Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Jays signed Chad Green to a rather convoluted, choose-your-own-adventure contract before the 2023 season. They chose to take the two-year, 21-million-dollar option after the 2023 season. His contract expires after the 2025 season. Green is a right-handed reliever who turns 34 in May. He threw 12 innings for us at the end of the 2023 … [Read more...] about Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-Man: Chad Green

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Jon Heyman shared details of Anthony Santander’s Blue Jays contract. He gets: A $13.5 million signing bonus. $6.75 of that is deferred. Year one: $13.5 million, $10 million deferred. Year two and three: $16.5 million. $10 million deferred. Year four: $14.74 million, $10 million deferred. Year five: $12.75 million, $10 million … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering: Santander’s Contract

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Jays signed Kevin Gausman to a five-year $100 million contract before the 2022 season. In the two seasons we’ve had him, he’s made 93 starts, has a 3.45 ERA in 540.2 innings, 604 strikeouts, and a 7.2 bWAR. He’s made 31 starts in each of his three seasons with the Jays, which is pretty consistent. 2024 was the worst of the three; … [Read more...] about Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Kevin Gausman

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Yimi Garcia is a 34-year-old, right-handed reliever. The Jays signed him as a free agent before the 2022 season, to a two-year deal. Then, before last year, they signed him for another year. But then they traded him to the Mariners for Jacob Sharp and Jonatan Clase. Clase played in seven games with the Jays, hitting .350/.435/.550. Last … [Read more...] about Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Yimi García

Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images 14 years ago today, Alex Anthopoulos managed to trade Vernon Wells, which was almost impossible. The Angels took Vernon and his large contract in exchange for Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli. We were: Shocked. And then giddy. It took a few days to reflect on Vernon’s time with the Jays. At the time of the trade, Vernon was owed about $86 … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: Vernon Wells Trade