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Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Updates, Last Week Before Opening Day
March 30th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
With only a week remaining until Toronto opens its season in Progressive Field against the Cleveland Indians no one would blame you for thinking that the happenings of spring training are pretty dull and insignificant, and that it's time to just get on with the show already. There have, however,...
Dustin McGowan to the DL, Kyle Drabek to the Starting Rotation?
March 29th, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Fresh off of his puzzling contract extension, it has been revealed that Dustin McGowan will begin the 2012 season on the disabled list with plantar fasciitis. The extension was already the subject of widespread confusion and skepticism, and McGowan's latest injury certainly won't defuse any of that. The clear benefactor,...
Eric Thames is the Starting Left Fielder as Travis Snider is Headed to Triple-A
March 26th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
The most contested positional battle of Toronto Blue Jays spring training camp has finally come to its end as Travis Snider has been demoted to Triple-A, where he will begin the 2012 season, and Eric Thames has successfully claimed the starting job in left field for opening day in 2012. ...
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Updates and Notes
March 22nd, 2012 at 1:42 PM
With less than a week before the 2012 MLB season kicks off - in Japan! - what better time is there to take stock of what's going on in spring training. Without trying to read too much into solid hitting lines or poor pitching performances from the roster regulars (remember,...
Are the Toronto Blue Jays Giving David Cooper a Chance to Stick at First Base Over Adam Lind?
March 10th, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Reading the tea leaves in spring training is a particularly risky endeavor, and trying to read them this early in spring training can be characterized as nearly asinine. Still, among the things that would seem to matter would be the amount of playing time that is being given to certain...
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Week One Recap
March 9th, 2012 at 12:54 PM
After one week of the regular season it's nearly impossible to say anything conclusive about a particular team, and that applies doubly for spring training games. The Toronto Blue Jays are 4-2 after their first week of exhibitions, but for a reference point on determining how relevant that is, the...
Blue Jays Spring Training: Which Players Have Something to Prove
March 7th, 2012 at 2:17 PM
For the most part, spring training is irrelevant across all of baseball insofar as how it may impact opening day rosters. While there's nothing else to report on, the media can tend to blow spring training happenings well out of proportion, over analyzing things such as pitcher velocity and even...
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training: What to Watch for (Part 2)
February 12th, 2012 at 1:11 PM
As was addressed in the preceding article to this one, the Toronto Blue Jays have some questions to address regarding left field and first base/designated hitter during spring training. Their starting staff is not immune from such uncertainty either, and is it possible that one of their slew of elite...
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training: What to Watch For
February 11th, 2012 at 5:04 PM
With spring training right around the proverbial corner the Toronto Blue Jays still have several questions regarding their 25 man roster that have yet to be resolved. Who will be the starting left fielder? Do we or do we not know what the starting rotation will look like? Will any...
