2016 Toronto Blue Jays (est 2016) - Page 3

rpriske · 05-16-2016, 05:19 PM

May 2nd, 2016

The Jays dropped their 7th in a row, falling 5-2 to the Rangers.

Kevin Pillar hit a home run for the 2nd straight day and Justin Smoak's 14 game hitting streak matches the league's longest so far this year.

WP - Derek Holland (3-2)
Save - Keone Kela (7)
LP - Marcus Stroman (2-3)

Record - 11-16

rpriske · 05-16-2016, 05:20 PM

Nestor Rodriguez signed a minor league deal.

rpriske · 05-18-2016, 10:26 AM

May 3rd, 2016

The losing streak ended with a 10th inning, walk-off 2-run blast by Josh Donaldson, giving the Jays a 9-7 win over the Rangers.

Jose Bautista went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and a run scored.

Kevin Pillar hit a home run for the 3rd straight game, tying things up in the 10th but Justin Smoak's hit streak ended after begin walked his last two times to the plate.

WP - Ben Rowen (1-0)
LP - Jake Diekman (0-1)

Record - 12-16

rpriske · 05-20-2016, 01:52 PM

May 4th, 2016

Brady Dragmire's first big league start turned out to be a 6- 1 win for the Jays over the Rangers! Josh Donaldson collected 3 hits, falling a double short of the cycle. Troy Tulowitzki added a home run as well.

WP - Brady Dragmire (1-0)
LP - Martin Perez (5-2)

Record - 13-16

rpriske · 05-22-2016, 01:31 PM

May 5th, 2016

Yulieski Gurriel went 3 for 4 with a him erin as the Jays beat the Rangers 6-3.

Toronto also got home run from Justin Smoak and Edwin Encarnacion.

WP - Brett Cecil (2-0)
Save - Jonathan Papelbon (3)
LP - Shawn Tolleson (0-1)

Record - 14-16

rpriske · 05-22-2016, 01:42 PM

TRADE

To DODGERS

Russell Martin
Rafael Soriano
D.J. Davis
Roberto Hernandez

To BLUE JAYS

Scott Kazmir
A.J. Ellis
Johan Mieses
Jimmy Allen

Martin complained about his role on the team, so we downgraded a bit at catcher to improve our rotation by a decent amount.

Kazmir and Ellis join the Jays. Ben Rowen is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 05-25-2016, 08:31 AM

May 6th, 2016

J.A. Happ pitched a solid game, keeping the Jays in it while his hitters provided a bit of pop. They beat the Dodgers 6-5.

Troy Tulowitzki and Jose Bautista hit home runs.

Kevin Pillar left the game with a nasty abdominal strain. It looks like he is headed to the D.L., maybe for a month.

WP - J.A. Happ (1-2)
Save - Francisco Rodriguez (7)
LP - Kenta Maeda (3-2)

Record - 15-16

rpriske · 05-25-2016, 08:44 AM

Kevin Pillar is placed on the D.L.

Brad Penny is moved to the 60-day D.L.

Dwight Smith Jr. is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 05-28-2016, 08:13 AM

May 7th, 2016

The Jays won their 5th in a row to get them back to .500 by beating the Dodgers 6-3.

Edwin Encarnacion and Yulieski Gurriel hit home runs for Toronto.

WP - Marcus Stroman (3-3)
Save - Jonathan Papelbon (4)
LP - Alex Wood (1-5)

Record - 16-16

rpriske · 05-28-2016, 08:14 AM

Ruben Ramirez signed a minor league contract.

rpriske · 05-29-2016, 05:10 PM

May 8th, 2016

Scott Kazmir's first start as a Jay came against his former team and the Dodgers unloaded on him. L.A. won 7-1.

WP - Joe Blanton (2-1)
LP - Scott Kazmir (1-3)

Record - 16-17

rpriske · 05-29-2016, 05:32 PM

May 9th, 2016

Madison Bumgarner was too much for the Jays as they fell 4-1 to the Giants.

A.J. Ellis hit his first home run of the year.

WP - Madison Bumgarner (2-3)
Save - Sergio Romo (8)
LP - Marco Estrada (0-5)

Record - 16-18

rpriske · 05-29-2016, 05:33 PM

The Jays rose to #19 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

New Hampshire (AA) topped thiers.

Players of the Week: Jose Abreu, White Sox & Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks

rpriske · 05-29-2016, 05:55 PM

TRADE (walking from clubhouse to clubhouse...)

To GIANTS

Casey Kotchman
Gavin Floyd
Jonathan Harris

To BLUE JAYS

Jake Peavy
Cody Brickhouse
Hunter Cole
$4,000,000

TRADE (yes, already...)

To INDIANS

Scott Kazmir
Jason Berken
Arnold Leon
Blake McFarland

To BLUE JAYS

Mike Napoli
Yandy Diaz
Juan Hillman
Henry Y. Rodriguez

Joining the Jays: Peavy, Napoli

Called up from AAA: J.D. Davis

Sent to AAA: Junior Lake

rpriske · 05-31-2016, 03:55 PM

May 10th, 2016

Luke Montz came into this game with one major league home run, in 2013 when he was with the A's. Today he hit THREE, leading the Giants to a 6-1 win over the Blue Jays.

WP - Johnny Cueto (4-1)
Save - Sergio Romo (9)
LP - Jake Peavy (0-1)

Record - 16-19

rpriske · 05-31-2016, 04:16 PM

May 11th, 2016

Effective pitching by Jesse Chavez and a big home run by Josh Donaldson were the keys as the Jays beat the Giants 3-1.

WP - Jesse Chavez (2-3)
Save - Jonathan Papelbon (5)
LP - Josh Johnson (3-1)

Record - 17-19

rpriske · 05-31-2016, 04:19 PM

Darwin Tovar, Geremi Azcarte and Shuichi Tomita signed minor league contracts.

Devon Travis is activated from the D.L.

Darwin Barney is sent to AAA to make room.

rpriske · 06-03-2016, 08:08 AM

May 13th, 2016

The Jays were just pounding the home runs but the Rangers kept scratching across rush to keep pace. Finally a 9th inning shot by Mike Napoli gave Toronto the 10-9 win.

The other homers were by J.D. Davis (his first big-league hit), Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki, and Jose Bautista.

WP - Francisco Rodriguez (2-0)
Save - Jonathan Papelbon (6)
LP - Keone Kela (1-1)

Record - 18-19

rpriske · 06-03-2016, 08:15 AM

Michael Saunders is activated from the D.L.

Dwight Smith Jr. is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 06-05-2016, 08:14 AM

May 14th, 2016

Marco Estrada continues to be snake-bit this season as he takes another close loss, falling to the Rangers 5-4.

Troy Tulowitzki hit two solo homers and Jose Bautista hit a two-run shot, but they were always just behind Texas.

WP - Colby Lewis (2-3)
Save - Keone Kela (11)
LP - Marco Estrada (0-6)

Record - 18-20

05-16-2016, 05:19 PM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 2nd, 2016 The Jays dropped their 7th in a row, falling 5-2 to the Rangers. Kevin Pillar hit a home run for the 2nd straight day and Justin Smoak's 14 game hitting streak matches the league's longest so far this year. WP - Derek Holland (3-2) Save - Keone Kela (7) LP - Marcus Stroman (2-3) Record - 11-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-21-2016 at 11:11 AM.

05-16-2016, 05:20 PM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Nestor Rodriguez signed a minor league deal. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-18-2016, 10:26 AM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 3rd, 2016 The losing streak ended with a 10th inning, walk-off 2-run blast by Josh Donaldson, giving the Jays a 9-7 win over the Rangers. Jose Bautista went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and a run scored. Kevin Pillar hit a home run for the 3rd straight game, tying things up in the 10th but Justin Smoak's hit streak ended after begin walked his last two times to the plate. WP - Ben Rowen (1-0) LP - Jake Diekman (0-1) Record - 12-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-20-2016, 01:52 PM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 4th, 2016 Brady Dragmire's first big league start turned out to be a 6- 1 win for the Jays over the Rangers! Josh Donaldson collected 3 hits, falling a double short of the cycle. Troy Tulowitzki added a home run as well. WP - Brady Dragmire (1-0) LP - Martin Perez (5-2) Record - 13-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-22-2016, 01:31 PM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 5th, 2016 Yulieski Gurriel went 3 for 4 with a him erin as the Jays beat the Rangers 6-3. Toronto also got home run from Justin Smoak and Edwin Encarnacion. WP - Brett Cecil (2-0) Save - Jonathan Papelbon (3) LP - Shawn Tolleson (0-1) Record - 14-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-22-2016, 01:42 PM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To DODGERS Russell Martin Rafael Soriano D.J. Davis Roberto Hernandez To BLUE JAYS Scott Kazmir A.J. Ellis Johan Mieses Jimmy Allen Martin complained about his role on the team, so we downgraded a bit at catcher to improve our rotation by a decent amount. Kazmir and Ellis join the Jays. Ben Rowen is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-25-2016, 08:31 AM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 6th, 2016 J.A. Happ pitched a solid game, keeping the Jays in it while his hitters provided a bit of pop. They beat the Dodgers 6-5. Troy Tulowitzki and Jose Bautista hit home runs. Kevin Pillar left the game with a nasty abdominal strain. It looks like he is headed to the D.L., maybe for a month. WP - J.A. Happ (1-2) Save - Francisco Rodriguez (7) LP - Kenta Maeda (3-2) Record - 15-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-25-2016, 08:44 AM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Kevin Pillar is placed on the D.L. Brad Penny is moved to the 60-day D.L. Dwight Smith Jr. is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-28-2016, 08:13 AM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 7th, 2016 The Jays won their 5th in a row to get them back to .500 by beating the Dodgers 6-3. Edwin Encarnacion and Yulieski Gurriel hit home runs for Toronto. WP - Marcus Stroman (3-3) Save - Jonathan Papelbon (4) LP - Alex Wood (1-5) Record - 16-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-28-2016, 08:14 AM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Ruben Ramirez signed a minor league contract. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2016, 05:10 PM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 8th, 2016 Scott Kazmir's first start as a Jay came against his former team and the Dodgers unloaded on him. L.A. won 7-1. WP - Joe Blanton (2-1) LP - Scott Kazmir (1-3) Record - 16-17 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2016, 05:32 PM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 9th, 2016 Madison Bumgarner was too much for the Jays as they fell 4-1 to the Giants. A.J. Ellis hit his first home run of the year. WP - Madison Bumgarner (2-3) Save - Sergio Romo (8) LP - Marco Estrada (0-5) Record - 16-18 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2016, 05:33 PM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	The Jays rose to #19 on the Weekly Power Rankings. New Hampshire (AA) topped thiers. Players of the Week: Jose Abreu, White Sox & Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-29-2016, 05:55 PM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE (walking from clubhouse to clubhouse...) To GIANTS Casey Kotchman Gavin Floyd Jonathan Harris To BLUE JAYS Jake Peavy Cody Brickhouse Hunter Cole $4,000,000 TRADE (yes, already...) To INDIANS Scott Kazmir Jason Berken Arnold Leon Blake McFarland To BLUE JAYS Mike Napoli Yandy Diaz Juan Hillman Henry Y. Rodriguez Joining the Jays: Peavy, Napoli Called up from AAA: J.D. Davis Sent to AAA: Junior Lake __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-31-2016, 03:55 PM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 10th, 2016 Luke Montz came into this game with one major league home run, in 2013 when he was with the A's. Today he hit THREE, leading the Giants to a 6-1 win over the Blue Jays. WP - Johnny Cueto (4-1) Save - Sergio Romo (9) LP - Jake Peavy (0-1) Record - 16-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-31-2016, 04:16 PM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 11th, 2016 Effective pitching by Jesse Chavez and a big home run by Josh Donaldson were the keys as the Jays beat the Giants 3-1. WP - Jesse Chavez (2-3) Save - Jonathan Papelbon (5) LP - Josh Johnson (3-1) Record - 17-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-31-2016, 04:19 PM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Darwin Tovar, Geremi Azcarte and Shuichi Tomita signed minor league contracts. Devon Travis is activated from the D.L. Darwin Barney is sent to AAA to make room. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-03-2016, 08:08 AM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 13th, 2016 The Jays were just pounding the home runs but the Rangers kept scratching across rush to keep pace. Finally a 9th inning shot by Mike Napoli gave Toronto the 10-9 win. The other homers were by J.D. Davis (his first big-league hit), Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki, and Jose Bautista. WP - Francisco Rodriguez (2-0) Save - Jonathan Papelbon (6) LP - Keone Kela (1-1) Record - 18-19 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-03-2016, 08:15 AM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	Michael Saunders is activated from the D.L. Dwight Smith Jr. is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-05-2016, 08:14 AM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,986 Blog Entries: 1	May 14th, 2016 Marco Estrada continues to be snake-bit this season as he takes another close loss, falling to the Rangers 5-4. Troy Tulowitzki hit two solo homers and Jose Bautista hit a two-run shot, but they were always just behind Texas. WP - Colby Lewis (2-3) Save - Keone Kela (11) LP - Marco Estrada (0-6) Record - 18-20 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````