Jeremy Accardo

Let’s Make a Deal!

So the Jays have just been swept by the Central-division-basement-dwelling-poor-excuse-for-a-major-league-team Cleveland Indians and have lost 9 of their last 11 games.  This puts the Jays at .500 and 9 games back of the division lead.

On top of that we haven’t yet even approached the dog days of summer.  One can argue that it has been the …

If you are a Jays fan, not too much.  Adam Loewen, who struggled at single-A this season, struggled here.  Brad Emaus improved upon his AA production – albeit against inconsistent competition.  Reidier Gonzalez is good but how good? We don’t know, he pitched only a handfull of innings in relief.

I do know a little about Robert “Bobby” Ray on the …

Remember Sergio Santos?  If you don’t, here is a refresher:

Santos was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Between 2002 and 2005, Santos steadily worked his way up through the Diamondbacks’ farm system all the way to Triple-A Tucson, where he hit 21 doubles and 12 home runs in 2005.

On December …

2009 Arizona Fall League Jays P2

(Part One covers the Toronto Blue Jays AFL Positional Players)

Robert Ray

There’s not much of a point in showing Ray’s minor league stats this season. He threw only 13 IP. During his short Toronto stint he allowed less than a hit per inning, and struck out roughly twice (13) as many as he walked (6). During …

The Arnsberg Influence

“He’s so prepared,” Roy Halladay said. “He’s one of the guys, more like a teammate. Look at his track record with all the young arms.”

So far we are half way through May and the Toronto Blue Jays have the third-best team earned run average in the majors (3.90).  Last year the Jays finished with the best ERA in …