2018 Blue Jays (est. 2016)

rpriske · 10-07-2017, 02:10 AM

2016 - 79-83 - (WS - Cubs beat Yankees)
2017 - 91-71 - Lost ALDS to Yankees (WS - Nationals beat Astros)

rpriske · 10-07-2017, 02:14 AM

Major Additions

David Price (Trade from BOS)
Chris Carter (Trade from MIL)
Asdrubal Cabrera (FA)

Major losses

Troy Tulowitzki (Trade to BOS)
Mark Trumbo (Trade to SLC)
Jason Hammel (FA)
Nick Hundley (Trade to TEX)
Matt Joyce (FA)

rpriske · 10-08-2017, 11:31 AM

March 4th, 2018

Despite losing, the Jays saw some very good signs today. David Price pitched five scoreless innings. Jordan Walden pitched three HITLESS innings. It wasn't until he 9th when the Rays' Brad Miller managed the walk-off homer for a 3-2 win.

WP - Hunter Strickland (1-0)
LP - Teddy Stankiewicz (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-1

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 05:02 PM

March 5th, 2018

The Angels lit up Chris Heston, beating the Blue Jays 8-1.

WP - Julio Urias (1-0)
LP - Chris Heston (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-2

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 05:26 PM

March 6th, 2018

Today was a better day to be a hitter than a pitcher. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays 11-8.

Justin Williams homered for Toronto.

WP - Zach Putnam (1-0)
Save - Jean Machi (3)
LP - Angelo Leclerc (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-3

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 05:52 PM

March 7th, 2018

The Blue Jays haven't found their footing yet.

Today they lost 4-2 to the White Sox.

Asdrubal Cabrera homered.

WP - Robbie Ross Jr. (1-0)
Save - Brandon Pinder (1)
LP - Julio Teheran (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-4

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 06:29 PM

March 8th, 2018

The Blue Jays got their first win of the spring season, beating the Red Sox 4-3.

WP - Chase Johnson (1-0)
Save - Akeel Morris (1)
LP - Brandon League (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-4

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 08:02 PM

March 9th, 2018

Ben Paulsen drew the base loaded walk in the 9th for a 6-5 win over the A's.

Yasmani Grandal hit a home run.

WP - Trevor Gott (1-0)
LP - Heath Fillmyer (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-4

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 08:04 PM

Teddy Stankiewicz is sent to the minor league camp.

Aaron Sanchez is activated from the D.L.

rpriske · 10-09-2017, 08:20 PM

March 11th, 2018

The Jays lost to the Orioles by a score of 3-1.

WP - Andrew Heaney (1-1)
Save - John Axford (1)
LP - Aaron Sanchez (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-5

rpriske · 10-12-2017, 07:01 AM

March 12th, 2018

David Price pitched for scoreless innings before running into trouble in the 5th. The batters pulled him out, though, as the Jays beat the Astros 9-6.

Mike Trout knocked in 3 and Ben Paulsen hit a big home run,

Alex Verdugo left the game with an injured hand. We await diagnosis.

WP - Brett Cecil (1-0)
Save - Jake Barrett (1)
LP - Clay Buchholz (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-5

rpriske · 10-12-2017, 07:03 AM

Alex Verdugo has a sprained wrist and should be ready for the start of the season, or maybe shortly after,

He is placed on the D.L.

Jacob Wilson is brought up from the minor league complex.

rpriske · 10-14-2017, 02:31 PM

March 13th, 2018

Chris Heston struggled again, for his second start of the spring, falling to the Mariners, 7-2.

WP - Jordan Pries (1-0)
Save - Zach Phillips (1)
LP - Chris Heston (0-2)

Spring Record - 3-6

rpriske · 10-14-2017, 02:33 PM

First Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to Minor League camp:

Chris Heston
Chad Kuhl
Jacob Wilson
Johnny Field
Anthony Alford

rpriske · 10-15-2017, 05:45 PM

March 14th, 2018

The Jays beat the Twins 4-3.

Devon Travis homered.

Jordan Walden was complaining of arm discomfort after the game.

WP - Henderson Alvarez (1-0)
Save - Jordan Walden (1)
LP - James Paxton (0-2)

Spring Record - 4-6

Walden isn't badly hurt. He just needs a few days rest.

rpriske · 10-15-2017, 10:34 PM

March 15th, 2018

Josh Donaldson homered but the Jays still fell to the Rangers, 5-2.

WP - Cody Winiarski (1-0)
Save - A.J. Ramos (3)
LP - Chase Johnson (1-1)

Spring Record - 4-7

rpriske · 10-15-2017, 10:42 PM

March 17th, 2018

Roman Quinn made a costly error that led to 2 New York runs and the Yankees beat the Jays 5-3.

WP - Masahiro Tanaka (2-0)
Save - Andrew Miller (7)
LP - Julio Teheran (0-2)

Spring Record - 4-8

rpriske · 10-22-2017, 10:31 AM

TRADE

To PIRATES

Chris Heston
Drew Bridges
Jonathan Heasley

To BLUE JAYS

Arquimedes Caminero (PIT retains full salary)
Trevor Megill
Carl Anderson
Daniel Arribas
John Bormann

TRADE

To WHITE SOX

Brett Cecil
Juan Meza
Luis Curbelo
Jose Briceno

To BLUE JAYS

Adam Eaton (CWS retains full salary)
Jorge Ortega
Franklin Reyes
Jordan Prendiz
Nick Wilhite

Caminero joins the major league camp. The rest (including Eaton) go to the minor league camp.

Eaton had to accept that assignment to go down, but he did. He clearly wants an opportunity to work his way back up.

rpriske · 10-23-2017, 09:44 AM

March 18th, 2018

Toronto's spring struggles continue. Today the fell 6-1 to Cleveland.

WP - Carlos Carrasco (1-0)
LP - Chris Anderson (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-9

rpriske · 10-23-2017, 10:00 AM

March 19th, 2018

A disastrous outing for David Price turned into a 9-3 loss to the Royals.

WP - Yu Darvish (2-0)
LP - David Price (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-10

10-07-2017, 02:10 AM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	2018 Blue Jays (est. 2016) 2016 - 79-83 - (WS - Cubs beat Yankees) 2017 - 91-71 - Lost ALDS to Yankees (WS - Nationals beat Astros) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-07-2017, 02:14 AM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Major Additions David Price (Trade from BOS) Chris Carter (Trade from MIL) Asdrubal Cabrera (FA) Major losses Troy Tulowitzki (Trade to BOS) Mark Trumbo (Trade to SLC) Jason Hammel (FA) Nick Hundley (Trade to TEX) Matt Joyce (FA) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-08-2017, 11:31 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 4th, 2018 Despite losing, the Jays saw some very good signs today. David Price pitched five scoreless innings. Jordan Walden pitched three HITLESS innings. It wasn't until he 9th when the Rays' Brad Miller managed the walk-off homer for a 3-2 win. WP - Hunter Strickland (1-0) LP - Teddy Stankiewicz (0-1) Spring Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 05:02 PM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 5th, 2018 The Angels lit up Chris Heston, beating the Blue Jays 8-1. WP - Julio Urias (1-0) LP - Chris Heston (0-1) Spring Record - 0-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 05:26 PM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 6th, 2018 Today was a better day to be a hitter than a pitcher. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays 11-8. Justin Williams homered for Toronto. WP - Zach Putnam (1-0) Save - Jean Machi (3) LP - Angelo Leclerc (0-1) Spring Record - 0-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 05:52 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 7th, 2018 The Blue Jays haven't found their footing yet. Today they lost 4-2 to the White Sox. Asdrubal Cabrera homered. WP - Robbie Ross Jr. (1-0) Save - Brandon Pinder (1) LP - Julio Teheran (0-1) Spring Record - 0-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 06:29 PM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 8th, 2018 The Blue Jays got their first win of the spring season, beating the Red Sox 4-3. WP - Chase Johnson (1-0) Save - Akeel Morris (1) LP - Brandon League (0-1) Spring Record - 1-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 08:02 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 9th, 2018 Ben Paulsen drew the base loaded walk in the 9th for a 6-5 win over the A's. Yasmani Grandal hit a home run. WP - Trevor Gott (1-0) LP - Heath Fillmyer (0-1) Spring Record - 2-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-10-2017 at 11:25 AM.

10-09-2017, 08:04 PM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Teddy Stankiewicz is sent to the minor league camp. Aaron Sanchez is activated from the D.L. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-09-2017, 08:20 PM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 11th, 2018 The Jays lost to the Orioles by a score of 3-1. WP - Andrew Heaney (1-1) Save - John Axford (1) LP - Aaron Sanchez (0-1) Spring Record - 2-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-12-2017, 07:01 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 12th, 2018 David Price pitched for scoreless innings before running into trouble in the 5th. The batters pulled him out, though, as the Jays beat the Astros 9-6. Mike Trout knocked in 3 and Ben Paulsen hit a big home run, Alex Verdugo left the game with an injured hand. We await diagnosis. WP - Brett Cecil (1-0) Save - Jake Barrett (1) LP - Clay Buchholz (0-1) Spring Record - 3-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-12-2017, 07:03 AM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Alex Verdugo has a sprained wrist and should be ready for the start of the season, or maybe shortly after, He is placed on the D.L. Jacob Wilson is brought up from the minor league complex. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-14-2017, 02:31 PM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 13th, 2018 Chris Heston struggled again, for his second start of the spring, falling to the Mariners, 7-2. WP - Jordan Pries (1-0) Save - Zach Phillips (1) LP - Chris Heston (0-2) Spring Record - 3-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-14-2017, 02:33 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	First Round of Spring Cuts Sent to Minor League camp: Chris Heston Chad Kuhl Jacob Wilson Johnny Field Anthony Alford __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-15-2017 at 05:18 PM.

10-15-2017, 05:45 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 14th, 2018 The Jays beat the Twins 4-3. Devon Travis homered. Jordan Walden was complaining of arm discomfort after the game. WP - Henderson Alvarez (1-0) Save - Jordan Walden (1) LP - James Paxton (0-2) Spring Record - 4-6 Walden isn't badly hurt. He just needs a few days rest. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-19-2017 at 10:20 PM.

10-15-2017, 10:34 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 15th, 2018 Josh Donaldson homered but the Jays still fell to the Rangers, 5-2. WP - Cody Winiarski (1-0) Save - A.J. Ramos (3) LP - Chase Johnson (1-1) Spring Record - 4-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-19-2017 at 10:35 PM.

10-15-2017, 10:42 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 17th, 2018 Roman Quinn made a costly error that led to 2 New York runs and the Yankees beat the Jays 5-3. WP - Masahiro Tanaka (2-0) Save - Andrew Miller (7) LP - Julio Teheran (0-2) Spring Record - 4-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-22-2017 at 10:17 AM.

10-22-2017, 10:31 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To PIRATES Chris Heston Drew Bridges Jonathan Heasley To BLUE JAYS Arquimedes Caminero (PIT retains full salary) Trevor Megill Carl Anderson Daniel Arribas John Bormann TRADE To WHITE SOX Brett Cecil Juan Meza Luis Curbelo Jose Briceno To BLUE JAYS Adam Eaton (CWS retains full salary) Jorge Ortega Franklin Reyes Jordan Prendiz Nick Wilhite Caminero joins the major league camp. The rest (including Eaton) go to the minor league camp. Eaton had to accept that assignment to go down, but he did. He clearly wants an opportunity to work his way back up. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 11-01-2017 at 05:16 AM.

10-23-2017, 09:44 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 18th, 2018 Toronto's spring struggles continue. Today the fell 6-1 to Cleveland. WP - Carlos Carrasco (1-0) LP - Chris Anderson (0-1) Spring Record - 4-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-23-2017, 10:00 AM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 19th, 2018 A disastrous outing for David Price turned into a 9-3 loss to the Royals. WP - Yu Darvish (2-0) LP - David Price (0-1) Spring Record - 4-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````