torres (0-1) Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-21-2021 at 11:25 AM.

12-21-2021, 11:53 AM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 24th, 2024 The excitement from Opening Day wore off quickly as the Blue Jays were plastered by the Twins, losing 9-1. WP - Juan Mejia (1-0) LP - Danny Hultzen (0-1) Record - 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-24-2021, 03:21 PM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 25th, 2024 While the score was much closer, the result was the same as the Jays lost, 1-0, to the Twins. WP - Arthur Jenkins (1-0) Save - Leonard Dale (1) LP - Michael Wacha (0-1) Record - 1-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-28-2021 at 11:50 AM.

12-28-2021, 12:21 PM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 26th, 2024 Alex Burgos did a great job keeping the Jays in the game, until Iolana Akau hit a two run double in the 9th to give them a 3-2 win over the Orioles! Adam Guy homered for Toronto. WP - Alex Burgos (1-0) Save - Bartolo Aguilar (1) LP - Helmuth Grun (0-1) Record - 2-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-28-2021 at 12:33 PM.

12-28-2021, 01:03 PM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 27th, 2024 Steve Lombardozzi went 3 for 4 with a home run but it was Jorge Fernandez's 9th inning homer that gave the Jays a 5-4 win over the Orioles. Jake Bernard also homered for Toronto. WP - Dave Klepfer (1-0) Save - Lou Blanchard (1) LP - Anastasio Garcia (0-1) Record - 3-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-31-2021 at 11:58 AM.

12-31-2021, 12:20 PM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 28th, 2024 The Jays chipped away and kept the Orioles uncheck to beat them, 4-2. WP - Patrick Norwood (1-0) Save - Ken Eby (1) LP - Trevor Bauer (0-2) Record - 4-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2021, 12:40 PM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 29th, 2024 After a rough first outing, Danny Hultzen bounced back with a very nice, 5-3 win over the Spiders. D.J. Hicks hit his second homer of the season. WP - Danny Hultzen (1-1) Save - Bartolo Aguilar (2) LP - Will Robinson (0-1) Record - 5-2 The Blue Jays are tied with the Yankees, leading the AL East. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2021, 01:00 PM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 30th, 2024 Michael Wacha pitched six shutout innings and Sam Suo added three more as the Jays downed the Spiders, 5-0. That is five wins in a row for Toronto. Eugene Silver hit his first homer of the season. WP - Michael Wacha (1-1) Save - Sam Suo (1) LP - Pat Moore (0-1) Record - 6-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-31-2021, 01:15 PM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	TRADE To MARLINS Chris Reid Chris Ayers Francisco Marrero Adam Bennett To BLUE JAYS David Garner Jr. (MIA pays remaining salary) Jack Cole Howard Hill Irwin Thomas Tommy David Sent to Buffalo: Victor Vazquez Called Up: Yoenis Cespedes __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-03-2022, 12:27 PM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	March 31st, 2024 Alex Burgos kept the Spiders scoreless into the 7th and the Jays held on for a 2-1 victory. That is six wins in a row for Toronto! WP - Alex Burgos (2-0) Save - Bartolo Aguilar (3) LP - Ken Lowery (0-1) Record - 7-2 The Blue Jays are tied with the Yankees in first in the AL East (and the Mariners for first in the AL overall.) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 01-07-2022 at 09:03 AM.

01-03-2022, 12:44 PM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	The Weekly Power Rankings came out and Toronto is #1 with a bullet! Players of the Week: Ramon Zambrano, Orioles & Glenn Wilson, Nationals TRADE To ROCKIES Ruben Flores Jose Deleon Ken Adams Claudio Heredia To BLUE JAYS Oswaldo Castillo (COL retains 25% of contract) Tim Drown Alberto Rodriguez Steve Thomas Jeff Johnson The fans are happy about Castillo. Castillo joins the Jays. Diego Juarez and Tony Henderson are sent to Buffalo. John Danks is called up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-07-2022, 09:59 AM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	April 1st, 2024 The Toronto winning streak ended with a 7-3 loss to the Tigers. Mark Martinez went 4 for 4. WP - John Barbato (1-0) Save - Donald Curtis (1) LP - John Danks (0-1) Record - 7-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-07-2022, 10:01 AM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	Dakota Mitchell signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

01-09-2022, 09:42 PM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,662	April 2nd, 2024 Patrick Norwood led the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Tigers. WP - Patrick Norwood (2-0) Save - Ken Eby (2) LP - Leonard Dryden (0-2) Record - 8-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````