2018 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2018) - Page 7

rpriske · 08-28-2018, 01:57 PM

June 16th, 2018

Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and Bo Bichette hit two doubles in his major league debut as the Jays beat the Nationals 4-2.

Jacoby Ellsbury left the game with a strained ribcage muscle. It looks like D.L. time.

WP - Alex Cobb (4-0)
Save - Roberto Osuna (16)
LP - Erick Fredde (1-3)

Record - 32-37

rpriske · 08-28-2018, 01:58 PM

Jacoby Ellsbury is put onto the D.L. and is expected to miss two weeks.

Tim Lopes is called up.

All-Star Voting Update: Josh Donaldson is still running second to Mike Moustakas at 3B.

rpriske · 08-28-2018, 02:19 PM

June 17th, 2018

Josh Donaldson homered again today as the Blue Jays pounded the Nationals, 11-1.

Devon Travis, Teoscar Hernandez, and Russell Martin all went deep as well.

WP - Marcus Stroman (4-6)
LP - Bartolo Colon (2-4)

Record - 33-37

rpriske · 08-28-2018, 02:22 PM

Players of the Week: Michael Brantley, Spiders & Brandon Crawford, Giants

The Blue Jays held at #18 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Carlos Alejandro Ramirez is activated from the D.L.

Yaisel Sierra is sent to AAA.

rpriske · 08-28-2018, 02:52 PM

June 19th, 2018

The Toronto comeback fell short as they lost 8-6 to the Braves.

Bo Bichette hit his first major league homer. Devon Travis and Aledmys Diaz also went deep.

Randall Grichuk left the game with a pain in his elbow. We await word.

WP - Mike Soroka (3-3)
Save - Arodys Vizcaino (15)
LP - J.A. Happ (6-7)

Record - 33-38

rpriske · 08-30-2018, 01:17 PM

June 20th, 2018

It took 12 innings but the Jays were unable to keep the Braves from crossing. Atlanta won 4-3.

Teoscar Hernandez harmed for Toronto.

WP - Chase Whitley (4-4)
LP - Danny Barnes (1-2)

Record - 33-39

rpriske · 08-30-2018, 02:41 PM

June 21st, 2018

The Blue Jays beat the Angels 6-2 but it may have been costly. Devon Travis and Alex Cobb both left the game. Travis has a sore muscle and will likely need a couple of day rest.
We can only hope it is that minor for Cobb.

Chris Davis homered for Toronto.

WP - Alex Cobb (5-0)
Save - Sam Moll (2)
LP - Jose Alvarez (1-3)

Record - 34-39

rpriske · 08-30-2018, 02:43 PM

Randal Grichuk has a fractured elbow. He is done for the season.

Jeffrey Abreu signed a minor league contract.

Darnell Sweeney is called up from AAA.

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 05:31 PM

June 22nd, 2018

Marco Estrada had a solid outing but the Toronto batters gave him little support as the Jays fell 3-1 to the Angels.

Chris Davis homered for the only Blue Jay run.

WP - Matt Shoemaker (6-6)
Save - Blake Parker (12)
LP - Marco Estrada (4-3)

Record - 34-40

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 05:42 PM

June 23rd, 2018

Another strong outing wasted as the Blue Jays only managed two hits in a 2-0 loss to the Angels.

WP - Troy Scribner (2-5)
Save - Blake Parker (13)
LP - Marcus Stroman (4-7)

Record - 34-41

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 05:44 PM

Things just keep getting worse.

Alex Cobb has a torn UCL. It i unlikely he will be ready to open the 2019 season.

Ryan Borucki is called up from Buffalo.

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 06:08 PM

June 24th, 2018

The Toronto offence continues to be absolutely anemic. Today they lost 4-1 to the Angels.

In addition, Cesar Puello left the game with an injured knee. We await a full diagnosis.

WP - Garrett Richards (8-4)
Save - Noe Ramirez (1)
LP - J.A. Happ (6-8)

Record - 34-42

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 06:10 PM

Brock Lundquist, Vancouver was named Player of the Week for his Short A league.

Will Savage, Bluefield, was named Player of the Week for his Rookie league.

For the bigs it was Eduardo Escobar, Twins & Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks

The Blue Jays have tumbled to #25 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 09:36 PM

June 25th, 2018

Another day, another dearth of scoring by the Blue Jays.

Today they lost 5-2 to the Astros.

WP - Charlie Morton (9-2)
Save - Ken Giles (25)
LP - Jaime Garcia (3-7)

Record - 34-43

rpriske · 09-01-2018, 09:54 PM

TRADE

The Mariners came asking about Richard Urena and we saw an opportunity...

To MARINERS

Richard Urena
Andrew Guillotte
Dalton Rodriguez
Geremy Jimenez

To BLUE JAYS

James Pazos
Arturo Guerrero
Francis Franco

TRADE

To PHILLIES

Al Albuquerque
Josh DeGraaf

To BLUE JAYS

Pat Neshek
Connor Arcobasso
Dylan Cozens
Austin O'Brien

Joining the Jays: Pazos & Neshek

Activated from the D.L.: Aaron Sanchez

Sent to AAA: Marcus Stroman & Carlos Alejandro Ramirez

Cesar Puello's injury did not turn out to be serious.

rpriske · 09-03-2018, 04:12 PM

June 26th, 2018

Justin Verlander and the Astros had no problem dispatching the Blue Jays, beating them 7-0. That is five losses in a row for Toronto.

WP - Justin Verlander (6-7)
LP - Aaron Sanchez (2-6)

Record - 34-44

rpriske · 09-03-2018, 04:26 PM

June 27th, 2018

Today the game was much tighter but it was still the Blue Jays' 6th loss in a row as they fell 2-1 to the Astros.

Josh Donaldson homered.

WP - Dallas Keuchel (9-3)
Save - Ken Giles (26)
LP - Marco Estrada (4-4)

Record - 34-45

rpriske · 09-06-2018, 10:03 PM

June 29th, 2018

Josh Donaldson was a key part of Toronto's 10-3 defeat of the Tigers, going 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI.

He also came up with a quad strain that will send him to the D.L. for the next five weeks.

The Jays also saw homers from Bo Bichette, Chris Davis, and Russell Martin. Devon Travis has hit in 15 straight games.

WP - J.A. Happ (7-8)
Save - Sam Moll (3)
LP - Jordan Zimmermann (3-3)

Record - 35-45

rpriske · 09-06-2018, 10:05 PM

Josh Donaldson is placed on the D.L.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is called up from Buffalo.

AJFO · 09-07-2018, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpriske

Josh Donaldson is placed on the D.L.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is called up from Buffalo.

A NEW ERA HAS DAWNED!

(Sidenote: How has Bichette been doing?)

08-28-2018, 01:57 PM	#121
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 16th, 2018 Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and Bo Bichette hit two doubles in his major league debut as the Jays beat the Nationals 4-2. Jacoby Ellsbury left the game with a strained ribcage muscle. It looks like D.L. time. WP - Alex Cobb (4-0) Save - Roberto Osuna (16) LP - Erick Fredde (1-3) Record - 32-37 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-28-2018, 01:58 PM	#122
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Jacoby Ellsbury is put onto the D.L. and is expected to miss two weeks. Tim Lopes is called up. All-Star Voting Update: Josh Donaldson is still running second to Mike Moustakas at 3B. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-28-2018 at 02:05 PM.

08-28-2018, 02:19 PM	#123
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 17th, 2018 Josh Donaldson homered again today as the Blue Jays pounded the Nationals, 11-1. Devon Travis, Teoscar Hernandez, and Russell Martin all went deep as well. WP - Marcus Stroman (4-6) LP - Bartolo Colon (2-4) Record - 33-37 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-28-2018, 02:22 PM	#124
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Players of the Week: Michael Brantley, Spiders & Brandon Crawford, Giants The Blue Jays held at #18 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Carlos Alejandro Ramirez is activated from the D.L. Yaisel Sierra is sent to AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-28-2018, 02:52 PM	#125
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 19th, 2018 The Toronto comeback fell short as they lost 8-6 to the Braves. Bo Bichette hit his first major league homer. Devon Travis and Aledmys Diaz also went deep. Randall Grichuk left the game with a pain in his elbow. We await word. WP - Mike Soroka (3-3) Save - Arodys Vizcaino (15) LP - J.A. Happ (6-7) Record - 33-38 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 08-28-2018 at 04:36 PM.

08-30-2018, 01:17 PM	#126
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 20th, 2018 It took 12 innings but the Jays were unable to keep the Braves from crossing. Atlanta won 4-3. Teoscar Hernandez harmed for Toronto. WP - Chase Whitley (4-4) LP - Danny Barnes (1-2) Record - 33-39 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-30-2018, 02:41 PM	#127
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 21st, 2018 The Blue Jays beat the Angels 6-2 but it may have been costly. Devon Travis and Alex Cobb both left the game. Travis has a sore muscle and will likely need a couple of day rest. We can only hope it is that minor for Cobb. Chris Davis homered for Toronto. WP - Alex Cobb (5-0) Save - Sam Moll (2) LP - Jose Alvarez (1-3) Record - 34-39 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

08-30-2018, 02:43 PM	#128
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Randal Grichuk has a fractured elbow. He is done for the season. Jeffrey Abreu signed a minor league contract. Darnell Sweeney is called up from AAA. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 05:31 PM	#129
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 22nd, 2018 Marco Estrada had a solid outing but the Toronto batters gave him little support as the Jays fell 3-1 to the Angels. Chris Davis homered for the only Blue Jay run. WP - Matt Shoemaker (6-6) Save - Blake Parker (12) LP - Marco Estrada (4-3) Record - 34-40 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 05:42 PM	#130
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 23rd, 2018 Another strong outing wasted as the Blue Jays only managed two hits in a 2-0 loss to the Angels. WP - Troy Scribner (2-5) Save - Blake Parker (13) LP - Marcus Stroman (4-7) Record - 34-41 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 05:44 PM	#131
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Things just keep getting worse. Alex Cobb has a torn UCL. It i unlikely he will be ready to open the 2019 season. Ryan Borucki is called up from Buffalo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 06:08 PM	#132
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 24th, 2018 The Toronto offence continues to be absolutely anemic. Today they lost 4-1 to the Angels. In addition, Cesar Puello left the game with an injured knee. We await a full diagnosis. WP - Garrett Richards (8-4) Save - Noe Ramirez (1) LP - J.A. Happ (6-8) Record - 34-42 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 06:10 PM	#133
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Brock Lundquist, Vancouver was named Player of the Week for his Short A league. Will Savage, Bluefield, was named Player of the Week for his Rookie league. For the bigs it was Eduardo Escobar, Twins & Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks The Blue Jays have tumbled to #25 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 09:36 PM	#134
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 25th, 2018 Another day, another dearth of scoring by the Blue Jays. Today they lost 5-2 to the Astros. WP - Charlie Morton (9-2) Save - Ken Giles (25) LP - Jaime Garcia (3-7) Record - 34-43 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-01-2018, 09:54 PM	#135
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE The Mariners came asking about Richard Urena and we saw an opportunity... To MARINERS Richard Urena Andrew Guillotte Dalton Rodriguez Geremy Jimenez To BLUE JAYS James Pazos Arturo Guerrero Francis Franco TRADE To PHILLIES Al Albuquerque Josh DeGraaf To BLUE JAYS Pat Neshek Connor Arcobasso Dylan Cozens Austin O'Brien Joining the Jays: Pazos & Neshek Activated from the D.L.: Aaron Sanchez Sent to AAA: Marcus Stroman & Carlos Alejandro Ramirez Cesar Puello's injury did not turn out to be serious. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-06-2018 at 09:46 PM.

09-03-2018, 04:12 PM	#136
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 26th, 2018 Justin Verlander and the Astros had no problem dispatching the Blue Jays, beating them 7-0. That is five losses in a row for Toronto. WP - Justin Verlander (6-7) LP - Aaron Sanchez (2-6) Record - 34-44 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-03-2018 at 04:13 PM.

09-03-2018, 04:26 PM	#137
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 27th, 2018 Today the game was much tighter but it was still the Blue Jays' 6th loss in a row as they fell 2-1 to the Astros. Josh Donaldson homered. WP - Dallas Keuchel (9-3) Save - Ken Giles (26) LP - Marco Estrada (4-4) Record - 34-45 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-06-2018, 10:03 PM	#138
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	June 29th, 2018 Josh Donaldson was a key part of Toronto's 10-3 defeat of the Tigers, going 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI. He also came up with a quad strain that will send him to the D.L. for the next five weeks. The Jays also saw homers from Bo Bichette, Chris Davis, and Russell Martin. Devon Travis has hit in 15 straight games. WP - J.A. Happ (7-8) Save - Sam Moll (3) LP - Jordan Zimmermann (3-3) Record - 35-45 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-09-2018 at 08:06 AM.

09-06-2018, 10:05 PM	#139
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	Josh Donaldson is placed on the D.L. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is called up from Buffalo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````