Today the Blue Jays traded 1B prospect Brett Wallace for OF prospect Anthony Goes.  Here’s a look at what they acquired in Gose.

Anthony Gose was selected by the Phillies in the second round (51st overall) in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.Gose is a player who thrills scouts, despite a unimpressive line of .266/.324/.393 in 88 Florida State League games. He’s …

Remember Willis Otañez? You probably don’t – and I don’t blame you.  He was the backup third baseman and first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999.  He didn’t really do a whole lot but produced at around the level of a replacement player.  Following the 1999 season he was dispatched to the minor leagues and then bounced around …

For his entire 25-year baseball career (save for one season) Héctor Espino played in Mexico.  In Mexican professional baseball, he was the premier slugger, hitting 783 home runs in his career (combining Mexican League, Mexican Pacific League and International League numbers).  This is how he earned the nickname “The Mexican Babe Ruth.”

Espino was born June 6th, 1939 in Chihuahua, Mexico.  A 5’11″ 185lbs. …

With the recent departure of Tim Collins to the Atlanta organization in the Yunel Escobar/Alex Gonzalez trade, the Blue Jays will need a new reliever to backfill the “phenom” position that Collins left behind.  Enter Alan Farina, the new Tim Collins save for the extraordinary strikeout numbers.

The 5’11″ 190-pound Farina is a 4-pitch pitcher, possessing a fastball that maxes out …

Dominican Republic native Victor Diaz is tearing up the Mexican League right now just as Randy Ruiz tore up the Pacific Coast League last season.  Like Ruiz, Diaz also had a cup of coffee at the major league level but never received any substantial playing time despite dominating all minor league levels.

Selected in the 37th round as an infielder in …