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#rockies lineup vs RHP Rogers & #bluejays: http://t.co/GDp3E4hj2A
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Rasmus out, Davis in; EE 1B, Lind DH & Bautista back in RF in #bluejays lineup vs LHP Francis and #rockies: http://t.co/7bifHsBtDp
Toronto Blue Jays beat Colorado Rockies 2-1...
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Re-live last night's #bluejays 2-0 win with photos by the inimitable @Taralynwalton: http://t.co/dI2pSji0ch
Colorado Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis, a native of Vancouver, will make his second ever start on...
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Vancouver-native Jeff Francis, pitching on home soil for just 2nd time, fighting to keep spot in #rockies rotation http://t.co/ns4omKolpC
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#bluejays pitchers put in some quality PFP time before Tuesday's game: http://t.co/6Ka8x9HHWt
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LHP Luis Perez, who is working his way back from Tommy John, suffered setback in rehab. Gibby unsure of details, but thinks it's "minor."
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Luis Perez, who started rehab stint with two innings June 10, had "a little setback... no big deal," Gibbons says. Perez shut down for now.
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Reyes came thru first rehab game in good shape, will DH tonight, likely go to New Hampshire or Buffalo by end of week. Gibbons says.
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Bautista had a cramped leg yest, which is why he was DH'd. He's fine today, Gibby said.
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Jose Reyes came out of his game alright. Gibby expects him to move up to either AA-New Hampshire or AAA-Buffalo by end of the week.
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Morrow will be taken out of his rehab assignment and re-examined. #bluejays
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With no immediate return in sight for Morrow it appears as though Rogers/Wang have secure jobs in rotation for awhile. #BlueJays
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Brandon Morrow suffered a setback in his first rehab start yesterday, Gibby said. Still experiencing forearm "tenderness." #bluejays
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Luis Perez also suffered a setback in his return from Tommy John surgery. His rehab has been stopped, Gibbons called it a minor issue.
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No timeline for Morrow. More won't be known until #BlueJays get results back from another series of tests.
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Gibbons says Morrow had setback in rehab start last night, having forearm re-examined.
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06/18/2013 - Quick Hits: Appel, Padres, Jimenez, 2014 Draft
Despite reports over the weekend that the Astros and first overall pick Mark Appel have already agreed to terms on a below-slot contract, GM Jeff Luhnow today told reporters (including MLB.com's Brian McTaggart and Chris Abshire) that nothing is official and he has yet to meet with Appel or advisor Scott Boras. "We're trying to move it as fast as we can," Luhnow said. "We wanted to give [Appel] the weekend to enjoy his commencement. We're optimistic we can move it pretty quickly." Luhnow said he hoped that Appel would be signed by as soon as this week. Here's the... -
06/16/2013 - Quick Hits: Cubs, Zambrano, Amaro, McDonald
Cubs manager Dale Sveum says his team has no intention of releasing struggling reliever Carlos Marmol and eating the rest of his $9.8MM salary, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports. "We've come to find out that he has trouble with the last three outs," says Sveum. "But somebody has to pitch the other innings, and he's done a pretty good job in that role." Marmol allowed four runs in the ninth as the Cubs lost to the Mets 4-3 on Sunday. Here are more notes from around the National League. The Cubs' bullpen has struggled this season, but in... -
06/13/2013 - Minor Moves: Slama, LaRoche, Bantz, Madrigal
Today's minor moves: The Twins have released right-handed reliever Anthony Slama to make 40-man room for recently-signed righty Cody Eppley, tweets Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Slama has not seen MLB action since 2011. He struggled to a 13.50 ERA in 13 1/3 innings with the Twins' Triple-A affiliate this season, including an unsightly 0.64 K/BB ratio. The Blue Jays outrighted Andy LaRoche to their Triple-A affiliate after he cleared waivers, according to a press release. Toronto designated LaRoche for assignment two days ago to clear a roster spot for Chien-Ming Wang. The 29-year-old appeared in just one... -
06/13/2013 - Draft Signings: Tarpley, Dixon, Bellinger, Smith
Here are Thursday's notable signings from Day 2 and Day 3 of the draft (all slot info courtesy of Baseball America) ... The Orioles have agreed to terms with Scottsdale Community College lefty Stephen Tarpley, the team's third-round choice, according to Baseball America's Jim Callis (via Twitter). Tarpley, who reportedly touches 95 with his fastball, was signed for just $500 under the recommended $525,500 bonus for the 98th overall choice. Third-round draft choice Brandon Dixon has signed with the Dodgers for the slot recommendation of $566,500, tweets Callis. The University of Arizona third baseman could become a corner outfielder, according... -
06/11/2013 - Blue Jays Release Henry Blanco
The Blue Jays announced that they have released catcher Henry Blanco. The 41-year-old was designated for assignment last week to make room for Andy LaRoche, who was DFA'd earlier today for Chien-Ming Wang's arrival. Blanco appeared in 15 games for the Blue Jays this year and started as catcher in 13 of those contests. For his career, Blanco owns a .226/.291/.366 slash line across 16 years for the Dodgers, Rockies, Brewers, Braves, Twins, Cubs, Padres, Mets, D'Backs, and Blue Jays. -
06/11/2013 - Blue Jays Designate Andy LaRoche For Assignment
The Blue Jays have designated Andy LaRoche for assignment to clear a roster space for Chien-Ming Wang, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca (on Twitter). LaRoche, 29, appeared in just one game for the Jays this season and went 0-for-4. The infielder is a former top prospect who ranked on Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list each year from 2005-08, placing as high as No. 19. However, in parts of six Major League seasons (1,336 plate appearances), he's hit just .226/.304/.336 with 22 home runs. LaRoche, who has spent time with the Dodgers, Pirates, A's and Blue Jays, was originally... -
06/10/2013 - Minor Moves: Evan Crawford
We'll track today's minor moves here: Lefty Evan Crawford has cleared waivers, and the Blue Jays have outrighted him to Double-A New Hampshire, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet tweets. Crawford, 26, has appeared in 14 games at New Hampshire this year, posting a 6.10 ERA with 6.97 K/9 and 3.92 BB/9. -
06/09/2013 - Cafardo On Lowe, Blue Jays, Ross, Pirates, Norris
A few notes from Nick Cafardo's latest column in the Boston Globe: Free agent Derek Lowe seems to have retired, telling Cafardo that he asked agent Scott Boras not to look for opportunties for him. Lowe pitched in nine games for the Rangers this year before being released in late May. The Blue Jays' situation is "a nightmare," Cafardo says, noting that some in the organization don't know whether GM Alex Anthopoulos will stick with the team he has. Toronto is 27-35 after bringing in R.A. Dickey, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and others last offseason. Catcher David Ross... -
06/09/2013 - Blue Jays Notes: Reyes, Lawrie, Wang, Arencibia
Jose Reyes ran the bases yesterday and today practiced taking double-play relays. The big question posed to GM Alex Anthopoulos, when he met with reporters before the Blue Jays' three-game winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss to the Rangers, was the timing of Reyes' return. "Our medical staff had said about 10 days or so, maybe a little bit less, but he’s certainly getting close and it’s great to see," Anthopoulos said (as quoted by Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca). "Then it will be a question of how many at-bats is he going to need and how do his legs... -
06/08/2013 - Blue Jays Designate Evan Crawford
The Blue Jays have designated left-hander Evan Crawford for assignment, tweets Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. The move was made to create a 40-man roster spot for Dustin McGowan to return from the 60-day DL. Crawford, a 26-year-old reliever, had not appeared with Toronto this season. His only big league action came in 2012, when he tossed eight innings and posted a 6.75 ERA. Crawford had struggled at High-A and Double-A this season, logging a 5.86 ERA in 27 2/3 innings and posting 4.2 BB/9 against 8.8 K/9. -
06/06/2013 - Draft Notes: Royals, Cubs, Bryant, Astros, Blue Jays
In his final installment of his Top 100 Draft Flashback series, Matt Eddy of Baseball America assigned values to each of the top ten picks and gave tiered values to the entire first round. Eddy lumps the together the picks in groups of five and uses WAR to weigh each tier against one another. He also identifies the best players to be plucked out of each group, starting with Alex Rodriguez (1-5), Frank Thomas/Derek Jeter (6-10), and Manny Ramirez (11-15). Here's the latest draft news as we close in on the first pick at 6pm central.. Keith Law of ESPN.com... -
06/04/2013 - Draft Notes: Moran, Gray, Blue Jays, Mariners, Orioles
Baseball is a generational game, and it should come as no surprise to hear that many of this year's prospects have relatives involved in the sport. Conor Glassey of Baseball America ran down some of the more prominent players who have fathers, uncles, brothers and cousins involved in baseball. Top prospect Colin Moran has major big league ties as his brother is Mariners pitching prospect Brian Moran and his uncles are former outfielder B.J. Surhoff and pitcher Rich Surhoff. Here's more draft linkage... The Twins would take Oklahoma right-hander Jonathan Gray if he was available when the club was on... -
06/02/2013 - Quick Hits: Profar, Rodriguez, Kawasaki, Cubs
The Rangers should seriously consider trading Jurickson Profar, Randy Galloway of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes. Galloway argues that, despite Davis' strong 2012 and brilliant start in 2013, he won't criticize Jon Daniels' 2011 trade of Chris Davis (and Tommy Hunter) for Koji Uehara, because the trade was intended to position Texas for a World Series run, and the Rangers did in fact make it to the World Series. If the Rangers can arrange a Profar trade that sets them up for another run at a title, Galloway argues that they should make the deal and live with the results.... -
06/02/2013 - Cafardo On Lee, Papelbon, Sizemore, Rios
In today's column, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe wonders if George Brett is being groomed to be the Royals' next manager now that he has committed to being with the team every day as hitting coach. Dennis Gilbert, who represented Brett as an agent and who has fallen short in bids to purchase the Dodgers, Padres, and Rangers, would have installed Brett as manager had he landed one of those clubs. Brett could very well be Ned Yost’s eventual replacement if he boosts Kansas City's offense, but there’s also a lot of sentiment for Jim Fregosi, who has ties... -
06/01/2013 - Blue Jays Outright Ricky Romero
The Blue Jays announced via press release that the team has outrighted struggling pitcher Ricky Romero off of the club's 40-man roster. The move was made to open a roster spot for righty Ramon Ortiz. Romero will continue to pitch in Triple-A, having already been optioned to the minors. Notably, as Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star tweets, Romero had to pass through waivers before he could be outrighted. That means that every MLB club passed on the chance to take on Romero's contract. The former Opening Day starter is in the midst of what seemed to be a team-friendly... -
05/31/2013 - Minor Moves: Ortiz, Robinson, Pirates, Green, Wimberly
Here are your minor moves from around the league for Friday... The Blue Jays have announced that Ramon Ortiz and Clint Robinson cleared waivers and were outrighted off the 40-man roster, per Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson Smith (on Twitter). Ortiz was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo, while Robinson was outrighted to Double-A New Hampshire. Both were designated for assignment earlier this week. Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal tweets that the Pirates have acquired Triple-A right-hander Graham Godfrey from the Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations. The 28-year-old Godfrey has amassed 46 Major League innings -- all with the Athletics --... -
05/30/2013 - Prospect Rumor Roundup: Conversion Projects
Hitters converting to pitchers, and vice versa, is nothing new in Major League Baseball. One of baseball's all-time best hitters -- Babe Ruth -- began his career as a successful pitcher before becoming a full-time hitter and eventually landing in the Hall of Fame mainly for his exploits at the plate. That said, Ruth -- who played between 1914 and 1935 -- is clearly an anomaly when it comes to his performance given how tough it is to succeed at one role, let alone two. The conversion from hitter to pitcher is generally considered to be a little easier due... -
05/29/2013 - Minor Moves: Wells, Reds, McPherson, Towles
Here are your minor moves for Wednesday... Salt Lake Bees radio broadcaster Steve Klauke reports (on Twitter) that the Angels have released veteran Kip Wells to make room on the roster for the recently outrighted Billy Buckner. Wells, 36, had a 10.36 ERA, 3.3 K/9 and 8.1 BB/9 in 24 1/3 innings at Triple-A. Reds assistant director of media relations Jamie Ramsey reports that the team has purchased the contract of 21-year-old outfielder Sebastian Elizalde from the Mexican League. In 147 career games in that league, Elizalde is a .301/.353/.450 hitter. He will report to extended Spring Training (Twitter links).... -
05/29/2013 - Blue Jays Designate Clint Robinson For Assignment
The Blue Jays have designated first baseman Clint Robinson for assignment, according to a team press release. The team also confirmed last night's DFA of Ramon Ortiz. In related moves, the team has placed Brett Lawrie on the DL with a sprained ankle, recalled right-hander Todd Redmond and selected the contracts of Juan Perez and Neil Wagner (which MLBTR's Tim Dierkes reported earlier today). The 28-year-old Robinson was claimed off waivers at the end of March from the Pirates organization. Originally a 25th-round selection by the Royals in 2007, Robinson posted a .270/.381/.404 batting line in 47 games at Double-A... -
05/28/2013 - Quick Hits: Boras, Draft, Cubs, Dietrich
Scott Boras isn't generally in favor of pre-free agency extensions, but he ultimately lets his players decide for themselves, he tells Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. "I don’t think there’s any question that the reason a club offers a player guarantees when they don’t have to is they deem it to be beneficial to them -- just by the nature that they offer them," says Boras. "So if the club is doing something beneficial for the club, obviously most likely it’s not beneficial to the player." Regardless, Boras' general stance doesn't mean he's not open to pre-free agency deals...
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