Say what you will about George Steinbrenner (that he ruined baseball with his spending, he’s a jackass, etc) but the fact remains that he paid the price to field a winning product.

In today’s game, with revenue sharing profit models such as the Marlins, Pirates, Indians, etc and teams holding down premium talent (rightfully so, but still…) in de-facto Nationals …

The Toronto Blue Jays #1 Speed Threat, AA Prospect Darin Mastroianni stole 70 bases last season. This year he’s on pace to steal over 75. Who is this guy?

Daniel Farquhar (nicknamed Lord by his teammates, after the character Lord Farquhar in the movie Shrek) is a 5’11″ Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitching prospect who spent last season pitching for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.  He is currently being groomed as a future closer candidate based on his success in single-A and AA last season.  Between the two levels he …

Tim Collins was a star pitcher of the Worcester Vocational High School that went 91-5 in  four years. He led his team to the Massachusetts State Final and semi-finals in two years.. However, pro scouts overlooked him based on his diminutive stature.  Collins stands at only 5′ 7″  and weighs in at 150 lbs.  There were 1,453 names called in the 2007 June draft and Tim Collins was …

Jesus Montero, Future Toronto Blue Jay?

Is Jesus coming to Toronto?

According to the New York Daily News Jesus Montero is a key component of a deal for Doc Halladay

… a slugging catching prospect, is the key element of any deal with the Yankees as far as the Jays are concerned. Montero is the best hitter among the Yankees’ plethora of catching …