2021 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2013) - Page 3

rpriske · 04-13-2018, 12:05 AM

TRADE

To YANKEES

Stryker Trahan
Ivan Luna

To BLUE JAYS

Jonathan Keener
Breily Ashling
Glen Burke
Peter Hatfield
Eric Jenkins

Sent to minor league camp:

Jeremy Mellhuish
Craig Manuel
Harvey Wolf
Jose Gomez

Placed on waivers:

Billy Butler

rpriske · 04-13-2018, 12:34 AM

Minor league contracts signed:

Alcides Escobar
Trevor Cahill
Andrew Brown
Alfredo Lopez
Justin Sellers
Jenrry Mejia
Alexi Amarista
Ryan Cavan
Jesse Hahn
Jose Almarante
J.R. Graham
Cody Asche
Ross Stripling
L.J.Mazzilli

rpriske · 04-13-2018, 12:44 AM

Minor League Contracts Signed:

Kyle Barrett
Jason Adam
Cody Allen
Andury Acevedo
Joe Bircher
Luke Bard
Charles Basford

rpriske · 04-13-2018, 12:52 AM

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Tony Cingrani
Anthony Bass
Dylan Bundy
Allan Taylor
Robby de la Rosa

BULLPEN

Miles Mikolas (C)
Jim Hayes
Wyatt Moran
Raul Medina
Terry Craig
Jorgan Cavanerio
Jason End

LINE-UP

Granden Goetzman - LF
Dustin Ackley - 2B
Leonard O'Neill - RF
Joey Gallo - 1B
Steve Bell - CF
Brandon Belt - DH
Casey Bauer - SS
Chris Herrmann - C
Cesar Perez - 3B

BENCH

Jonathan Keener - C
Martin Gonzalez - IF
Chris Heisey - OF
Clayton Henning - OF

rpriske · 04-13-2018, 12:54 AM

The owner wants us to have an even record.

The experts say we will finish 74-88, 4th in the AL East.

AL Division Winners: Yankees, Twins, Mariners
AL Wild Cards: Rangers, Athletics

NL Division Winners: Phillies, Pirates, Dodgers
NL Wild Cards: Cubs, Giants

Top AL Hitter: Nathan DeSouza, Yankees
Top AL Pitcher: Trevor May, Twins
Top NL Hitter: Eric Jagielo, Dodgers
Top NL Pitcher: Julio Suarez, Cubs

rpriske · 04-15-2018, 12:59 AM

March 27th, 2021

They were playing from behind the whole game, but they made it very close, falling 3-2 to the Racers on opening day.

Steve Bell hit the 1st home run of the year for Toronto.

WP - Curt Bernard (1-0)
Save - Lucas Sims (1)
LP - Tony Cingrani (0-1)

Record - 0-1

rpriske · 04-15-2018, 01:09 AM

TRADE

To GIANTS

Billy Butler
Tim Barnes
Jeffrey Lee

To BLUE JAYS

Corey Dickerson (SFG retains 70% of salary)
Wagner Disla (SFG retains full salary)
Tom Galicia
Jose Gonzalez
Alfonso Barrios

Dickerson joins the Jays.

Clayton Henning is sent to A ball.

rpriske · 04-16-2018, 10:38 PM

March 28th, 2021

The Racers crushed the Jays today. Toronto got a four run outburst in the 9th which left them losing 10-4.

WP - Neftali Feliz (1-0)
LP - Anthony Bass (0-1)

Record - 0-2

rpriske · 04-16-2018, 10:43 PM

The Jays made a few waiver claims:

Johnny Hellweg from the White Sox.
Matt Belisle from the Tigers.
J.J. Hoover from the Rockies.
Shawn Armstrong from the Dodgers.

Belisle joins the Jays.
The other three are all placed on waivers.

Wyatt Moran is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 04-19-2018, 10:21 PM

March 29th, 2021

Dylan Bundy pitched the Jays to a complete game, 3-2 win over the Racers.

Leonard O'Neill went 3 for 3 with a home run.

WP - Dylan Bundy (1-0)
LP - Matt Boyd (0-1)

Record - 1-2

rpriske · 04-22-2018, 10:52 AM

March 30th, 2021

The Blue Jays were kept completely toothless as Kyle Freeland and Eric O'Flaherty combined to shut them out. The Jays lost 4-0 to the Red Sox.

WP - Kyle Freeland (1-0)
Save - Eric O'Flaherty (1)
LP - Allan Taylor (0-1)

Record - 1-3

rpriske · 04-22-2018, 10:54 AM

March 31st, 2021

The game was cancelled due to the weather.

Tomorrow is now a double-header.

rpriske · 04-22-2018, 10:55 AM

Shawn Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the Angels.

rpriske · 05-04-2018, 11:42 AM

TRADE

To ORIOLES

Johnny Hellweg

To BLUE JAYS

Fletcher Byers
Fernando Martinez
Luis Payano
Ramon Flores
Sean Hayes

TRADE

To DODGERS

J.J. Hoover
Tom Galicia
Jose Ramirez

To BLUE JAYS

Casey Kelly (LAD retains 35% of salary)
Juan Herrera
John Vaughn
Malik Collymore
Robert Davis

Kelly is remaining on the DFA list for now.

rpriske · 05-04-2018, 02:07 PM

April 1st, 2021

Game one of the make-up double header went 10 innings after the Jays could not hold their early 5-0 lead. The Red Sox came back to win it 8-7 with a walk-off homer.

Joey Gallo hit his 1st homer of the year for the Jays. He went 3 for 3 with 4 RBI.

WP - Richard Byers (1-0)
LP - Jorgan Cavanerio (0-1)

Record - 1-4

rpriske · 05-07-2018, 06:29 AM

April 1st, 2021

The 2nd game of the double header was another walk-off win for the Red Sox. This one came in the 10th when Todd Frazier plated the winning run for a 4-3 victory.

Joey Gallo hit his 2nd homer of the day.

WP - Jonathan Aro (1-0)
LP - Jason End (0-1)

Record - 1-5

rpriske · 05-10-2018, 11:26 PM

April 2nd, 2021

The Tigers couldn't buy a win this year... until they faced the Blue Jays.

Detroit won 6-5.

Joey Gallo, Casey Bauer, and Leonard O'Neill all homered for Toronto.

WP - Mark Melancon (1-0)
Save - Kenley Jansen (1)
LP - Anthony Bass (0-2)

Record - 1-6

rpriske · 05-13-2018, 11:57 AM

April 3rd, 2021

The Blue Jays continue to flounder, dropping an 8-4 decision to the weak Tigers. That is five losses in a row.

Granden Goetzman hit his first homer of the year.

WP - Joe Ortiz (1-0)
LP - Dylan Bundy (1-1)

Record - 1-7

rpriske · 05-13-2018, 12:15 PM

The Jays claimed Donnie Joseph off waivers from the Angels.

Matt Belisle is placed on waivers.

TRADE

To PHILLIES

Matt Belisle
Casey Kelly
Jeremy Mellhuish
Miguel Miranda

To BLUE JAYS

Joey Votto
Jose Leon
Matt Matthews (PHI retains full salary)
Clark O'Rorke
Miguel Martinez

TRADE

To PADRES

Chris Heisey
Jason Erwin
Sonny Blackburn

To BLUE JAYS

Dominic Smith (SDP retain small amount of salary)
Jack Rutledge
Wynn Thomas
Peter Fanovich
Russell Moore (SDP retains small amount of salary)

Joining the Jays: Joseph, Matthews, Votto, Smith

Sent to AAA: Jonathan Keener, Cesar Perez

Designated for Assignment: Kelly Dugan

rpriske · 05-16-2018, 12:19 PM

April 4th, 2021

Allan Taylor was told that he was being removed from eh starting rotation after this start, so Taylor went out and urged them to reconsider by shutting out the Tigers over 7.2 innings. The Blue Jays won 6-0.

WP - Allan Taylor (1-1)
LP - David Hale (0-2)

Record - 2-7

04-13-2018, 12:05 AM	#41
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To YANKEES Stryker Trahan Ivan Luna To BLUE JAYS Jonathan Keener Breily Ashling Glen Burke Peter Hatfield Eric Jenkins Sent to minor league camp: Jeremy Mellhuish Craig Manuel Harvey Wolf Jose Gomez Placed on waivers: Billy Butler __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-13-2018, 12:34 AM	#42
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Minor league contracts signed: Alcides Escobar Trevor Cahill Andrew Brown Alfredo Lopez Justin Sellers Jenrry Mejia Alexi Amarista Ryan Cavan Jesse Hahn Jose Almarante J.R. Graham Cody Asche Ross Stripling L.J.Mazzilli __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-13-2018, 12:44 AM	#43
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Minor League Contracts Signed: Kyle Barrett Jason Adam Cody Allen Andury Acevedo Joe Bircher Luke Bard Charles Basford __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-13-2018, 12:52 AM	#44
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Tony Cingrani Anthony Bass Dylan Bundy Allan Taylor Robby de la Rosa BULLPEN Miles Mikolas (C) Jim Hayes Wyatt Moran Raul Medina Terry Craig Jorgan Cavanerio Jason End LINE-UP Granden Goetzman - LF Dustin Ackley - 2B Leonard O'Neill - RF Joey Gallo - 1B Steve Bell - CF Brandon Belt - DH Casey Bauer - SS Chris Herrmann - C Cesar Perez - 3B BENCH Jonathan Keener - C Martin Gonzalez - IF Chris Heisey - OF Clayton Henning - OF __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-13-2018, 12:54 AM	#45
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The owner wants us to have an even record. The experts say we will finish 74-88, 4th in the AL East. AL Division Winners: Yankees, Twins, Mariners AL Wild Cards: Rangers, Athletics NL Division Winners: Phillies, Pirates, Dodgers NL Wild Cards: Cubs, Giants Top AL Hitter: Nathan DeSouza, Yankees Top AL Pitcher: Trevor May, Twins Top NL Hitter: Eric Jagielo, Dodgers Top NL Pitcher: Julio Suarez, Cubs __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-15-2018, 12:59 AM	#46
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 27th, 2021 They were playing from behind the whole game, but they made it very close, falling 3-2 to the Racers on opening day. Steve Bell hit the 1st home run of the year for Toronto. WP - Curt Bernard (1-0) Save - Lucas Sims (1) LP - Tony Cingrani (0-1) Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-15-2018, 01:09 AM	#47
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To GIANTS Billy Butler Tim Barnes Jeffrey Lee To BLUE JAYS Corey Dickerson (SFG retains 70% of salary) Wagner Disla (SFG retains full salary) Tom Galicia Jose Gonzalez Alfonso Barrios Dickerson joins the Jays. Clayton Henning is sent to A ball. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 04-15-2018 at 01:27 AM.

04-16-2018, 10:38 PM	#48
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 28th, 2021 The Racers crushed the Jays today. Toronto got a four run outburst in the 9th which left them losing 10-4. WP - Neftali Feliz (1-0) LP - Anthony Bass (0-1) Record - 0-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-16-2018, 10:43 PM	#49
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The Jays made a few waiver claims: Johnny Hellweg from the White Sox. Matt Belisle from the Tigers. J.J. Hoover from the Rockies. Shawn Armstrong from the Dodgers. Belisle joins the Jays. The other three are all placed on waivers. Wyatt Moran is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-19-2018, 10:21 PM	#50
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 29th, 2021 Dylan Bundy pitched the Jays to a complete game, 3-2 win over the Racers. Leonard O'Neill went 3 for 3 with a home run. WP - Dylan Bundy (1-0) LP - Matt Boyd (0-1) Record - 1-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-04-2018 at 11:27 AM.

04-22-2018, 10:52 AM	#51
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 30th, 2021 The Blue Jays were kept completely toothless as Kyle Freeland and Eric O'Flaherty combined to shut them out. The Jays lost 4-0 to the Red Sox. WP - Kyle Freeland (1-0) Save - Eric O'Flaherty (1) LP - Allan Taylor (0-1) Record - 1-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-04-2018 at 11:25 AM.

04-22-2018, 10:54 AM	#52
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	March 31st, 2021 The game was cancelled due to the weather. Tomorrow is now a double-header. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-22-2018, 10:55 AM	#53
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	Shawn Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the Angels. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-04-2018, 11:42 AM	#54
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To ORIOLES Johnny Hellweg To BLUE JAYS Fletcher Byers Fernando Martinez Luis Payano Ramon Flores Sean Hayes TRADE To DODGERS J.J. Hoover Tom Galicia Jose Ramirez To BLUE JAYS Casey Kelly (LAD retains 35% of salary) Juan Herrera John Vaughn Malik Collymore Robert Davis Kelly is remaining on the DFA list for now. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-04-2018, 02:07 PM	#55
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	April 1st, 2021 Game one of the make-up double header went 10 innings after the Jays could not hold their early 5-0 lead. The Red Sox came back to win it 8-7 with a walk-off homer. Joey Gallo hit his 1st homer of the year for the Jays. He went 3 for 3 with 4 RBI. WP - Richard Byers (1-0) LP - Jorgan Cavanerio (0-1) Record - 1-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-07-2018 at 06:27 AM.

05-07-2018, 06:29 AM	#56
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	April 1st, 2021 The 2nd game of the double header was another walk-off win for the Red Sox. This one came in the 10th when Todd Frazier plated the winning run for a 4-3 victory. Joey Gallo hit his 2nd homer of the day. WP - Jonathan Aro (1-0) LP - Jason End (0-1) Record - 1-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-10-2018, 11:26 PM	#57
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	April 2nd, 2021 The Tigers couldn't buy a win this year... until they faced the Blue Jays. Detroit won 6-5. Joey Gallo, Casey Bauer, and Leonard O'Neill all homered for Toronto. WP - Mark Melancon (1-0) Save - Kenley Jansen (1) LP - Anthony Bass (0-2) Record - 1-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-13-2018, 11:57 AM	#58
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	April 3rd, 2021 The Blue Jays continue to flounder, dropping an 8-4 decision to the weak Tigers. That is five losses in a row. Granden Goetzman hit his first homer of the year. WP - Joe Ortiz (1-0) LP - Dylan Bundy (1-1) Record - 1-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-13-2018, 12:15 PM	#59
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	The Jays claimed Donnie Joseph off waivers from the Angels. Matt Belisle is placed on waivers. TRADE To PHILLIES Matt Belisle Casey Kelly Jeremy Mellhuish Miguel Miranda To BLUE JAYS Joey Votto Jose Leon Matt Matthews (PHI retains full salary) Clark O'Rorke Miguel Martinez TRADE To PADRES Chris Heisey Jason Erwin Sonny Blackburn To BLUE JAYS Dominic Smith (SDP retain small amount of salary) Jack Rutledge Wynn Thomas Peter Fanovich Russell Moore (SDP retains small amount of salary) Joining the Jays: Joseph, Matthews, Votto, Smith Sent to AAA: Jonathan Keener, Cesar Perez Designated for Assignment: Kelly Dugan __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-16-2018, 12:19 PM	#60
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,988 Blog Entries: 1	April 4th, 2021 Allan Taylor was told that he was being removed from eh starting rotation after this start, so Taylor went out and urged them to reconsider by shutting out the Tigers over 7.2 innings. The Blue Jays won 6-0. WP - Allan Taylor (1-1) LP - David Hale (0-2) Record - 2-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````